Just found this community. I think it's amazing :D

Happy Gnome Day all! In celebration, I'm wearing the hat my mom made me. I dressed up as one with my boyfriend last halloween.

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I am a yarn spinner, on top of being crazy about gnomes...so finally I have been able to bring my two loves together. I just love how the little guys look like they are just adventuring through the big waves of green. :)

Ok, so this is so likely a hoax, but pretty funny despite some of the non-PC words written.

http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/article902014.ece

I just found online that Travelocity has all sorts of Roaming Gnome goodies! How cute.

Here's the link if you are interested:

https://www.hotlink.com/marketplace/servlet/Marketplaces?webEvent(ViewProductGridPage,folderClick)&folderID=13131

x-posted from my journal.

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All of my gnomes as of June 15th, 2007. I didn't want to lug up ALL OF MY GNOMES upstairs for another group shot because it's a very long process. It'll probably be a yearly thing.
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I know it's a little late, but did anyone else get new gnomes for Christmas?

I got a few:

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I'll admit I picked this out for myself, but my mom bought it for me. Two gnomes packing some kindling into a little sleigh.
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My sister just told me about these adorable dishes available at Stonewall Kitchen:



Here's the link: http://www.stonewallkitchen.com/prdmultisell.aspx?L0=Kitchen&L1=Tableware&L2=FancifulGnomes07

Just thought I'd share!

I was out shopping for Christmas presents when I found this lovely container full of little chocolate chip cookies at Ross Dress for Less for $4.50:

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The website to see more of their stuff is here (then click "Christmas") they don't have this particular thing online, but they have a this (pfft, they call them elves!).

And did you know that in Scandinavia, gnomes are a part of the traditional Christmas celebrations? This website has more information and really cute pictures :)

And could I suggest some "interests" for the community profile? It might bring in some new members.

I am part of an art/craft collective called Stitch n Kitsch and so is Sarah Apple. I bought this skirt the other day and I am really in love with her work.




Seriously check out her stuff and treat yourself to some. You will love her work.



http://www.sarahapple.com

the worst joke ever

So I found this site just now, and I won't lie, it made me really happy.

This is a great story: http://www.radio.cz/en/article/74123

There is a gallery showing of gnomes at the Museum of Central Bohemia in Roztoky, just north of Prague.


"We didn't want to take a dry, art-historical approach, although we do also offer examples of some really early gnomes. We have two from the late Renaissance period, and there are also many rare gnomes from the Maresch ceramics factory that used to be in Usti nad Labem in North Bohemia and was the first ever to create mass-produced gnomes. At the beginning of the last century it was exporting them all over Europe."

The oldest of the gnomes go back to the late Renaissance time. I would be interested to know what their symbolism was.

"They are caricatures of a noble woman and a peasant. They were made by the well known sculptor Matyas Braun and they parodied various human qualities, such virtue and vice."

Exbition news: http://www.muzeum-roztoky.cz/

I posted back in January my gnome collection, but I have since taken better photos of my gnomes and acquire many more, so I thought I'd do an updated version of my gnome collection...(very image heavy)

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All of my gnomes as of June 15th, 2007.
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This photo supplied by the Australian Customs shows a snake stuffed inside a garden gnome found during a recent international mail check, customs officials said Tuesday, June 19, 2007. Customs officials found two snakes and three lizards wriggling inside the ceramic garden statues during a routine postal inspection in Sydney on June 10.

TELL ME THAT'S NOT THE COOLEST SHIT YOU'VE EVER SEEN!?!?!?! I want them. Badly. They can be purchased here.