February 27 & 28, 2009

"Needle Felting A Gnome"

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    I just taught another "Needle Felting A Gnome" class.  I had five very 

happy and creative students.  This was the first class that I taught that no 

one stuck themselves with their felting needles-  They each deserve an 

award.  When I begin to teach I always talk about the safe use of felting 

needles- how they should always stick their felting needles into their foam 

pads in an upright position when they are not using them or are distracted 

by talking to someone else.  This time there was no washing their wound 

with soap and water, no antibiotic ointment and no bandaids on their stuck 

fingers- Hooray.  I'm so proud of each one of these students. 

From left to right- Louise Cisco, Orie Montgomery, 

Dottie Millington, Micki Donch, Grace Johnson

Louise Cisco and Orie Montgomery - Their gnomes are coming to life.

Dotty Millington, 

Micki Donch, 

Grace Johnson - 

Their gnomes are 

developing their 

own personality.

Grace and her gnome

Dottie and her gnome

Micki and her gnome

Micki's gnome

Micki and her needle felted gnome family

Micki's mama, papa and babies - needle felted gnomes.

Micki Donch took my two gnome classes.  In the first class- November 14 & 16, 2008 she 

made the papa gnome. In this class she made a mama and her babies.  I decided to take 

a picture of her gnome family and put them together.  I just couldn't resist.  She wants to 

take another class and add to this wonderful, colorful and creative family of her gnomes.

Orie and her gnome

Louise and her gnome

Left to right - Grace, Louise, Maurine, Micki, Dottie, Orie holding their gnomes

Mama gnome and her family