Monday, October 3, 2016

Newest Shops on Waldorf on Etsy Team




This month the newest blogs are featured. I hope to make my way down through the list in the next several blogs to welcome them to the team.  Click on the links to find out more about the shops.

We are a group of sellers who share a common interest in Waldorf education, either in the home or through a Waldorf school. Our goal is to support and enjoy our unique community while promoting our businesses.
Our Team Page: www.etsy.com/pages/waldorf-on-etsy

Anyone, or any family, with an etsy shop and who is dedicated to the ideals of Waldorf education is invited to join: Homeschoolers (both aspiring, active and graduated), Waldorf teachers (aspiring, retired and active), and parents of Waldorf school children. Older Waldorf-educated teens with active etsy shops may also join. https://www.etsy.com/teams/7523/waldorf-on-etsy





TKsArtandCraft

Tea, Georgia (Asia)



Simply Ginger Skin Care

Amanda Wayne, Missouri, USA

Diaper Cream, Cloth Diaper Cream, Natural Diaper Cream, Eczema Cream

Diaper Cream, Cloth Diaper Cream, Natural Diaper Cream, Eczema Cream








COCCINELKA - crocheted with LOVE

Natalia Demchuk, Olya VoynarovskaNew York, USA



Piglet - Crochet Toy - Nursery Toy - Three Little Pigs - Pig Gifts - Piggy - Amigurumi Crochet - Crochet Animals - Pig - Baby Toy - Gifts


Piglet - Crochet Toy - Nursery Toy - Three Little Pigs - Pig Gifts - Piggy - Amigurumi Crochet - Crochet Animals - Pig - Baby Toy - Gifts









Fantails and Feet

Jill Ffrench, Australia







Saturday, July 16, 2016

Summer - Mermaids, Mushrooms and More.


It's high summer.  For many it means a more relaxed schedule and time on the beaches.

Offerings from shops on the Waldorf on Etsy team are accompanied by links to summer songs  on You Tube.  What comes to mind when you think of a summer themed song?  Let me know in the comment section.



We are a group of sellers who share a common interest in Waldorf education, either in the home or through a Waldorf school. Our goal is to support and enjoy our unique community while promoting our businesses.
Our Team Page: www.etsy.com/pages/waldorf-on-etsy


Anyone, or any family, with an etsy shop and who is dedicated to the ideals of Waldorf education is invited to join: Homeschoolers (both aspiring, active and graduated), Waldorf teachers (aspiring, retired and active), and parents of Waldorf school children. Older Waldorf-educated teens with active etsy shops may also join. https://www.etsy.com/teams/7523/waldorf-on-etsy













Mermaid in her Undersea Grotto - felted in the Waldorf style




Cheryl Jackson, Soft n Wolly, United Kingdom

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robin's egg blue mushroom / hand carved mycology





Pamela, Pretty Dreamer NH, USA








Campfire Art, Wool Art, Wool painting


Campfire Art,  Wool Art, Wool painting



Nina Moore, Makes Moore, Canada,


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Thursday, June 16, 2016

Spring Part Three Waldorf on Etsy




Here are more of the spring offerings from shops on the Waldorf on Etsy team.  Each shop has posted these items on our team page.   In our next blog post we move on to summer!


We are a group of sellers who share a common interest in Waldorf education, either in the home or through a Waldorf school. Our goal is to support and enjoy our unique community while promoting our businesses.
Our Team Page: www.etsy.com/pages/waldorf-on-etsy



Anyone, or any family, with an etsy shop and who is dedicated to the ideals of Waldorf education is invited to join: Homeschoolers (both aspiring, active and graduated), Waldorf teachers (aspiring, retired and active), and parents of Waldorf school children.Older Waldorf-educated teens with active etsy shops may also join. https://www.etsy.com/teams/7523/waldorf-on-etsy







Michelle Jose from MOLICA Australia



NATURE TABLE SPRING Maiden Needle Felted Art Doll








Made To Order Waldorf Spring Daisy Baby Slippers

Made To Order Waldorf Spring Daisy Baby Slippers






Pastel Rainbow Fairy with Leaf Wings - Waldorf style needlefelted wool fairy - hanging mobile








Valentina from Varva Doll, Belarus


MADE TO ORDER 14"(36 cm) Waldorf Doll Baby Girl. Steiner doll-cloth doll-handmade doll-soft doll-waldorf toy-natural doll-organic doll


MADE TO ORDER 14"(36 cm) Waldorf Doll Baby Girl. Steiner doll-cloth doll-handmade doll-soft doll-waldorf toy-natural doll-organic doll







RaeShaun from Monkey and Bean Design, Alaska USA



Butterfly Life Cycle Set  - Natural, Eco Friendly, Waldorf Wooden Toy


Butterfly Life Cycle Set - Natural, Eco Friendly, Waldorf Wooden Toy






Sarah from Hillside Homestead, New Hampshire USA




Gardener's Hand Salve, Made with Olive Oil and Shea Butter, 1 oz. tin







Nóra Pásti and Ani Pollak from Noranka, Hungary


Waldorf toy - felt chicken -  stuffed chicken with chicks


Waldorf toy - felt chicken - stuffed chicken with chicks







Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Spring Items, Part Two


We continue with spring items from six Waldorf inspired shops accompanied by poems or songs. Follow the links to view more from each shop.  Soon we will transition to summer and highlight those seasonal offerings from worldwide shops.




