Baltic Birch Plywood Plaques for Needleworkers

Rick Palardy has been making plaques for American Heroes, but is also making decorative plaques for those who enjoy the needle arts of quilting and knitting. Using the elegant scroll patterns of Sue Mey, Rick patiently sits at the scroll saw to hand guide the smallest of blades through the delicate 1/8" laminated plywood made of high quality Baltic Birch wood.

To preserve the pale beauty of this wood, he then coats each piece with three layers of clear polyurethane, allowing the beauty of the wood to shine through the spray which protecting it from curious fingerprints and the sun damage that would otherwise occur in those displayed on windowsills.

Rick backs each plaque with quilt-quality 100% cotton fabric in bright solid colors. Each plaque comes with a a flat, adhesive plastic hook that allows it to be hung in a window. But for those who want to display the plaque on a small table or  shelf, a folding stand is also available, also hand cut from Baltic Birch.


The plaques come in two sizes; small (3.75" x 5.25"), and medium (5.75" x 8" .)  The small plaques sell at retail for $15.00; the medium size sells for $20.00.

The stand, when open, measures 6" x 4.75" and sells separately for $5.00.

 Rick backs the plaques with the primary colors of red, yellow and blue, and the secondary color green. Different color backings can be special ordered; your own samples of fabric can also be used upon request. For special orders using your own fabric sample, please mail or bring  the fabric to Wooden Toy and Gift, 59 North Street, Georgetown, Massachusetts 01833.

These plaques can be seen and purchased at Quilters' Quarters and Wooden Toy and Gift in Georgetown, Massachusetts. They also can be ordered online at woodentoyandgift.net (see website for shipping costs.) You might also find them in other small quilt shops that are making them available on consignment for Rick.

It's Summertime!

Wooden Toy and Gift will be hold a special cooling weekend soon: We're going to celebrate Christmas in July again! Last year saw Rick marking down his 18" doll furniture, and the rocking motorcycles.

This year the motorcycles are just a memory, but there are a few pieces of doll furniture still available, and those will be available at reduced prices again this summer. And in addition, Rick has some new scroll work ready for show and sale. Watch for our signs, as we may open a few extra hours during the sale that will run from Friday morning July 11th through Sunday the thirteenth! Here are a few of the 2014 items he'll be offering-- click on an image to enlarge for details:

And here are some old favorites for Christmas in July: 

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Thanks for visiting!
~ Rick and Terry Palardy, 

Wooden Toy and Gift & Quilters' Quarters

Wooden Toy and Gift Diversifies~

The winter weather will soon come to a close, and the construction will soon after begin to take place, making more room in the Wooden Toy and Gift Shop by opening the second floor of the shop for quilt classes.  As the snow melts, some flowers will begin re-appearing in front of the house and the shop.

Rick is consolidating and diversifying simultaneously. His original 18" doll furniture is dwindling in number as customers hear about his 33% markdown and have been finding their way in to purchase the remaining pieces. There are still a few pieces left in stock that could be put on layaway for birthdays and holidays yet to come, but it seems likely that by December 2014 they will all have been bought or reserved, so come in now to make arrangements so that your little one can enjoy this furniture for years to come:

    

His new collection of scroll-sawn plaques made of Baltic Birch Plywood is also growing. In addition to the Military and Public Service plaques, the Butterfly Disability Awareness plaques and the Retirement/Career plaques, he is branching out into Spring  Flower plaques, which can be viewed hanging in the shop door window, just above our old-fashioned brass turn-key door bell (please make sure you ring it as you enter, or let your little one do it for you.) 

 

                     
                                                                
                                                        

They are attractive inside the windows as well, with the sun shining through and giving the look of stained glass to the color backing (which is quilt-quality cotton fabric.)

                                                
                                            

Rick will soon add a larger plaque incorporating all four: rose, tulip, sunflower and daisies. Individually, they are beautiful, and as a  larger piece, they are strikingly eye-catching.  Stay tuned for the reveal.

Of course, Rick is also still adding to his line of toy trucks, made of quality Eastern White Pine in its natural, smooth, hand-rubbed state.  He's added a new one for this year: an ATV on a trailer pulled by a monster truck with oversize wheels. The trailer can be tipped back by pulling a dowel to allow the ATV to roll off, just as a real one might! 

Remember to visit at www.woodentoyandgift.net to see these pieces with prices. And check out what new arrivals for spring are coming in to the Quilters' Quarters by visiting us: AtQuiltersQuarters.blogspot.com. 

Be well - remember to play with toys now and then - and thanks for coming in to see all of ours!

~ Rick and Terry Palardy