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Miniature Accessories for Seaside Gnome Home
Gnomes are known for their hospitality. You can help your gnomes stock their larders with these wooden miniature accessories! There were many things that were different about Caleen’s new life, but some things would never…
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Mini Striped Blanket Knitting Pattern
Caleen absentmindedly made the bed. She was both excited and nervous. Today, her brothers were coming for their first visit to Hidden Cove. She wondered if they would approved of her new life and her…
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Miniature Mattress and Pillow
Make a miniature mattress and pillow for your gnomes, fairies or your dollhouse friends. Caleen is enjoying adding her special touches to her new home. She just finished making a new miniature mattress and pillow…
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Felt Beach Umbrella
Although many days in Hidden Cove are cloudy, when the sun shines bright, it’s nice to have a felt beach umbrella to relax under. These are easy to make and they add a touch of…
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Cork Buoys
Want to make your Seaside Gnome House look a wee bit more coastal? Try adding a few cork buoys to give color and authenticity to your house! It’s hard to be on the Eastern Seaboard…
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Felt Boat Tutorial
Whether your gnomes and fairies wish to take to the high seas or just lazily float down a meandering river, our felt boat will help insure they enjoy their adventure! A BIT ABOUT HIDDEN COVE…
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Seaside Gnome Bed, Shelf, Bookcase and Larder
Here a few wee projects to help turn the seaside house into a home. Find out how to make a larder shelf, bed, bookcase and shelf for your gnomes. Now that you are done making…
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Seaside Gnome Driftwood Campfire
Is there anything more enchanting than a driftwood fire, with flame licks of purple and blue? Our seaside gnomes enjoy a driftwood campfire filled with magic and whimsy. Kristoff told Caleen to keep her eyes…
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Seaside Gnome House :: Part 4
Learn how to make a Seaside Gnome House for your gnomes! We are sharing directions for how we made ours but get creative when you make your own! As Kristoff had feared, his talk with…
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Seaside Gnome House :: Part 3
Learn how to make a Seaside Gnome House for your gnomes! We are sharing directions for how we made ours but get creative when you make your own! Kristoff labored long and hard on the…
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Seaside Gnome House :: Part 2
Learn how to make a Seaside Gnome House for your gnomes! We are sharing directions for how we made ours but get creative when you make your own! While Kristoff paced up and down the…
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Seaside Gnome House :: Part 1
Learn how to make a Seaside Gnome House for your Seaside Gnomes! We are sharing directions for how we made ours but get creative when you make your own! Kristoff had just returned from his…
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Miniature Tablecloth
Whether you are a gnome, fairy or a wee doll, nothing makes a special occasion more special than a beautifully embroidered tablecloth. This miniature tablecloth is perfect for spring and summer! Britta received a…
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Gnome Valentines Crafts
Over the years we have helped Britta, the matriarch of our wee gnome family, decorate for the holidays. Here are a few of the Gnome Valentines Crafts we have shared. Hope you find something your…
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Gnome Home :: Building a Ladder
Now that you’ve learned how to build a gnome home, don’t forget about getting your wee ones from one level to another. If you would like to add a set of stairs to your gnome home,…
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Gnome Home :: Building Stairs
When you finish assembling your gnome home, you must give consideration to how the gnomes will get from one level to another. They aren’t fairies, after all, so they can’t fly! Whenever we build a…
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Gnome Home :: Part 3 :: Assembly
By now you have designed your Gnome Home and have cut and sanded all parts. You are now ready to start putting it all together. Are you excited? You should be! Here we go! GNOME…
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Gnome Home :: Part 2 :: Cutting Out Pieces
GNOME HOME TUTORIAL LINKS: Part 1: Getting Started can be found HERE. Part 2: Cutting Out Pieces can be found HERE. Part 3: Assembly can be found HERE. Building Stairs can be found HERE.…
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Gnome Home :: Part 1 :: Getting Started
Finally… the long awaited tutorial for building your own gnome home! If you are like me, you are doing a little happy dance right now! That’s the good news. The bad news is we are…
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Preview :: Gnome Home Tutorial
For years I have been promising our readers a tutorial for making our Gnome Home. Last Christmas Tim and I made two, and I’m finally getting around to writing up the directions. It’s not that…
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Leprechaun Shenanigans
Photos from Wee Folk Art Several years ago I did a series of stories and crafts concerning the leprechauns’ visit to The Thicket… the place our local gnomes call home. I often get emails about…
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Gnome Cradle and Carving Tools
For the past week, we’ve been sharing tutorials for making our Forest Gnome family. You can find the tutorials for them HERE and HERE. To finish off this project, today I am sharing a tutorial…
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Fairy House Kit
In preparation of this weekend’s give-away sponsored by Bella Luna Toys, we received a Fairy House Kit to try out and review. It is an all inclusive (you just provide a screw driver and your…
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Restoring Order to the Gnome Home
Our building project not only had an effect on our lives, but our poor gnomes also felt the strain. They were “put up high” on our dry sink, hoping to keep them safe from the…
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