I Know a Little Pussy

-Traditional

I know a little pussy,
Her coat is silver grey,
She lives down in the meadow,
Not very far away.
She'll always be a pussy,
She’ll never be a cat,
For she’s a pussy willow,
Now what do you think of that?
Meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow, meow… SCAT!







Inmezi Garden, Latvia, Inguna


Wool Butterflies, Set of 16, Rainbow Colors, Nursery, Birthday or Easter Decor, Waldorf


Wool Butterflies, Set of 16, Rainbow Colors, Nursery, Birthday or Easter Decor, Waldorf



The butterfly counts not months but moments, and has time enough. ~Rabindranath Tagore


May the wings of the butterfly kiss the sun
And find your shoulder to light on,
To bring you luck, happiness and riches
Today, tomorrow and beyond.
~Irish blessing


Butterflies are self propelled flowers. ~R.H. Heinlein


If nothing ever changed, there'd be no butterflies. ~Author unknown


The caterpillar does all the work but the butterfly gets all the publicity. ~Attributed to George Carlin







Catching Waves, California USA, Karen Anderson


White Bird Earrings Dainty Hand Carved Bone Birds from Bali You Pick Amethyst or Amazonite Accents on Sterling Hooks Nature Jewelry


White Bird Earrings Dainty Hand Carved Bone Birds from Bali You Pick Amethyst or Amazonite Accents on Sterling Hooks Nature Jewelry



Little Bird


-Traditional Nursery Rhyme

I saw a little bird go hop, hop, hop
So I said to the bird, won’t you stop, stop, stop
And was going to the window, to say how do you do,
When he shook his little tail, and far away he flew.






Sunflower Wool Art, Finland, Evgenia Kulikova




Cherry tree in bloom - wool fiber art, wall hanging, wool picture


Cherry tree in bloom - wool fiber art, wall hanging, wool picture



Loveliest of Trees, the Cherry Now

-AE Housman


LOVELIEST of trees, the cherry now
Is hung with bloom along the bough,
And stands about the woodland ride
Wearing white for Eastertide.

Now, of my threescore years and ten, 5
Twenty will not come again,
And take from seventy springs a score,
It only leaves me fifty more.

And since to look at things in bloom
Fifty springs are little room, 10
About the woodlands I will go
To see the cherry hung with snow.






Unlikely Nest, NY USA, Christine Chin


Mushroom People, Mother and Baby Wool Peg Doll Waldorf Toys, Amanita Muscaria, Toadstools


Mushroom People, Mother and Baby Wool Peg Doll Waldorf Toys, Amanita Muscaria, Toadstools



The Mushroom is the Elf of Plants 

-Emily Dickinson

At Evening, it is not --
At Morning, in a Truffled Hut
It stop upon a Spot 

And yet its whole Career
As if it tarried always
Is shorter than a Snake's Delay 
And fleeter than a Tare --

'Tis Vegetation's Juggler --
The Germ of Alibi --
Doth like a Bubble antedate
And like a Bubble, hie -- 

I feel as if the Grass was pleased
Of Summer's circumspect.
To have it intermit --
This surreptitious scion

Had Nature any supple Face
Or could she one contemn --
Had Nature an Apostate --
That Mushroom -- it is Him!






Claudia Nanni Fine Art, Switzerland, Claudia Nanni



Spring wedding favors - romantic wool painting - Tuscan landscape - needle felted painting - Waldorf home decor - gift for romantic women


Spring wedding favors - romantic wool painting - Tuscan landscape - needle felted painting - Waldorf home decor - gift for romantic women


Blue Skies

-Irving Berlin

Blue skies, smilin' at me
Nothin' but blues skies do I see
Bluebirds singing a song
Nothin' but bluebirds all day long
Never saw the sun shinin' so bright
Never saw things lookin' so right
Noticin' the days hurryin' by
When you're in love, my how they fly
Blue days, all of them gone
Nothin' but blue skies from now on
Never saw the sun shinin' so bright
Never saw things lookin' so right
Noticin' the days hurryin' by
When you're in love, oh how they fly









Pretty Dreamer, NH USA, Pamela





mrs strawberry waldorf doll / elsa beskow / Nature Table -


Strawberry Fields Forever

-Lennon/McCartney






Monday, May 23, 2016

Spring Items from Waldorf on Etsy

We have not had much of springtime weather here in New England.  It's just gotten warm enough to go out without a coat sometimes.  This week the trees have leafed out and the garden perennials are taller.

