Boo’s Box o’ Princesses and BOYville dolls were such a big hit last Christmas that I decided to commission my friend Stephanie Corfee to make a Christmas Nativity version!  I spent the last few days painting Baby Jesus, Jo-Fess (as Boo calls him), Mary and the rest of the Christmas peeps:

I used 2″ peg dolls for Mary, Joseph and the three wise men. I purchased mine from Casey’s Wood Products.

 

I used an angel peg doll, boy pegs and baby pegs for the angel, shepherds, and baby Jesus (also from Casey’s Wood Products):

 

I use regular inexpensive craft paints. Here are the flesh and hair colors I used. I mix them together for blends:

 

I always paint the flesh colors first:

 

And then work backwards in terms of layers: hair…..

 

….then clothing….

 

It makes sense to work on all of them at once and in stages so you don’t sit and watch paint dry!

 

A little secret I’ll share….for small details I use Chalk Ink markers!  They are opaque and juicy…..great for faces and clothing detail.  You just need to make sure  you spray the finished dolls with a clear protective spray when they are finished.

When my dolls were finished, I printed out the download on to card stock:

 

I cut out all the pieces and created little easels for the backs of the smaller ones:

 

Here’s a look at how the manger is created. I printed the download out twice and to add wood panels to the end. Also to make the double sided angel wings.

 

The finished Nativity scene! Great for a gift or holiday decor.  Let your little ones color in the scene as they see fit with markers or crayons:

 

The sheep and the shepherds:

 

The three kings with their crowns and camel:

The angel of God:

Mary and Joseph and Baby Jesus:

To give it as a gift you can put the pieces into little linen bags…..

 

And add it all to a jar….so the barn piece doesn’t have to be folded:

 

Note: I closed my digital shop and I am unable to offer these for free anymore. They are now listed on Etsy but only for $1.00 to help cover the cost of upkeep for this website. Thanks for understanding!

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Make sure to check out the other peg doll projects I’ve done with Stephanie….great for handmade Christmas gifts,