Handcrafted toys can give the makers as much enjoyment as the children who receive them, and this selection of favorites is designed to please. The Williamsburg doll cradle, 23 1/2 inches long, is built to comfort dolls and stuffed animals for generations. Step-by-step instructions and patterns are in Craft Pattern MI-1808, which costs $3.10, An optional "Brahms; Lullaby" music box, which attaches to the cradle's bottom panel, is MI-5213 and costs $7.95. The toys below will delight any child. Toddlers will enjoy the way the comical duck push toy rolls on the floor. To build it, simply trace the full size pattern MI-1147 ($2.45) onto wood and cut out. Painting diagrams make finishing easy, One 3-by-4-foot sheet of 3/4-inch plywood provides enough material of the body parts and rider's seat of the rocking horse. The design of pattern MI-3194 ($3.10) includes safety wheels that prevent the horse from tipping if rocking becomes too vigorous. Sewing basket remnants can be used to create the rag doll made from pattern MI-3162 ($2.10). Full-size drawings show how to make the body and each piece of clothing. Step-by-step instructions show how to make yarn hair and black felt shoes. Embroidered facial features provide lasting color. Order any or all patterns by sending the proper amount to Milwaukee Journal craft patterns, 2200 Dean Street, St. Charles, Illinois 60174.
Photo measures 10 x 8.25 inches. Photo is dated 11-06-1983.
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