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Watercolored Wooden Mushrooms Sealed with Wax

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When I saw these wooden mushrooms I was drawn to their simplicity as an open ended toy. I am constantly inspired by some of the German wooden toy brands but do not have the budget to buy them. Using non-toxic watercolor my 3 year old son and I had a lot of fun painting these raw wooden mushroom "peg dolls". This project is a fun, relatively mess-free paint experience that is fun for the whole family. The watercolors we used were less than $10 and non-toxic. The unfinished wood mushrooms were also around $10. Links provided below. The little mushrooms turned out rather nicely and we lined them up on our windowsill. We set up our watercolors and got to work painting each one. When we had painted enough we let them dry. I melted some beeswax and added some coconut oil. Picture to see approximate ratios. The following day we polished the mushrooms outside using a cloth and the beeswax mixture. Here are some links to online options for the watercolors and the unfinished mushrooms:...
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Creating your own "lazure" walls with house paint, a Waldorf inspired activity

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Let me start off by saying, if you are looking to find out how to make a traditional Waldorf lazure wall this post isn't for you. That process takes an incredible amount of time and is very costly, with basic kits starting at around $250. This post details how we took some pointers from lazuring and made it our own, for our house, using materials that were easily accessible to us via Lowe's. So, how should you go about beginning this seemingly arduous process? Start by picking out your color range.  This could mean ultimately picking 2 colors and exploring how they will shift together, or if you want to be super ambitious maybe you pick 3 colors. I wanted yellows, pinks, and blues for my son's room. I think a range from yellow to pink would be perfectly lovely as well, or from pink to blue. I have even seen yellow to green work well.  Have a second opinion when picking out paints. It can be pretty stressful actually heading to the store and purchasing paint. Not only is it ...
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