The Wooden Doll Craft Index

Just a few examples of dolls included in our wooden collections below.

        Wooden dolls come in all shapes and sizes. In this index I will list all of our wooden doll crafts as they are published plus stories, poems and links to related content... Below, right, are examples of the types of clothespins used in many of our crafts. 

1. spring clothespins
2. clothespins + beads
3. dolly clothespins
4. wooden peg dolls
5. flat sided clothespins

Read About Some History of Wooden Dolls:

1. Wooden peg dolls from Poland - These custom painted and dressed character dolls are made of wood and referred to as Jolie Dolls.
2. Robert Raikes wooden doll named "Abigail" - Our wooden doll by Robert Raikes, 1990, is called "Abigail." She is from his Morning Meadow Collection.
3. Nutcracker Dolls - Nutcracker dolls, also known as Christmas nutcrackers, are decorative nutcracker figurines most commonly made to resemble a toy soldier.
4. Antique Peg Wooden Dolls - Nutcracker dolls, also known as Christmas nutcrackers, are decorative nutcracker figurines most commonly made to resemble a toy soldier.
5. Schoenhut Dolls, Toys and Pianos - Schoenhut dolls were wooden dolls produced by the Schoenhut Piano Company between 1903 and 1935.
6. Kachina Dolls - There are more than 400 different kachinas in Hopi and Pueblo culture.
7. Matryoshka Dolls - A matryoshka doll is a Russian nesting doll which is a set of wooden dolls of decreasing size placed one inside the other.
8. Early English Wooden Dolls 1650-1700 - England is famous for their carved wooden dolls from approximately 1650 to 1700.

Peg Doll Crafts:

• Paint tiny peg dolls like Nina Norway...

Nut Head Dolls:

• Craft Miss Hickory in Her Gingham Dress
• String a few nut head people from Art Education Daily
  

Clothespin Doll Craft:

1. Craft Cowpoke Clothespins Ready to Rope!
2. How to make ballerina clothespin dolls...
3. DIY Polynesian Dancing Clothespin Dolls
4. Scout Clothespin Doll Crafts
5. Make Raggedy Ann and Andy Clothespin Dolls
6. Craft a Clothespin Bride and Groom
7. DIY Bee or Hornet Clothespin Dolls
8. Learn to make butterfly clothespin dolls...
9. How to Craft Clothespin Doll Skiers
10. How to craft a doll using clothespins... - This is a Hitty doll version
11. Craft Orthodox Clergy Clothespins
    
12. Craft your own clothespin dads!
13. How to make a cute little monkey from a clothespin... 
14. Wooden Blacksmith Toy Plans
    
15. See our floral clothespin dolls: the Zinnia, the Morning Glory, the Chrysanthemum, the Wild Rose, the Hyacinth, the Pussy Willow, the Scarlet Poppy, and the Black-eyed Susan

Wooden Doll Furniture:

• Craft a Clothespin Cathedral Rocker - using spring clothespins for assembly, vintage 'cathedral' design, for 10'', 11'', 12'' dolls
• Popsicle Stick Patio Furniture for Dolls - two chairs a oval table, a couch and a picnic table all made using wooden Popsicle sticks/craft sticks!
• Plans for a sturdy 18" doll bed - detailed drawing
• Make a traditional wooden rocker for a Barbie... - a design with a slatted back and seat, made using spring clothespins
• How to assemble a 'Sunburst' Twin Rocker... plus close-up photos of paint design
• Make doll sized patio furniture using clothespins - Great craft for summer fun!

Old-Fashioned clothespin dolls,
patterns and method for adding
soft heads and arms. Click to
enlarge.

Poems and Stories About Wooden Dolls:

1. Miss Hickory by Carolyn S. Bailey
2. Travel The World With Hitty!
3. The Clothes-Pin Dollies by Camilla J. Knight
4. The Life of A Wooden Doll by Lewis Saxby, 1903
5. The Doll's Journey by Louisa M. Alcott
6. The Sewing Doll by Amelia De Wolfjeers
7. The Wooden Doll by Edith Campbell
8. The Nicest One 
9. The Hidden House
10. The Popover Family - series by Ethel Calvert Phillips
    

Video at YouTube by Budding Artists:

• Sabrina shows viewers how to make a clothespin doll
• DIY: The Basic Clothes Pin Dolls, Easy Tutorial by Dibs On Dolls

Coloring Wooden Dolls:

• These wooden spool dolls look very suspicious...

More Nuthead Dolls:

• The "Hillbilly Wedding" diorama at the Shiloh Museum
• See the wooden Victorian dolls at the Salford Museum