Join The Acorn Elves on an outdoor excursion in to the world of Fungi! Their adventure takes place at Walnut Creek County park in Albemar...

See the historical photos that inspired our designs in this short video! You'll see Sacagawea in there too as the National American Women...

It seems our world is just aching these days for peace and understanding. The recent events of 2020 have truly highlighted how much we ...

Here is Mika, our lovely Japanese lady in her traditional kimono. Since 1978, May has been designated as Asian and Pacific Islander Ameri...

Here is Wendell, our young Swiss hiker wandering about the Blue Ridge Parkway on Easter morning. Amidst all the Covid-19 news, it's a wel...

Use hand crafts to relieve stress during the Pandemic. Try making a clothespin doll.

With all eyes on Super Tuesday and so much anticipation for the 2020 Election, I thought I’d share with you our “Votes for Women” dolls i...

This Wednesday, Virginia just became the 38th state to ratify the Equal Rights Amendment! Having moved here recently, I was not aware tha...

Decorating for the holiday always involves pulling out the MANY boxes of ornaments and other trappings. It’s like time traveling through ...

In this season of Thanksgiving we share with you a couple of our Autumn Fairies. They are hovering about all the festivities. These ladie...

To create original heritage designs for our peg dolls, we often look to historic photos or drawings. Heather found this image of a Victor...

Did you know that clothespins become the perfect starting point for creating your own examples of the Hopi Kachina dolls? They are part o...

Here you can see the May Day Dancers close up. See the next post for their video!

My Dad made this custom clothespin creation a few years back for my birthday. It's so fun to see the clothespin ladies whirl about. The t...

Momma Bunny and her two little ones are visiting Montpelier, the home of James and Dolly Madison. Momma is trying to teach them a history...

As is so often the case at the beginning of March, there are signs of Spring amid very wintry conditions. The Acorn Elves have ventured u...

Valentine's Day always gets me looking through my vintage handkerchiefs. They are all so beautiful and lacy, and some have lovely handwor...

Last July we had our Annual Lewis & Clark Encampment, and this year the National Lewis & Clark Trail Foundation sent 4 'ancestors' of the...

There was a small town in Oregon named Zena. It's barely there now, among the hills outside of Salem, but you can find it if you know wh...