none listed at this time

Cynthia Lewman shows how to cook up a non-toxic, child-safe wood toy finish in your home kitchen with common materials and supplies.

In this video Cynthia makes a time-tested miracle paste wax finish for wood toys. It brings out the beauty of any wood and the finish makes the toy feel like velvet. The finished toy can be wiped clean with a damp cloth.

Susan Burkhart is a prolific and talented artist dedicated to creating high quality craft products including Toymaker Press designs. And she also creates trendy plush toys and fashion jewelry!

Susan creates many of her toys using plans and patterns from Toymaker Press. She created the little train in the center photo from a free Toymaker Press pattern. Susan says: It was a bit of a challenge to me because I am not used to cutting wood that thick and my saw needs a tune up. [...]

Keith Bauer of Eagle Woodcraft Shop creates a successful new Easter Toy Bunny for his Crafts Show display.

Keith is an avid fan of Steve Good’s famous Scrollsaw Workshop where he downloaded the free-share plans for this great Easter toy that was designed by John Lewman of Toymaker Press. Great work Keith, and thanks for sharing! (To download free plan click here-scroll down to middle of blog page.) Keith says:  I started woodcrafting about 15-20 [...]

Sherman Francisco of the Gwinnett Woodworker’s Association creates high quality creations for the Toys for Tots Program. The toys are crafted using full size plans from Toymaker Press.

Sherman is a master at creating high quality toys that are beautiful and timeless while at the same time being safe and durable for toddlers. His dedication to children and to the Toys for Tots program is providing hundreds of priceless keepsakes to needy kids each Christmas. Sherman writes:  Cynthia, Thank you for the blog. Actually I [...]