“If you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are,
if you wish upon a star your dreams come true.”

Using a simple method of felting by rolling fleece in a cloth or tea-towel, a beautiful piece of rainbow felt is created.  A choice is offered of a set rainbow design or the child’s own creation.  The felt is then cut and sewn into 3 dazzling stars.  The project is completed using coloured glass beads, a golden bell and a brass ring, a large brightly coloured falling star mobile is produced which can be hung and wished upon.

Price $34.00 (inc GST)

To purchase online follow the link to Forest Folk

to see the Blue Earth Handcraft Kits to choose from

or go to the Falling Satr Felting Kit page at the Forest Folk shop.

”According to Aztec legend dolls were made clothed in the colours
of the rainbow to bring good fortune.  They were gifted to families.”

This kit makes 3 dolls and a festive felt bag to carry the dolls. Uing the simple but clever method of winding wool onto a pipe cleaner figure ensures the dolls are easy and rewarding to make. The wool is rainbow coloured to give the dolls a true Aztec look about them. The felt bag is simply sewn up and embroidered with rainbow wool. This kit makes a lovely gift or play-toy to treasure.
Price $18.00 (inc GST)

To purchase online follow the link to Forest Folk

to see the Blue Earth Handcraft Kits to choose from

or go to the Aztec Fortune Dolls Kit page at the Forest Folk shop.

“According to legend, Guatemalan children tell a worry to a doll when they go to bed. 
They put the doll under their pillow and the worry will be gone in the morning.”

This kit makes 3 worry dolls and a festive felt bag to put them in.

Using a simple but clever method of winding wool onto a pipe cleaner figure the dolls are quickly and easily made up. 
The wool is bright and colourful to give a traditional South American look.  The felt bag is sewn up in minutes to
complete the kit.

Price $18.00 (inc GST)

To purchase online follow the link to Forest Folk

to see the Blue Earth Handcraft Kits to choose from

or go to the Guatemalan Worry Dolls Kit page at the Forest Folk shop.

This knitting kit is thoughtfully designed for the “beginner knitter”.  The patterns are straight forward and appealing to children.  There are two different kits to choose from, each supplying enough wool for two projects.

Rainbow ball and pink pig

Rainbow ball and black cat

Each kit has an instruction booklet with illustrated instructions on “How to knit” along side colourful artwork and patterns.

The wool is chunky (14 ply) that knits up fast and easily.  It is 100% pure hand-dyed wool.  The wooden knitting needles are made by hand and are both practical and satisfying for children to knit with.

The contents of the kit are presented in a useful hand woven flax kit bag.

The knit kit offers the opportunity for children to discover the “ancient and unique art of knitting”.  It’s gifts are: -

Quiet concentration
Hand/eye co-ordination skills
Patient persistence
Creative joy

Price $34.00 (inc GST)

To purchase online follow the link to Forest Folk

to see the Blue Earth Handcraft Kits to choose from

or go to the Knit Kit page at the Forest Folk shop.

French Knitting has always been a simple and delightful handcraft for children down the ages.  Our kit offers good illustrations and instructions on “how to French knit” as well as creative ideas on what to do with the finished knitting.

The unique hand dyed rainbow wool gives an interesting and colourful effect without having to change the wool colour.  There is a generous amount of wool to knit a number of projects.

The wooden bobbin is hand-crafted and has staples instead of nails to make the knitting easier and smoother.  The woven raffia basket is an attractive and useful storage for the knitting and equipment.

Price $26.00 (inc GST)

To purchase online follow the link to Forest Folk

to see the Blue Earth Handcraft Kits to choose from

or go to the French Knitting Kit page at the Forest Folk shop.

" With this kit you are able to create 3 beautiful treasure boxes 1 small, 1 medium and 1 large.

This kit introduces the art of creating containers by felting around a mould.  The decoration of the boxes invites the child’s creative imagination to become engaged. The completed boxes may then be finished with beautiful stitching and bead catches.  Instruction and materials for all of this are provided.

Price $20.00 (inc GST)

To purchase online follow the link to Forest Folk

to see the Blue Earth Handcraft Kits to choose from

or go to the Treasure Box Felting Kit page at the Forest Folk shop.

"With this kit you are able to create 1 daisy shoulder bag, 1 daisy chain belt, 2 daisy bobby pins and daisy headband."

A beautiful hand crafted wooden weaving loom, uses a very old technique of weaving squares of daisies.  These can then be used in many interesting projects.   This method of weaving is not complicated and is quickly rewarding.  The loom is crafted of beautiful timbers and designed to be strong and long lasting able to produce daisies for many days to come.

Price $35.00 (inc GST)

To purchase online follow the link to Forest Folk

to see the Blue Earth Handcraft Kits to choose from

or go to the Lazy Daisy Weaving Loom Kit page at the Forest Folk shop.

"With this kit you are able to create, 3 brightly coloured juggling balls and 1 flying meteor ball."

The juggling balls are created by placing a marble in a nest of unspun sheep fleece and with the hands and warm soapy water and a small touch of patience a beautiful vibrant ball is created.  The meteor ball uses a similar technique and a simple method of threading shining meteor tails through the ball, to achieve a flying meteor which provides endless hours of flying fun.

Price $34.00 (inc GST)

To purchase online follow the link to Forest Folk

to see the Blue Earth Handcraft Kits to choose from

or go to the Felted Meteor Ball Kit page at the Forest Folk shop.

"With this kit you are able to create, 4 beautiful bees wax candles."

To decorate your candles we have included coloured glitter stars that can be pressed on to your candles.

To make your candles simply lay a piece of the wick along the shortest side of a piece of wax, leaving a small amount hanging out the bottom and a larger amount out the top.  Now start rolling, roll nice and tightly so that your candle will be firm.  You will roll your candle so that the shortest side is the height of your finished candle.  If you don’t wish to make 4 candles, a fun idea is to use your biscuit cutters and cut out shapes of beeswax that can then be pressed on to a window or used to make a mobile.

“Please do not light any candles without an adult”

Price $7.00 (inc GST)

To purchase online follow the link to Forest Folk

to see the Blue Earth Handcraft Kits to choose from

or go to the Beeswax Candle Rolling Kit page at the Forest Folk shop.

"This kit makes three paua shell people and and origami paua people box."

Long ago the paua people danced with joy along the shores of our beautiful land bringing the gifts of colour and light to the hearts of man.  Can you create them again?  That they may once again dance for joy and fill our hearts with colour and light.

Price $18.00 (inc GST)

To purchase online follow the link to Forest Folk

to see the Blue Earth Handcraft Kits to choose from

or go to the Paua Shell People Kit page at the Forest Folk shop.

"This kit makes one Tuatara finger puppet, two Pukeko finger puppets, four woolly sheep finger puppets and puppet show story."

And so the very woolly sheep and the pukekos set out to live together in the great green meadow.  And sometimes the sheep felt very annoyed at the pukekos strutting and sometimes the pukekos found the sheep very boring.  But sometimes the sheep found great joy in the pukekos glorious colour and sometimes the pukekos felt very safe with the sheep’s peacefulness……..

Price $18.00 (inc GST)

To purchase online follow the link to Forest Folk

to see the Blue Earth Handcraft Kits to choose from

or go to the Spoon Puppets Kit page at the Forest Folk shop.