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Big Gnomes for Little Hands Delivered
Just in the knick of time, I finished the last 2 gnomes in our series, Big Gnomes for Little Hands, and was able to take them with me on my trip last week, and give…
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Large Gnomes for Little Hands – Part 3
Part 1 can be found HERE. Part 2 can be found HERE. Here are the last two gnomes in our Big Gnomes for Little Hands series. For instructions on how to make these…
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Large Gnomes for Little Hands – Part 2
Part 1 can be found HERE. Part 3 can be found HERE. Here are the next two gnomes in our Big Gnomes for Little Hands series. For instructions on how to make these…
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Large Gnomes for Little Hands
Part 2 can be found HERE. Part 3 can be found HERE. I know it probably seems like I just got back from visiting Drew, Meghan and the Little Lady in Wisconsin,…
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Tour of the Spring Gnome Home
The gnome home is finally all decked out for Spring and our wee ones have been busy on adventures with our friends that dwell there. We thought we’d take you on a tour, floor by…
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Spring Cleaning in the Gnome Home
So, if you know me at all… if you’ve read my blogs for at least a year… you know I don’t “do” Spring Cleaning. If you are so inclined, and haven’t done so already, you…
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Wear Your Gnome Love
My mom made a request, actually it was more of a passing comment… she wanted a Wee Folk Art tote bag to carry around some of her crafty supplies. So I went off and designed…
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Wooden Mushrooms
Few things can make a gnome get a rumbly in his tumbly faster than the smell of fresh mushrooms sauteing in a frying pan. Axle thinks Britta should add mushrooms to just about everything she makes. Because…
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Peg People Ghost Pattern :: Ghosties in the Thicket
Use the Peg People Ghost Pattern to make your own ghostie for your pretend play. The gnome’s lives are rich with stories and folklore, and there has never been a story teller in The Thicket that could…
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Naked Nora
You know how it is when you get your child’s portrait taken and you must go through the agonizing decision of picking 2 or 3 cute poses out of 50? So you ask a friend……
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Gnome Campfire
The children in The Thicket always look forward to the approaching summer months. This means the days themselves grow like weeds, with more hours of daylight allowing for more hours of fun. But this also…
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Wooden Frogs
Now that spring has sprung, our pond has come alive! Reeds and lily pads, ducks and water lilies… not to mention our newest addition… frogs! In my humble opinion, every household needs its fair share…
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Spring and Summer Gnome Home Ideas
If you haven’t done it already, it’s time to get your gnome home ready for the warm days of spring and summer. Below are some of our past gnomey spring things. Just click on the picture…
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A Whimsy of Knit Gnomes
I have always been fascinated by unique collective nouns. For instance, did you know a group of mice is called a “mischief”? Sounds about right, doesn’t it? Or that dolphins travel in pods? Other names are band, horde,…
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Essay: What I Did on Spring Break by Kimara
As a child, it never failed, when you returned to school after any break or vacation, your teacher was sure to say, “I would like you to write an essay titled, “What I did on…
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Felt and Wood Reeds
Here are the Felt and Wood Reeds that I used with the Wooden Ducklings to go along with the Book Nook – Have You Seen My Duckling? but they would be just as at home used with our Gnomes. I made…
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Spring Crocheted Rag Rugs for the Gnomes (or Coasters)
The directions for the Flower Fairies pictured below can be found HERE. I hate to waste anything when I’m crafting. You never know, right? So, I have bits and pieces of this and that…
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A Surprise for Britta
Britta awoke with mixed feelings. Today was St. Patrick’s Day, which meant the leprechauns would be leaving The Thicket for places unknown. “Perhaps, just perhaps”, she thought, “I may miss them just a wee bit.”…
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Gnome and Fairy Books
No, I’m not talking about books ABOUT gnomes and fairies, rather books FOR gnomes and fairies. I got the idea from Michelle. When we talked about doing The Book Nook, I told her I wanted…
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Little Gnome and Fairy Books
The orignial blog for this project can be found HERE. It contains additional photos and information. Who doesn’t like a good book? Well, gnomes love the old traditions of sitting around a campfire and telling tales…
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8 Days and Counting
Britta woke early, ready to nurse the twins and start her day, but when she sat up in bed, she felt a strange, ticklish sensation on her cheek. When her eyes fully focused, she looked…
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Sleeping Out
Britta was awaken by the lovely sound of birds singing in the forest trees. When she opened her eyes, however, she realized she was much closer to the forest than she had been when she…
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Trouble in the Larder
Ever since the Leprechauns returned to The Thicket, Britta has been noticing a few oddities. Jackets and shawls disappear and reappear, the order of the shoes lined up by the backdoor get rearranged, and her…
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Gnome Leprechauns
I know Britta must be thinking… why would a perfectly lovely lady (me) knowingly encourage leprechauns to run amuck in the Thicket? Well…. because at heart, I think we all have a little leprechaun in us,…
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