Welcome
to The Toymaker’s January Newsletter!
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Winter
is on my head,
but eternal spring is in my heart.
~ Victor Hugo
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Perhaps
I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath,
for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in
me.
~ Anne Morrow Lindbergh
There's
a Polar Bear in the Parlor!
Do
you like polar bears? I now I do. Make your own bear in a box.
http://www.thetoymaker.com/Toypages/60PolarBearBox/60PolarBearBox.html
(Computer Tip – If the new toys are not showing up on your
screen, try hitting the refresh button on the browser bar. If
that doesn’t work try emptying your cache.)
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The
Infinity Card
Make
some tiny boxes just for fun. You can cover the template with
pretty scraps of paper to make your own creation.
http://www.thetoymaker.com/Toypages/61EndlessCard/61InfinityCard.html
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Hello
and hello!
I’m
really and truly hoping to make more toys and send newsletters
out in a more consistent manner this year. It’s the
most pleasant resolution plucked from a pile of shoulds
and coulds.
I
hope that you set aside some time to do the things that really
make you happy.
Sending
thoughts of cool breezes to my friends in the Southern Hemisphere
and thoughts of warm sunshine to my friends in the north.
Best thoughts,
http://www.thetoymaker.com/
"O terque quaterque beatum”
We are three or four times blessed.
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Winter
is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth,
for the touch of a friendly hand and for a talk beside the fire:
it is the time for home. ~ Edith Sitwell
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I
moved my blog over to Wordpress. All kinds of art and doodlings...
Read
it here....
http://www.thetoymaker.com/journal/
The old Live Journal Link works too.
And
do say hello! I’d love to hear from you!
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Valentine's
Day!
Valentine's is on the way!
http://www.thetoymaker.com/Holidays/Valentines/1Valentines.html
Make a card for a friend.
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Brew
me a cup for a winter's night.
For the wind howls loud and the furies fight;
Spice it with love and stir it with care,
And I'll toast our bright eyes,
my sweetheart fair.
~ Minna Thomas Antrim
