The Toymaker's Mailing List
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"What do the Toymaker Emails look like?"
Here is an archive of some of the past newsletters.
May 30, 2005 - Color Bug Memory Cards and Best Thoughts
August 11, 2005 - The Return of Doctor Dragonwagon
September 15, 2005 - Super Car!
November 2nd, 2005 - Fairy Tales
November 15, 2005 - Thanksgiving
December 16, 2005 - Christmas, Chanukah and Kwanzaa
January 1st, 2006 - Bunny Bowling
February 1st, 2006 Happy Valentines!
February 26th, 2006 A Paddle Steamer!
April 6th, 2006 Puppy Pirate Radio
June 3rd, 2006 - Toys to Color
July 18th, 2006 - Racing Turtles
August 19th, 2006 - Jigsaw Puzzles
October 8th, 2006 - Aeroplanes and Diwali
November 13th, 2006 - Thanksgiving
December 4th, 2006 - Holiday Cheer!
February 11th, 2007 - Valentine Time
April 9th, 2007 - Happy Spring! Secret Window!
Summer, 2007 - Animals and Gift Bags
September 2007 - Multiplication!
October 2007 - The Ghost Show!
November 2007 - Thanksgiving Greetings
February 2008 - Melancholy Valentine
April 2008 - Toymaker Australia
"What kind of paper do you recommend?"
I use card stock which is also called cover stock. I like Wausau Heavyweight Exact® Index Card Stock, 8 1/2" x 11", 90 Lb.,White. You can buy a pack of 250 Sheets for less than ten dollars at Office Depot.
"What kind of glue do you use?"
Plain old Elmer's school glue seems to work just fine for me. I've heard from people who like glue sticks or even scotch tape. The important thing is to have fun!
"The PDF files aren't downloading! What's going wrong?"
Check your documents folder. Sometimes computers download PDFs there instead of the desktop.
"Where do you get your ideas?"
Hmmm. All over the place! I draw every day and a lot of the toys come from doodles in my sketchbook. I like looking at old books in libraries.
"Can I print out your toys and sell them at the swapmeet/my store/as part of my gift baskets?"
Please don't. They are a gift and not to be sold for money.
"Can I print out a bunch of copies and give them to people in nursing homes, my class, my kid's birthday party, use them for Christmas Presents?"
Yes, please do! That is what they are there for! Make as many as you like. Nothing makes me happier than to hear that someone has made a toy to cheer up a friend.
"Do you take requests?"
I love getting suggestions of things that people would like to see like different holidays or animals that they are fond of... that's why there are lots of otters! I do not do toys using other people's characters like Winnie the Pooh or Harry Potter.
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I'd love to hear from you!
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