How to get a Hummel baby in one simple lesson

This is not your childhood collection of the action figures of the Star Wars. This is not a long forgotten Beanie Babies plushie. When your artistic taste has matured sufficiently to the point of adding Hummel baby art to your home, you are ready to learn about the kilns and firing methods and enamel paints. It will also add to the enjoyment of your collection, trust me! 

When you move along to the western Hummel baby houses, you dig into German and British history of workmanship, loving attention to the fine detail that is at the centre of creating a piece of art to be proud of. Hummel figurines use the charm of the original designs of Sister Berta Hummel and transform her drawings into three dimensional verisimilitudes by the methods of outward glazing and bisque firing.

 

Your Konges sløjd (King's craft) require a special place of display, something that will catch the eye of the visitor and still safeguard the delicacy of the pieces. A shelf with a lip will prevent prematurely tipping of the fragile pieces, at the very least, still better in a glassed display case just like a place of honor in the museum. 

For the moment, nonetheless you will crave for more and more figurines to add to your group, until you have satisfied that collection urge for the moment. Now you got themes in your collection, maybe an animal theme or a depiction from your childhood memories, like attending a circus to scoot and ride.  Why not group your figurines in small environments of three or four, similar in subject? It is part of the joy of having a huge collection of figurines to vary their display every now and then, as your mood or the season changes. You will find that the figurines make a room more vivacious in a unique way.