Here is a selection of spring items from Waldorf inspired shops around the world.  Click on any link and pay a visit!  Each listing is paired with a song or poem, many taken from Spring Poems, Songs and Stories from Wynstone Press.  Enjoy them!

I would be happy to see any requests for blog content in the comments, thanks  -Karen Traversy


In the Springtime Garden
Rosy morning glow
Sunshine calling
Falling
Calling
Seedlings wake and grow.

-Margaret Meyerkort





Nemezinda, Malta, Betti Hortvath

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Felted Tree Nest Play Mat Waldorf Nature Season Table Landscape tree fox bird gnome snowdrop sprout

Felted Tree Nest Play Mat Waldorf Nature Season Table Landscape tree fox bird gnome snowdrop sprout


"The Fox"

-traditional

The Fox went out on a chilly night 
He prayed for the moon to give him light 
For he had many a mile to go that night 
Before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o 
He had many a mile to go that night 
Before he reached the town-o 

He ran till he came to the farmers pen 
The ducks and the geese were kept therein 
He said a couple of you are gonna grease my chin 
Before I leave this town-o, town-o, town-o 
A couple of you are gonna grease my chin 
Before I leave this town-o 

He grabbed the great goose by the neck 
He threw a duck across his back 
And he didn't mind the quack, quack 
And the legs all danglin' down-o, down-o, down-o 
He didn't mind the quack, quack 
And the legs all danglin' down-o 

Well the old gray Woman jumped out of bed 
Out of the window she popped her head 
Cryin' John, John the great goose is gone 
The Fox is on the town-o, town-o, town-o 
John, John the great goose is gone 
And the Fox is on the town-o 

He ran till he came to his nice warm den 
And there were the little ones 8, 9, 10 
Sayin' Daddy, Daddy better go back again 
It must be a mighty fine town-o, town-o, town-o 
Daddy, Daddy go back again 
For it must be a mighty fine town-o 

The Fox and his Wife, without any strife 
They cut up the goose with a fork and a knife 
And they never had such a supper in their life 
And the little ones chewed on the bones-o, bones-o, bones-o 
They never had such a supper in their life 
And the little ones chewed on the bones

You Tube Video







Green Mountain Wee Woolies, Vermont USA, Valerie Mazzarella


Baby chick in a nest bird nest nature table

Baby chick in a nest bird nest nature table


I Have Seen a Mother Bird

-Thompson and Koteen

I have heard a mother bird, singing in the rain,
Telling all her little ones, Spring has come again!

I have seen a wave of green, down a lovely lane,
Making all the hedges glad, Spring has come again!

I have found a patch of ground, golden in the sun,
Crocuses are calling out: Spring just begun!

You Tube Video





Makes More, Canada, Nina Moore



Wool Felt crown, natural Waldorf crown, handmade birthday crowns

Wool Felt crown, natural Waldorf crown, handmade birthday crowns

My Lady Spring 

My Lady Spring is dressed in green
she wears a primrose crown..
and little baby buds and twigs are clinging to her gown...


The sun shines if she laughs at all,
and if she weeps, the raindrops fall,
My Lady Spring


~Nancy Foster






Ziezo Designs, Kenya, Andrea


Silk Butterfly Wings Costume, Yellow and White Pure Silk Fairy Wings

Silk Butterfly Wings Costume, Yellow and White Pure Silk Fairy Wings



Caterpillar


Fuzzy, wuzzy, creepy crawly
Caterpillar funny
You will be a butterfly
When the days are sunny.

Wiggling, flinging, dancing, springing
Butterfly so yellow,
You were once a caterpillar,
Wriggly, wiggly, fellow.

-Lillian Vabada





Knitted By Aunty Emma, United Kingdom, Emma




Rabbit earrings cute gift lucky micro knit bunnies



The Hare

-J Aulie, Germany

See the littler hare so fast asleep, fast asleep
Little hare, oh are you ill,
That you lie so quiet and still?
Hop little hare, hop little hare
Hop any where.






La Lutine, Canada, Sandra Mil




Spring Flower Child - Lily of the Valley - Root Children Waldorf Doll Handmade Needle Felted Wool Easter Decoration



White Coral Bells

-traditional

White choral bells
Upon a slender stalk 
Lilies of the valley deck my garden walk
Oh, don't you wish that you might hear them ring?
That will happen only when the fairies sing.