2.11.11

Gnomes, Gnomes, Gnomes!

When I first saw these "chore-gnomes" over at Melissa's blog Wild Faerie Caps and in her etsy shop I thought to myself, "brilliant!"  Are you as tired of reminding your little one(s) to do their chores as I am? Is that responsibility chart not quite working? Wouldn't a crew of funny little gnomes be a jolly reminder of what needs to be done?!

Their hats are made from hand dyed 100% wool felt. Watercolor paints brighten their tiny, wood burned designs and each gnome glows from a good rub with homemade beeswax polish. Best of all, they're clearly made with such love...

In my house, taking the recycling from the kitchen down to the garage is Little Mr. B's favorite chore-to-ignore, so this little fellow makes me laugh (I keep imagining a squeaky little gnome-voice persistently offering reminders, "Little Mr., please take down that recycling!")

And then, of course, there's this fellow, who would come in handy for providing some oft-necessary reminders about tooth-brushing (in his very squeaky little gnome-voice, of course!)

Melissa has also created beautiful Weather-Gnomes which you can see in this post at This Cosy Life.

 And now, drum-roll, please... Melissa is offering a glowing Autumn-Gnome as a give-away (don't you love his tiny knit cap?!)  To enter the give-away, do visit Melissa's etsy shop, have a look around then leave a comment below (and be sure I have a way to contact you if you are the winner.)  In your comment, please mention your favorite item(s) from Melissa's shop and also, if you wish, mention which chore in your house is the least (or most) favorite!  I will choose a winner for the give-away in one week via random-number generator.

Good Luck!

This give-away is now closed.  Congratulations #17. With a rustling of leaves, the little autumn gnome will be drifting over to Leisa's house...

 
P.S.  Please do visit Creative Friday over at Natural Suburbia and The Nature Table at The Magic Onions for more lovely & creative ideas...
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37 comments:

  1. AnonymousNovember 2, 2011 at 6:19 AM

    I'm DYING for these! Have to run off to work, but will be back to visit her shop and enter to win!!!

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  2. April's HomemakingNovember 2, 2011 at 6:49 AM

    I love these little gnomes from Wild Faerie Caps, right now my favorite are the autumn ones, but I love all of the chore ones as well. Our least favorite chore in the house is probably dishes. Thanks for this wonderful giveaway, I would love to add that little autumn gnome to our harvest decor. Thanks!

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  3. JulieNovember 2, 2011 at 7:59 AM

    Oh, I love the knitted cap on this one! I think you know what a fan I am of Melissa's gnomes. ;) But I think my favs are her weather gnomes. We love those!

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  4. UnknownNovember 2, 2011 at 1:10 PM

    The wolf kin is great, and the chore ones, cute idea. Im not keen on sweeping up the dirt in the dust pan after sweeping with the broom :(...

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  5. CarrieNovember 2, 2011 at 1:20 PM

    I love the pink heart vine gnome and the play mat.

    My least favorite is vacuuming. It never seems to last too long when it is done.

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  6. DaffodilAngelNovember 2, 2011 at 2:51 PM

    I love the Pink Heart-vine Gnome - beautiful colours. Thank you for the opportunity to enter the give-away.

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  7. AnonymousNovember 2, 2011 at 4:07 PM

    I wonder if she does custom chore gnomes? These are just too perfect! I would love an autumn gnome. Thank you for the giveaway! I've added Wild Faerie Caps to my etsy favorites :-)

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  8. DanielleNovember 2, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    These are absolutely what we need in our house! Alyce especially needs the "your pants don't go next to the front door" gnome.

    !!

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  9. MaryNovember 2, 2011 at 6:59 PM

    wolfkin is awesome! i actually really like doing laundry, including ironing!

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  10. Lorraine November 2, 2011 at 8:34 PM

    Funny, I was looking for some gnome stamps just yesterday. These wee little ones are so cute. The pink spiral gnome is one of my favorites. As for chores, well, my least favorite would be... almost anything, but cleaning the bathroom tops the list.

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  11. Faith PrayNovember 2, 2011 at 9:19 PM

    How fun! I love the idea of chore gnomes. I think I would use them to hint softly, instead of pulling out my growly mama bear voice. Lovely! Wolfkin is darling! As for chores, let's just say I am not a stranger to dishes and laundry.

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  12. NinaNovember 2, 2011 at 10:41 PM

    oh how sweet. I like the pink vine gnome. and least favorite? hmm probably the one that involves me getting any type of hair on my hands such as cleaning the bathroom. loose hair makes me feel sick. as a side note, I keep meaning to tell you that kohl's (not sure if they are where you live) is having those books you love this christmas for $5 with a stuffed animal and the proceeds go to help children. (every year they pick a series of books) - http://www.kohlscorporation.com/CommunityRelations/Community02.htm

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  13. AnonymousNovember 3, 2011 at 12:50 AM

    Wow! These little guys are amazing. Maybe my wee girl would brush her teeth more readily if she had a little gnome reminding her instead of me! I adore the Wolf Kin gnomes, they are so adorable. I am constantly amazed at how creative people get with little peg dolls!
    Her stuff is gorgeous.
    I need one to remind me to hoover. I hate that job.

