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 new house. Would they love it all as much as she did? She thought they would… she hoped they would, …
Seaside Escapades
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 In the village of Hidden Cove, where Kristoff grew up, gnomes with the ability to tell the most thrilling stories …
Meet Our Seaside Mermaids
You can read Part 1 of Caleen Meets the Mermaids HERE. Directions for making your own mermaids will be shared next week. As Caleen watched the swans coming closer, she could hardly believe her eyes! Behind each swan was a beautiful mermaid pushing them to shore. Each mermaid placed her swan on the large rock that …
Wooden Swans Tutorial
NOTE: The pattern and tutorial for making the Wooden Swans can be found after the story. Caleen sat on the front steps watching the sun go down. She loved her new home and she loved Kristoff, but sometimes, like this evening, waves of homesickness swept over her. Kristoff joined her on the steps and held …
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 closed and he lead her down the steps of their new home. Hand-in-hand he walked her down the path and …
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 Rocco did not go well. Rocco had stormed off and disappeared for a few days. When he did return, every time …
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 new house. Not only did he wish to make a functional house for his soon-to-be bride, he also wanted the …
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 beach trying to figure out how to get the crate out of the water, he noticed something quite peculiar. It …
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 travels where he had meet and became engaged to the beautiful Caleen. Her brothers had told Kristoff that they could …
Seaside Gnomes :: Kristoff
As was traditional in Kristoff’s village, before a young gnome decided to settle down and marry, he set off into the world to have his very own adventure. His best friend Bernardo, nicknamed Rocco because he was known to be hard-headed, had wanted to join him, but, no, not this time. There was plenty that …
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 Caleen was prideful at all, it was of her long golden hair. It was straight and silky and the color …
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 by several very powerful sea fairies. Here, in Hidden Cove, not much changes from century to century and the gnomes …