Pine Cone Gnomes

Really? Its been a month already? Wow, guess I'm not one of those people who can amazingly trade sleep for the love of some crafty goodness. Nope, in the craziness of motherhood sleep wins hands down every time for me!

About 3 or so weeks ago we took a walk to the park and this is what we found...

It had been raining pine cones! Great for 2 reasons: it provided us with an additional activity that day of hunting & gathering, and we now have a great stash for some Christmas craftiness!

Wondering what to do with our new stash I stumbled upon this super cute idea over at We Bloom Here. Pine Cone Gnomes! How simply adorable!

Here's how mine turned out...

I changed up the shoes a little to give them a curled up toe and just lurve how they turned out!

These little guys will be sitting in our entry way this festive season, hopefully putting a smile on the faces of any guests that walk through the door. I love how tiny they look next our Buddha, a little magical don't you think? I would have loved these as a kid, thinking up make believe happenings with my little gnome family and I hope my little guy gets lost in his imagination too.  

 I did use a 5c piece to balance the pine cones up as they can be a little wobbly and it worked a treat.

 
Ok so technically there are no Christmas Gnomes right, just Elves? But I think these guys give off a burst of that childhood Christmas magic that I so fondly remember as a kid. Just add Christmas deco or two and they sure do look the part.


Stay tuned for some more pine cone craft real soon - we have a whole bundle to get busy with!

What will you do with your Pine Cones this Christmas?