We track down one of Chicago's most collectible items-the cute, the nostalgic and, occasionally, the pricey, Mold-A-Rama figurines. If you’ve ever melted a crayon, you know the smell of a Mold-A-Rama ...

Rich Connolly dips the fine tip of a brush into a bottle cap filled with black paint. Very delicately he outlines the eyes on the molded chalk Santa Claus in front of him. That detail seems to bring ...

CHESTERTOWN — Seventy years ago, an 8-year-old boy received a special Christmas present — a mold for making lead soldiers. What began as childhood entertainment became a lifelong hobby, and today, Pat ...

Many residents bought clay figurines in the past, especially during festivals or holidays, as they believed the items would bring good fortune, ward off evil spirits and prevent calamities. For ...

For American country folk artist Rich Connolly, 40, those days continue to survive. “A national treasure, Rich Connolly, through his wonderful folk art brings us back to America’s simpler days, a time ...

For the first time, Mold-A-Rama is selling existing and retired molded figurines helping to raise money for shuttered museums and zoos. Mold-A-Ramas from nine parks around the country, as well as ...