I know that many of my friends in the blogiverse have already discovered mamaroots on etsy, but I couldn't let her go unrecognized on Handmade Fridays. Her handmade wooden toys are simple and lovely. We especially love the storybook sets she makes. Mamaroots has also been hosting giveaways on Monster Mondays on her blog. Below are two of our favorite sets from mamaroots:
My husband, Paul, has long been fascinated by all aspects of cryptozoology (we won't mention his retirement dreams of buying a house on Lake Champlain and a pair of binoculars) so when I saw this adorable Nessie on mamaroots, I knew she needed to be part of our family. She was intended for Finn, but was purchased when he was quite young, so she's been hiding in our closet for some time (not surprising for a Nessie, is it?) We're now thinking she might make a Halloween fairy debut (in exchange for Finn's yucky Halloween candy, a la Frontier Dream's idea).
Our very favorite handmade set from mamaroots are animals and a mitten from the book Any room for me? These adorable animals generously make room for one another in this beautifully illustrated version of the Ukrainian folktale. Mamaroots wooden animals and repurposed-wool mitten make this book come alive in our home as we place each animal snuggly in the mitten during the reading.
What handmades are you loving right now?
You are preaching to the choir in my case, but you know that. I LOVE the any room for me set, I remember coveting it on etsy last winter. And that's so funny about Paul... what a crazy cool passion. I think if Zach could pronounce crytozoology he would want to pursue it as well.
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Such cute wooden toys! I forgot about the Halloween fairy...I think she needs to visit our house this year as well. :)
ReplyDeleteSugar Fairy needs to visit this year in order to keep my kids immune systems safe! I love the Any room For Me set. We might have to pull out our book like it by Jan Brett and act it out. Mamaroots stuff is so adorable.
ReplyDeleteMamaroots is well loved in our house too! I love the Any room For Me set.
ReplyDeleteI love this "Handmade Fridays" that you are doing Joy! So perfect for finding handmade goodness for the upcoming season! I am late in getting it but I just got Living Crafts and thought of you with all of the knitted goodness : )
ReplyDeleteOkay I need to clarify something. I do NOT want a house on Lake Champlain and a pair of binoculars. Rather, the dream is an Airstream parked on the bank of Lake Champlain and a good telephoto lens. Merely SEEING Champ while safely tucked inside a house is completely different from PHOTOGRAPHING Champ from the shore of the lake.
ReplyDeleteOh how we love mama roots, too!! We have her sweet bat we bought last Halloween. I didn't see her any room for me set, that's so cute! That's one of our fav winter books.
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