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Sunday, October 15, 2023

 



MADE WITH LOVE IN OUR WOODSHOP

MAKE YOUR CHILD HAPPY


WE MAKE SIMPLE WOODEN TOYS BECAUSE WE LIKE WHAT MR. DUNCAN SAID...

"... AS A MATTER OF FACT"

WE DO NOT SELL OUR TOYS. TOO MUCH HASTLE WITH CALCULATING SPENDINGS AND INCOME. BUT WE WILL DO EXACTLY LIKE MR. DUNCAN WITH WHAT WE HAVE LEFT AFTER DECEMBER 23RD.


WE HAVE SOME FREE TOYS AT THE MOMENT.

LEAVE A COMMENT, IF YOU ARE INTERESTED, AND WE WILL SCHEDULE A DELIVERY OR PICK UP!


FREE TOYS AT THE MOMENT

November 2023

FREE TOYS AT THE MOMENT

Monday, January 9, 2023

One of the simple toys makers

Ivan is 60 years old, born and lived for the first 39 years of his life mostly in Bulgaria.

              National Language Service Corps member since 2009

              San Diego Seaside Scrollers member since 2011

              American Society of Mechanical Engineers (ASME) member since 2012



I started working at 4th grade of elementary school, 1977, in Bulgaria. Every year in elementary, middle, and high school I was picking strawberries and corn in the fields for 1 to 3 months per year, I have also worked in a factory for dill pickles and picking bales of hay from the field.
I did my mandatory military service in Bulgaria as air traffic controller in Ihtiman, Bezmer, and Graf Ignatievo, 1984-1986.
In college in Bulgaria, I worked for 1 month per year, 1986-1989, picking tobacco leaves from the plants, I worked on a lathe making metal parts, and on a assembly line for electrocars in two factories.
I did social work for the Red Cross and for the municipality in Kirchseen, Germany in 1990 and 1991. 
My first full time job was a Quality Control Inspector of incoming merchandise for medical devices in pvb medizintechnik, Kirchseeon/Eglharting, Germany from 1991 till 1993.

After I came to the United States on fiancée visa, I worked as a Custodian starting in 2006. At the same time, I received a job offer from a company called QMicrowave to work as a Drafter. I wasn't completely sure of my AutoCAD skills that I learned in Bulgaria and also the person conducting the interview said that if I make one mistake the administration in the company will never forgive it. I decided to continue working as Substitute Custodian. At the moment I am working as a Drafter in a world famous prestigious company. 

As I make simple toys from wood, I want to share a story from ancient Greece including a thing made of wood. The following is from Encyclopedia Britannica
"Trojan horse, huge hollow wooden horse constructed by the Greeks to gain entrance into Troy during the Trojan War. The horse was built by Epeius, a master carpenter and pugilist. The Greeks, pretending to desert the war, sailed to the nearby island of Tenedos, leaving behind Sinon, who persuaded the Trojans that the horse was an offering to Athena (goddess of war) that would make Troy impregnable. Despite the warnings of Laocoön and Cassandra, the horse was taken inside the city gates. That night Greek warriors emerged from it and opened the gates to let in the returned Greek army. The story is told at length in Book II of the Aeneid and is touched upon in the Odyssey. The term Trojan horse has come to refer to subversion introduced from the outside."




From San Diego Air and Space Museum and General Atomics Aeronautical Systems  







Sunday, October 7, 2012


We are Jennifer and Ivan Yanev of J.I.Family Toys.  We created J.I.Family Toys in 2011 to provide safe and cute toys for children of all ages.  Ivan is a drafter and a mechanical engineer from Bulgaria that enjoys making simple wooden toys.  Jennifer, in addition to working in education, is the brains of the operation.  Our favorite phrase is "It's a small world after all".

We are thankful to God for new knowledge at Church and for possibilities to study and learn new things at schools and colleges that we can use at work.

We are thankful to you for visiting our site.

Friday, October 7, 2011

These are some 1½” cubes that Ivan made for an order he received.  The person who placed the order is using them at a paper crafting workshop. 

Sunday, September 18, 2011

Jennifer Painting




Ivan is insisting that I post a picture of myself (Jennifer) painting the toys. He really is the talent in the company, but he wants everyone to know that I paint some of the toys.

Our First Sale on Etsy (Post in 2011. Sales of our toys on Etsy and anywhere else are not available.)

Well, we did it!  We made our first sale on Etsy.com.  Thanks to Jesse B. for his purchase of the alligator puzzle for his son.  We've posted new items on our Etsy page http://www.etsy.com/shop/jifamilytoys  We hope to continue to build our business.  Thanks for your support!