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Seaside Gnomes :: Caleen
Caleen was a shy and modest lass. She would have been surprised to hear how many of the young gnomes in the area were biding their time, hoping one day to make her his bride. If…
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Meet Caleen and Kristoff
Along the eastern seaboard, just south of a sleepy little human fishing village, there lives a colony of gnomes. Their wee cove was protected from threatening storms and overly inquisitive humans hundreds of years ago…
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Seaside Gnome House Sneak Peek
Here at Wee Folk Art we are embarking on a new project. And it is BIG… actually it is quite WEE… but HUGE at the same time. Here is a sneak peek. We are so…
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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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Miniature Envelope Tutorial
If you have wee creatures in your life, like fairies and gnomes, chances are they will be sending letters to loved ones. Today, on Wee Folk Art, use our miniature envelope tutorial to make them…
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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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Gnomes on Wee Folk Art
We started Wee Folk Art back in July of 2008, so we are celebrating 7 years of sharing our passions here on the blog. Every once in a while I love to flip around through…
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Fairy Doors on Etsy
Source for all photos can be HERE. While strolling through our wooded yard, I catch movement out of the corner of my eye. My head tells me a chipmunk scurried past, but my heart whispers…
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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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Forest Gnome Baby
Is there anything more precious than a new born baby? I think not! And, have you ever wondered where baby gnomes come from? Well, here’s your chance to find out. When Pixie and Fairy saw…
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Wool Roving Forest Gnomes
The other day I was doing a workshop on making our Flower Fairies. While talking to one of the women, I mentioned that I was going to draw up a pattern for the very simple…
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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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Festival Gnome :: Part 2
This is the second and final part of our Festival Gnome. Part 1 of our Festival Gnome can be found HERE. READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE YOU BEGIN TO PREVENT MISUSE OF MATERIALS. IMPORTANT: Do not cut…
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Festival Gnome :: Part 1
There are many celebrations in The Thicket, and Britta wanted a new dress for those special occasions. Here, Britta is wearing her Festival Dress, in red and aqua, with pretty flowers everywhere. You…
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Britta’s Make-Over
Britta and I were chatting the other day, and she said she was ready for a make-over. We had tons of fun deciding on a new style, and then we both got busy stitching away.…
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Wooden Flowers Made From Drawer Pulls
Has Spring sprung in your wee world? It has in The Thicket, and there are now all sorts of flowers and plants hither and yon. An easy way to add some flora to your wee…
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