Another Wanderer

      So, two months later, she posts something again!  LOL  I find it's taking me longer to finish projects as the eyesight problems continue but I do manage to complete a few things along the way.  Today, I want to share the latest from Gnomeland.

     This one started because of a new hat style I tried.  I made the hat first, just playing with an idea in my head, then I had to make a gnome to wear the hat, and without realizing it, the gnome turned out to be a wandering gardener named Gregory who loves to plant perennial flowers and rose bushes wherever he goes, sprinkling the landscape with a multitude of colors, and returning each spring to see what's blooming.

    Today he found a bush producing unique, aqua blue, roses and clipped a few to adorn his tattered hat and coat.

      I also made a Panama Hat but it still doesn't have a gnome to wear it.  This one took a long time because the cord had to be wrapped so perfectly but the end result is delightful.  I haven't yet decided how to dress the gnome but I'm thinking maybe something from the roaring '20s or perhaps '30s, maybe even with a "gangsta" flair, but that's still in the idea phase.  Here's the hat.

     That's it for today.  Maybe I'll get another gnome finished and posted but no time promises.  Just see you when I see you.  :-D

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie

New Gnomes

      I know, I know, it's been more or less forever since I posted anything, but honestly, I just needed a break from crafting, from gnomes, even from social media, so I took a good, long rest.  But in late January and again last week, I did make three different gnomes which I want to share with you.

     This first one was made specifically for the mother of my first granddaughter-in-law.  It turns out she's a fellow gnome lover, something I didn't know about her until last Christmas but it was too late to get one made for her in time for it to go under the tree.  I did talk to her and found out her favorite colors, then asked her to choose a style for her gnome and told her it would be January before I got to it.

     I worked on him a few hours at a time through the late days of January and this was the result.  He's already been shipped and received, and she does love him.  :-D

  Front

Side view

That's hand embroidery on the sides, sleeves, and back of his coat, 

and it took about 4 hours to complete just that part.  

Her color choices were green and brown.

     This Charcuterie Gnome I made for my daughter and she was absolutely ecstatic!   She does a lot of charcuterie boards for social events so it was right up her alley.  :-D  I think he's pretty special.

The grapes and the cheese wheel were made with polymer clay,

and his serving spoon is a charm I had saved for a couple of years

with no real purpose in mind.  He has a tiny wine goblet

made by my sister-in-law.

    

     Finally, this one is another with hand embroidery on his coat but this time it goes all the way around, front, sides, and back with the same pattern.  This time the embroidery took well over 10 hours but I really like the end result.  

  Front

 Back

     OK, now you know that even though I've been absent, I haven't been totally lazy.  Thanks for dropping by.  

     Happy Crafting.  NanaConnie