Felt Flower Garland...or, hmmm...a Necklace!

Although I made this very easy garland for the gnome house, Fairy picked it up, wrapped in around her neck and said, "Oh, Gammy, this is a beautiful necklace." Hmmm, yes, that was my plan... garland for the gnomes, necklace or bracelet for Fairy! Okay, that wasn't my plan, but I love it when designs can be used for more than one thing! If you decide to make it into a necklace, I would suggest making it a choker since the back isn't finished. To make the choker simply size the garland, then add a clasp on the back.

The pattern and instructions are included in the FREE Open Patterns section. If you'd like to do this project with younger children, you can glue it together with a fast drying crafters' glue. We ran the garland along the bridge, but it could be scalloped around a gnome or dollhouse. Enlarge the pattern to decorate a valance or to make a stencil. Enjoy!

Submitted by Kimara on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 14:45
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When St. Nicholas brought our

Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Sun, 04/19/2009 - 08:40.

When St. Nicholas brought our gnome house this season, I didn't think about "decorating" it. Especially not seasonally. Thanks for tons of ideas. Since we discovered your blog last week my girls and I have been very busy. They made their own sleeping bags and used some dried heather on the branches. It's coming along nicely. Love your blog. What a incredible treasure of natural child appropriate toys. Although my girls aren't old enough to do the crafts, it gives them ideas and I will be busy making things for them too. The house blocks are a project for my husband next week. Thank you so much.

We're glad you found us and

Submitted by Kimara on Sun, 04/19/2009 - 09:26.

We're glad you found us and glad you find the projects useful for your family. Obviously, Michelle and I are all about natural, imaginative and hand-made toys for children. It's what we want for our own kiddos! Decorating your gnome house is much like decorating your own home... ya can't do it all at once, but where would the fun be in that anyway? Glad you like the blocks. We've loved ours for 2 generations now. If that isn't a testimony about their value, I don't know what is! Definitely worth the effort. Let us know if you have any questions. Have fun!

Kimara
Wee Folk Art Publisher
 

gnome house

Submitted by Breanne (not verified) on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 22:25.

Can you tell me where you got your gnome house? It is incredible. I have'nt seen one just like it. I've seen ones I liked at Magic Cabin but I don't think they carry them anymore, or at least I can't find them. Hoping you have another source for me. Thanks.

I just ordered one from TreeBlocks!

Submitted by cflaming on Sat, 04/18/2009 - 10:41.

I cant wait for it to come! I have been drooling over these since last summer since I saw them on the Blueberryforest website. They are manufactured by Treeblocks and are frequently out of stock-but they have the tree cottage right now! My daughter loves fairies. We are hooked on the Flower Fairies by Salley Mavor and need a home for them. Now I know how to make it really really nice for them thanks to Kimara and Wee Folk Art! I am sure that I can coax a few Gnomes to move in too.

Thanks for sharing your

Submitted by Kimara on Sat, 04/18/2009 - 11:53.

Thanks for sharing your source! The Treeblocks house is what inspired ours. Fortunately, my DH is a very talented woodworker, and our yard provided much of the natural materials, so we made our own but I'm glad to see there is a source for buying them. I do know, back when I was looking, that they were often out-of-stock. You may have ordered their last one because when I just went on, they said they were out-of-stock. So, yea for you!!! We also made a whole bushel of the branch blocks. Although my granddaughters play in the gnome house almost daily, my grandson loves building his own home, a.k.a. fort, out of the blocks. There constantly seems to be unrest between the gnomes and trolls, which fills the girls with grief, but Bug assures them he will protect the gnome house! Personally, I can't think of a better toy for imagination and creativity. I'm so sorry I didn't have this for my children when they were young!

Kimara
Wee Folk Art Publisher
 

I thought about trying to make one.

Submitted by cflaming on Sat, 04/18/2009 - 12:09.

I sort of had an idea of how to put one together, but at the rate that I was getting to it my daughter would be grown! We bought some of the blocks last fall and Marra loves making homes for her horses and fairies. I emailed Liz at Tree blocks and she let me know that they are back in so I was finally able to order. Carol

Envious!

Submitted by Stacy on Fri, 04/17/2009 - 16:57.

I am so envious of your gnome home. All these sweet things you have going on. I love, love, love the bridge then with the flower garland. Incredible. You're a whiz at gnome decorating, hehe!