Red with White Paper Trim Wooden Folk Art Cottage mid-century wooden doll Such a smart little box

Such a smart little box

This little sailor--constructed of two real walnuts for head and body

They have all my favorite playing card attributes--square corners

It measures 16"x20" and definitely has some age to it

and then woven through the wire as it runs along the brush itself

Red with White Paper Trim Wooden Folk Art Cottage mid-century wooden doll Such a smart little boxIf I saw this house at full scale, I would be ready to move in! The shiny deep red paint is just perfect, and pops all the more for the creamy white trim, done with tape of some sort, and brown papered windows, which are covered with clear plastic. A pretty cute light gray stoop and darker gray sloped roof, too, and the interior, open from the underside, is painted a darker army green. The only real flaw is a tear across the middle of the front facing