{"id":5680,"date":"2015-04-30T10:30:57","date_gmt":"2015-04-30T10:30:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/?p=5680"},"modified":"2015-04-30T14:54:42","modified_gmt":"2015-04-30T14:54:42","slug":"whimsical-garden-gnome-by-kim-macdonald","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/?p=5680","title":{"rendered":"Whimsical Garden Gnome by Kim MacDonald"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-circle tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"1140\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/galeblair.com\\\/inspiration\\\/?p=5680&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:89638460}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 1140px; height: 380px;\" data-original-width=\"1140\" data-original-height=\"380\" > <div class=\"gallery-group\" style=\"width: 380px; height: 380px;\" data-original-width=\"380\" data-original-height=\"380\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item \" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/?attachment_id=5682\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"376\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"376\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"5682\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1981\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200.jpg?fit=182%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200.jpg?fit=620%2C1024&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200.jpg?w=376&#038;h=376&#038;crop=1&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200.jpg?resize=150%2C150&amp;ssl=1 150w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200.jpg?zoom=2&amp;resize=376%2C376 752w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200.jpg?zoom=3&amp;resize=376%2C376 1128w\" width=\"376\" height=\"376\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"376\" data-original-height=\"376\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200\" alt=\"kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200\" style=\"width: 376px; 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height: 376px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s becoming spring in some areas-some places are still getting snow!!<\/p>\n<p>Well, our Whimsy Vegetable Garden Gnome will get people in even the coldest areas of this beautiful land we live to begin preparing\u00a0for the garden season. Our Whimsy Garden Gnome is certain to guarantee a bumper crop this year!!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5682\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/?attachment_id=5682\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200.jpg?fit=1200%2C1981&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1200,1981\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200.jpg?fit=182%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200.jpg?fit=620%2C1024&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-5682\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200.jpg?resize=523%2C864\" alt=\"kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200\" width=\"523\" height=\"864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200.jpg?w=1200&amp;ssl=1 1200w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200.jpg?resize=182%2C300&amp;ssl=1 182w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/04\/kim-mac-garden-gnome-paperwhimsy-full-size-1200.jpg?resize=620%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 620w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 523px) 100vw, 523px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>My Process:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>I added some colorful foil to the back of the face area for sunny, shiny color.<\/li>\n<li>Paint arms with flesh paint.<\/li>\n<li>Add some paper of your choice to the upper arms, torso, back plate and stand.<\/li>\n<li>Paint bottom vine area with green paint.<\/li>\n<li>Add sequin ribbon for some bling. Got to have some bling!!<\/li>\n<li>Add green ribbon with leaves to vine area.<\/li>\n<li>Select Whimsy face.<\/li>\n<li>Braid some thin twine for braids and attach. Attach face with braid to doll.<\/li>\n<li>Sew a red felt pointed hat for your Whimsy Gnome. Attach.<\/li>\n<li>Embellish with garden tools, vegetables, ribbon and trims.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Goods from PaperWhimsy:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/paperwhimsy.com\/pages\/old-store?productid=19725&amp;cat=0&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\">Curious Medallion Santos IIS<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/paperwhimsy.com\/pages\/old-store?productid=19735&amp;cat=0&amp;page=1\" target=\"_blank\">Faces Download Sheet<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><em>Other supplies: Foil;\u00a0Red felt;\u00a0Thin twine;\u00a0Flesh paint;\u00a0Green paint; Assorted ribbons and trims (details in process); Sequins;\u00a0Papers, your choice; Miniatures (Michael&#8217;s, JoAnn&#8217;s, etc).<\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; It&#8217;s becoming spring in some areas-some places are still getting snow!! 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