It’s autumn in the Thicket and the gnomes enjoy a quiet stroll in the colorful autumn woods. Using our Wooden Autumn Forest pattern, make a tree or an entire forest for your gnomes and fairies or use them here and there around the house to simply enhance your Fall decor. Our Autumn Forest pattern includes the template …
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Mini Braided Rugs :: Tutorial
Falls here, and it’s time to help your gnomes or dolls getting their homes ready for the cool months ahead. What could be nicer than a few throw rugs under their feet. Here are directions for turning otherwise unusable scraps of fabric into cherished gnome accessories! Finished size of this rug is slightly large than …
Mini Braided Rugs :: Intro
Having a gnome or dollhouse is a great way to make use of those little pieces of fabric that common sense tells us we should pitch. For example… when making my September Rip and Tear Napkins (yes, I’ve decided to have a stack of 24 rip and tears for each month of the year) I was left …
Felt Flower Garland for Gnome or Dollhouse
Materials: Scraps of wool felt Embroidery floss Pattern Cutting out felt: 1] Make copy of pattern. 2] For each flower cut out 1 flower, 1 center and 2 leaves. (Note: the pattern has many flowers, centers and leaves. For a real quick cut out, tape individual flower pattern to felt. This keeps the pattern flat …
Spring Gnome Sleeping Bag
Spring may bring with it warming days and flowers, but the nights can still get mighty chilly in The Thicket. But just because the gnomes may still need sleeping bags, there’s no reason they can’t be light and springy! These 2 sleeping bags use bright, cheerful colors, and the heart and flowers speak spring! Follow …
Waldorf Inspired Baby Doll Directions
These simple Waldorf Inspired baby dolls are easy to put together and enjoyed by all ages (older kiddos can make their own). Materials: about 1/3 yard of fuzzy fabric (fleece, felt, flannel, terry, etc) 1 Sock (Thinner Woman’s) 12″ of Dental Floss Embrodiery Floss Batting Doll Body Pattern Doll Hat Pattern 1) Firmly stuff the …
Felt Waldorf Peg Gnome Pattern & Tutorial
Be careful using our Basic Waldorf Peg Gnome Pattern. Once you let a gnome in your life, you’ll never be without one again! Our house is crawling with gnomes. We have unassuming gnomes and rather ostentatious gnomes. We have gnomes that love to tell stories and shy ones that prefer to listen. We even harbor …
Britta’s Diagonal Quilt
Now that summer is gone and autumn has entered the Thicket, evenings can get quite chilly. Gnomes are very resourceful and waste nothing. Scraps of material left over from other projects get squirreled away to make quilts. Although this quilt can be sewn on a sewing machine, I highly suggest that you hand piece …
Elf Hat
Pixie, our playful imp, modeling her new Elf Hat knit with Felici Self Striping Sock Yarn from KnitPicks.com using the pattern from Not Just Socks for Kids.