toys – The Oaxacaborn Blog

These Japanese toys are like Lego bricks, but made of wood! I’ve never seen anything like this, have you?

Mokurokku wooden building bricks via Iichi as seen on Oaxacaborn dot com
2 - Mokurokku wooden building bricks via Iichi as seen on Oaxacaborn dot com

Mokurokku via iichi.com

Life in Photos

LIFE IN PHOTOS :: Such a Happy Little Girl

January 22, 2013January 22, 2013 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

Aveline - January 2013 - Laughing - Photo via Oaxacaborn dot com

Humanitarian

INSPIRATION :: Boy Doll via Fox and Owl

November 28, 2012 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

Boy Doll via FOX AND OWL

I had to stop and share this handmade little fellow — hasn’t he got the cutest face imaginable?

Handmade

HANDMADE: New Items in the Etsy Shop!

October 20, 2012November 1, 2012 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

I’ve expanded a bit beyond owl hats this time around (although there are still plenty of those). Now introducing dolls, quirky creatures, and hats with Japanese Kokeshi-inspired faces!

Which one is your favorite?

See all the new Winter 2012 items.

Handmade

HANDMADE :: Meow.

October 3, 2012November 1, 2012 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

Linen Cat, handmade by Oaxacaborn dot com
Another prototype, one which makes me smile. A lot.

Aveline, on the other hand, grabbed him by a single whisker and tossed him down the stairs.

Oh dear.

Life in Photos

Aveline talking to her Little Bloom doll

September 18, 2011March 22, 2014 Gina @ Oaxacaborn

Aveline looking at her doll

Aveline talking to her doll

Aveline with her doll

Blanket Doll: Little Bloom Mali by Manhattan Toy
Aveline’s Dress: Little MissMatched
Sheepskin: IKEA Rens

I'm Gina Munsey, a Jesus-lover and a sojourner; a weaver of words, anchored in hope. I am Mexico-born, Eastern Europe-raised missionary kid who ended up being a Californian by way of Florida outside of Nashville, Tennessee -- but we landed here before The Great Migration. I live my days full of coffee and adventures while my 12-year-old learns Mandarin Chinese and Greek, my 3-year-old uses all the markers, and my artist-husband creates worlds from pixels and light. I'm an editor, a magazine contributor, and a writer who has only completed four chapters of my languishing manuscript. On any given day, you can find me in the middle of [home]school surrounded by stacks and stacks of books. Oh, and the name of this blog? Oaxaca -- wuh-HA-kuh -- is in Southern Mexico, where I was born! (See full bio).