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  14. MegNovember 3, 2011 at 1:40 AM

    You hit the nail on the head, you did. Those responsibility charts are not working and I am sure my children would much prefer to hear little gnome voice reminders than their exasperated Mama. All of these little gnomes are breath-taking but have to say that Wolf-kin made my stomach do funny little flips. As for chores.... least favourite is cleaning the toilet. Most favourite is putting all the dusting cloths in the wash because it means my cleaning jobs are done. Hooray!

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  15. StephanieNovember 3, 2011 at 6:13 AM

    I love love love the idea of the chore gnomes! They are too cute! But I have to admitt that I love the weather gnomes better!!!!! They are so much fun!!!!
    I personally hate to clean the bathroom. Yet it seems that if I dont get that room cleaned each week then I just cant seem to get the rest done either! Weird but true! :)
    Thanks for offering this sweet giveaway!

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  16. lokiwomanNovember 3, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    I adore the weather gnomes! In our house, the least favorite chore is cleaning the bathrooms, but my son loves to vacuum and mop!

    lokiwoman@gmail.com

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  17. LeisaNovember 3, 2011 at 1:49 PM

    Forgot to mention my fave—has to be the Wolf-kin in his cloak and hat! Love the brushing teeth reminder too. All so sweet and lovely! :)

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  18. Matt FerrellNovember 4, 2011 at 11:09 AM

    I like the "Matching Socks" gnome.

    As for a chore.. cleaning counters is always a pain! Dusting, wiping, sanitizing, etc. Even more so if it's the bathroom. ick!

    animasou @ comcast . net

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  19. KellyNovember 4, 2011 at 5:52 PM

    Adorable and practical. Such a fantastic, creative, playful idea! What a lot of character these little guys have.

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  20. Heidi @ Happiness is HomemadeNovember 4, 2011 at 6:22 PM

    I adore the winter gnomes, and I think a laundry gnome would be perfect in our home!

    heidikundin[at]yahoo[dot]com

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  21. KNovember 4, 2011 at 8:53 PM

    adorable again. but no surprise here. clever thing, you are. again - you've made me like peg people. stop it, you!

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  22. ziezoNovember 4, 2011 at 10:02 PM

    These are so cute! I also love the winter gnomes in her shop. My least favourite chore is doing the dishes, a chore you cannot ignore for long in our small kitchen...

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  23. RonnieNovember 5, 2011 at 1:36 PM

    The weather gnomes are my favorite followed by these chore gnomes - what fun. Thanks for the chance to enter this giveaway

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  24. CarrieNovember 5, 2011 at 6:54 PM

    Thank you for sharing at Crafty Moms Share, Margaret!

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  25. jgbaderNovember 5, 2011 at 8:41 PM

    So cute! I love the idea of chore gnomes for the little ones - tooth brushing is a never ending battle!

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  26. LouiNovember 6, 2011 at 1:07 AM

    These are beautiful!!! Certainly could use a few helpful gnomes around here. I particularly like the weather gnomes altho they are all so gorgeous. I hope they find a happy home wherever that may be :-)

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  27. annaNovember 6, 2011 at 3:57 AM

    These are the dearest, sweetest little gnomes! I wonder if I could encourage myself to do housework with this method...hmmm :)

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  28. SuzieNovember 6, 2011 at 5:45 AM

    How adorable. I LOVE the weather gnomes! As for chores, dishes are my least favorite. :)

    justsuzie_s at hotmail dot com

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  29. Bridgit's BellNovember 6, 2011 at 6:27 AM

    I love the weather gnomes, great idea! Least favorite chore? Scooping the litter box-of course only older children should do this.
    Karen Traversy. Karentraversy@comcast.net

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  30. LiseNovember 6, 2011 at 6:47 AM

    Thanks for the chance to win; how cute he would look on our Autumn table! I love the chore gnomes (matching socks and feeding farm animals especially)--what a spectacular idea!

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  31. LisaNovember 6, 2011 at 7:05 AM

    I love the chore gnomes! They are all really sweet. Our least favorite chore around here is cleaning the dishes.

    roadside@cybernet1.com

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  32. crazyestonianNovember 6, 2011 at 11:15 AM

    I love the autumn gnomes! Fall is my favorite season :) My least favorite chore is the general house clean that should happen once a week, where you dust and vacuum the rugs and sweep and wash the floors. We moved this summer and I still don't have it down in our new home.

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  33. FionaNovember 6, 2011 at 2:23 PM

    I just purchased Melissa's winter gnomes a couple of weeks ago and they are gorgeous. Looking forward to them appearing on our winter nature table.

    Fiona
    fjkelly6 at gmail.com

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  34. momma raeNovember 6, 2011 at 5:16 PM

    melisa makes such adorable things! i like all her gnomes but the pink flames gal is super fun. ;) my least favorite chore might be folding and putting away laundry. don't know why that is but it's the thing that i have the hardest time getting to!

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  35. UnknownNovember 6, 2011 at 8:55 PM

    I can't believe I haven't seen these on etsy before!!! I love the chore gnomes...how fun!

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  36. CarliNovember 6, 2011 at 10:46 PM

    Love those weather gnomes! In our house feeding the cat is the favorite chore. It's maybe too loved because our littlest walks around with the kitty bowl following the cat around and trying to get her to eat it! LOL

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  37. betsyNovember 7, 2011 at 1:13 PM

    I hope I'm not too late! How great are the little helper gnomes, thanks for the giveaway :)

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