Even More Garden Gnomes (inspired by the Harry Potter Series)

One of my favourite magical creatures to never appear in the movies, but who do make an appearance in my garden, are the Garden Gnomes. I so love these grumpy faced little creatures and have made it my mission to see that that they find fun new homes. This is not the first time I have written about these adorable beings, the first time being back in February of last year, the second time only a month after that.

My first garden gnome was Warrick who, seen above on the left, still spends most of his time indoors and on my bookshelf, despite the fact that it is now winter here in Australia and I'm sure his gnomehole in my backyard would be just as warm for him as my house is freezing. Next to Warrick is a new friend, as yet unnamed as he is to be re-homed with a new family.

The reason for a new garden gnome post, other then the fact that I just love these creatures, is to show the difference materials can make when creating one of these gnomes. Using the one pattern these two gnomes have slightly differing sizes which is all due to the material used. Warrick was made from an old pair of jeans and his little friend was made from left over heavy curtain fabric.

If you decide to make a garden gnome yourself, details for which can be found here, the in-depth tutorial attached advises suede cloth, or any non woven fabric. However I prefer to use materials I have on hand and unfortunately I had no suede when making these. The jeans used to make Warrick were, I thought, a great light brown/tan colour and the material had some stretch to it which made it easer when turning inside-out.

This second little garden gnome was made with a heavier dark material, leftover curtain scraps, that had no stretch to it at all which I discovered made a bit of a difference when it came time to turning out his sewn pieces. It was especially tricky turning the hands the right way out as it was a smaller piece to manoeuvre and the material was also thicker then I was used to, but I found a pair of hemostats came in handy for this.

I have also made a few sets of Blue garden gnomes, complete with Weasley's Wizard Wheezers scroll's that I have previously given away seen here. But I find no mater the material used or the colours chosen for these magical creatures they are each so adorable and such fun to toss about. To get this pattern for yourself visit Tiffany Hinnen (aka. Mieljolie) etsy store HERE, and to find out more about her other macical patterns and creations visit her blog All Things Crafty.