Friday, November 27, 2009

Gnome's the word

My oldest daughter Colleen and her family came up early for Thanksgiving staying at Leslie's. Early in the week everyone was at my house and we had a family craft night. I was introduced to wool felting and we all tried our hand at Gnomes. I had a bit of a time adjusting to the technique so the top picture is my first 2 "Gnomes". The red-capped one was the first. His oversized eyes were turned into sunglasses and I gave him a candy cane cane. Miss Matrushka came next. I've since learned that the placement of the face made her look like a Russian nesting doll. Thanksgiving night, at Leslie's, the wool came out again and I made a second attempt. I think these came out better, more Gnome-like. We had a good time being together, playing, laughing and eating way too much!


3 comments:

Leslie said...

oh my...they are very cute!!! it was fun making stuff together.

Colleen said...

Love the frizzy blond, but I have a soft spot for the blind elf/gnome. :)

Grammie/Mom said...

notice I did not say he was blind!! The secret is out.