Archive for the 'Christmas' Category
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Christmas in June: the Little Blue Santa Rocks!
Last December, I wrote about the Little Blue Santa. I wrote about how we make him, and what the process has meant to me.
The story of this little guy continues to spread, and to enrich our lives and others’. He has traveled to most of these United States, Canada, Germany, England, France and Iraq. […]
Published by fromskilledhands on June 26th, 2008 tagged Christmas, Collecting, Little Blue Santa, Peninsula, Cuyahoga Valley, Caring | 12 Comments »
From These Skilled Hands
We have been making Little Blue Santas as fast as these 12 skilled hands are able. We are incredibly gratified by the response to this little guy. The history and courage of the people who come to this country unfamiliar with the language and the culture continues to amaze me.
We have heard […]
Published by fromskilledhands on December 20th, 2007 tagged creativity, Art, Change, Passing it on, Discoveries, Christmas, Gifts, Collecting, Giveaway | 29 Comments »
Making Little Blue Santas
I love the Little Blue Santa.
Published by fromskilledhands on December 12th, 2007 tagged Art, Discoveries, Toys, Christmas, Gifts | 14 Comments »
Of Marbles, Toys and Akron’s Little Blue Santa
Michael Cohill is absolutely passionate about the history of the American Marble and Toy Manufacturing Company. He’s spent the past 20 years researching the history of Akron, Ohio’s toy industry and teaching children how to play marbles.
The American Marble and Toy Manufacturing Company was the first toy marble factory in the United States, and the […]