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Gnomes for all seasons

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Over a year ago, we started with an idea. We wanted to create some decoration that could be up all year long. So now that we have made up a few, we wanted to show you. Gnomes with interchangeable hats. Gnomes are $35 plus tax and shipping. Additional hats are $12.50 plus tax and shipping. Hats are a limited supply. It really depends on what material we can find and how much material we buy at the time.

This handcrafted, wall hanging gnome with interchangeable hats will add whimsy to any home! It is made on a sturdy metal frame so it hangs well.  It can be used throughout the year for the holidays, events, or seasons! It measures approximately 12”x 23”.

The hats are interchangeable. Use a different hat for each holiday or Season.

Winter

The beards can be this gray/white, white coarse, or white fine. You can purchase additional hats.

Armed Forces

Thank those who have server for their Service.

4th of July. Independence Day

St. Patricks Day

Fall or Thanksgiving

Halloween

Cardinals baseball

Chiefs football

Christmas

Gallery of Hats

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A Little More Christmas

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We found this cute tassel tree kit t a local store and thought we could do that! We added some paper to the background and a star to make it a little more festive! Then we decided to make our own! We are going to redesign it smaller for next year so that we can make ornaments! These two we gave as gifts this year! Hope you like them!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then we decided to make our own! We are going to redesign it smaller for next year so that we can make ornaments! These two we gave as gifts this year! Hope you like them!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Christmas Gifts

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We had so much fun making gnome ornaments that we decided to do them for our friends and neighbors! Turquoise and purple were the chosen colors this year!

We made some little wood ornaments as well!

If you were one of our friends or neighbors that received them, we hope you enjoy them!

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Lu

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December Bulletin Board

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Well it is the last bulletin board of this year!

We found these nice signs last year after Christmas. We weren’t exactly sure what we were going to do with them. They were going to be on a white background and were white so, we painted a small border around them. We found some flowers at our local discount store. And with just a little messing we had two ready to go up!

The lettering needed to be special too! We love how the gold is carried throughout!  

And now it is up on the bulletin board

Thanks for coming to the website and supporting us all year!

 

Lu

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Not finding what you need?

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Sometimes you have an idea and just can’t find that one element to complete it.  That was the case with this fun gnome garland we wanted to make. We could find wooden red beads and white beads but no green beads. And we found that if you are trying to buy a large quantity locally they can be very expensive.

So here is our tip, buy wooden bead garland and take it apart! The cost is so much better and you get a lot more beads! That being said, we found black, grey, white and red but nothing this year had green.  So we bought the natural wood garland and painted it! This was the first time we have done this so it took a little experimenting to get the paint/water mixture the right consistency, but we did it!

We just used a sandwich bag to mix the paint and water in, rolled a couple of beads in it at a time, took them out on a toothpick and set them to dry on portion cups! You need to check them so they don’t get a glob of paint on the bottom and rotate them on the toothpick so they don’t stick to it.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We think the garland turned out darling! 

 

 

 

 

And yes you can buy this or order your own custom colors! $25.00+tax

 

 

 

 

 

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Lu

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Christmas Time!

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Steve went to Utah for his dad’s 100th birthday this last weekend. We have a friend in Utah that we stay with when we go to visit. We always do something crafty for each other for Christmas. So we thought if we could get it done Steve could take it with him. Also it was her daughter’s birthday and we wanted to do something for that as well.

She told me that they have decided for the last few years that their Christmas colors are red and turquois. Have you looked for things that are those colors and Christmas? They are not to be found. So of course our solution was to make them something. So we made these cute Santa ornaments. The pictures look a lot more blue but it is very turquois in person!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Then we decided to make some ornaments similar to some that we saw at our local store. Finding the turquois vinyl was a little tough but we love how they turned out!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

For the birthday girl (she turned 15) black is her color of choice and she likes gnomes! So we made her this fun “garland” that she could leave up all year! We love the colors too! We also made her a little Joy plaque to help her stay positive!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We have ornament sets and gnome garland ready for purchase, if you are interested! We can do custom colors! Here is a picture of a red and green garland!

 

 

 

 

Garland is 4.5′        $25.00+tax

Wooden Ornament Set 6 ornaments      $15.00+tax

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Lu

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Snowman Glass Block

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Another thing we made this year for gifts were these snowmen!

Again they are done with the rectangle block and then lighted and filled similar to the nativities.

 

 

These ones that we filled with stuffing we added a snowy glitter to the stuffing as we went.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

We want to make some more for next year, some to sell and some for us!!!

 

 

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Lu

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Nativity Blocks

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This year for our neighbor gifts we decided to do the nativity on a glass block. We found one we liked on the internet and downloaded it.   Love that this one has a dog and a cat! 

Deciding what size of block to use was the first decision. I guess I really like the rectangle block a little better than the square this year!  Then what and how much filling to put in it.  We played with the different colors and types of filling and decided we liked the silver or gold balls. We knew we wanted lights. Finding them with white cords was a challenge so we just went with the green cord.  We played with how much filling went in and decided that we liked it with a little less than full. 

Next we cut the scene our of matte, black vinyl. I like the matte a little better than the shiny, it seems a little easier to work with.  We made sure we liked how it looked on the block.

 

Then we started to assemble. Steve has a pair of needle nose pliers that are about 12″ long and they helped a lot to get the lights right where we wanted them. We know they will move some, but we positioned a few then added some filling, then lights, then more filling until we had them as full as we wanted. 

We ended up gluing the battery pack to the back of the block and that seemed to work well.

Thanks for taking time to stop by!

 

Lu

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Christmas Boxes

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We had a few requests for some Christmas boxes like we did for Halloween. It took us a little bit to find the boxes and we found some that weren’t the book style first.  So we decided to tie them all up with ribbons!!! There are a few more that I don’t have tied yet, we will add the pictures in the next couple of days!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They are just $12.00 a set!  Just shot us an email if you are interested in one!

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Lu

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Outside Christmas Ornaments

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I’ve been wanting to make some of those oversized yard ornaments for years. Steve just still hasn’t gotten on board with it. So I thought making a smaller one would get him to see how cool they are.  It hasn’t convinced him yet, now he says they will blow away in the wind!

We started with this spreadable cheese container that he is cussing at me for saving after we have eaten the cheese! (because we have so many!) You just need to drill a couple of holes in the bottom.  We just used a cable tie for your ornament hook.

Paint the cup with a color you would like.  Most common are gold and silver.  Let your imagination go wild. If you use a light color, then you might want to sand off the writing on the cup.  Put the cable tie through the 2 holes and cinch, making sure the cinch end is inside the cup.

I found a small red ball at the local dollar store, it could be any color or you could paint it. Then I just glued the two things together! I used WeldBond but have seen things that use the 6000 kind also.

You could hang them from the house, from a Christmas tree, on a shepherd’s crook, from the fence.  You decide.

I still want to do the giant ones if I can convince Steve somehow that they won’t blow away!!!

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Lu

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