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Denise Breimeir
This fall I discovered Flower Fridays at Fishers Flower Farm, a small local farm. I’d seen their colorful flowers featured in my friend Lisa’s photographs for a while, but had never experienced them for myself until I pre-ordered flowers for a Friday pickup this September. The flowers were so beautiful! I arranged them into a vase to take to my mom, who absolutely raved about them. The fall colors were so lovely and long-lasting; she enjoyed them for over a week. The following week I saw DIY mini floral pumpkin kits were being offered for Flower…
Today we are celebrating six years of Gnome Decor with a relaxing yoga session in the gnome garden! An adorable set of six gnome figures from Grasslands Road made for a quick and easy gnome garden I planted in May and have been enjoying ever since. The little gnomes have a glittery finish to them and sparkle magically in the sunlight. They’re each doing a different yoga pose like lotus, tree, downward dog, boat, and side twist. For landscaping I added a pathway, mushrooms, little log with a hedgehog and his stockpile of apples atop it, and a bench…
Hallo Oktober! My gnomes are celebrating Oktoberfest in their little garden this fall! Often my favorite gnome and fairy garden designs turn out to be those with a specific theme, and I’ve wanted to make a German-inspired Oktoberfest themed fall miniature garden for some time now. The inspiration behind this garden stems from one of family’s favorite fall traditions. I grew up going to a lot of Oktoberfest celebrations at German Park in Indianapolis with my family on my dad’s side who has German heritage. I also got to see the fairground in Munich, Germany where…
Welcome to the grand reveal of all the items in the FOUR limited edition Handmade Halloween boxes made especially for Gnome Decor’s Fourth Birthday Celebration Week! Each Handmade Halloween Box contains eight one of a kind Halloween-themed items I’ve made, and are perfect for treating yourself or giving as gifts. As you’ll see below, the designs are different in every box, making each one truly unique! There is a lot of spooky sweetness in these boxes! Each Handmade Halloween box contains: Halloween Gnomies Greeting Card Purrfectly Wicked Greeting Card Lots of Little Witches…
Fall is here and autumn fairies are near! A hot, dry stretch of summer weather finally broke a few weeks ago and gave way to comfortable temperatures and rainy days, so most of my fairy gardens are greening up and thriving right now even as summer winds down. I’m hoping we have several weeks until the first frost hits, because I just finished decorating my last fairy garden for fall on Friday and would like to enjoy my new autumn gardens for as long as possible. Without further ado, here are this year’s fall designs…
Hello Gnomies! It’s been awhile since my last post, but I’m back on the blog! Today marks FOUR YEARS since Gnome Decor launched! We’ll be celebrating Gnome Decor’s birthday week from September 30 – October 6. Stay tuned for new blog posts this week, culminating in the release of FOUR limited edition Handmade Halloween boxes you won’t want to miss! Here in central Indiana, it still feels like summer, so for my first post I wanted to share one of the things I was up to this summer! One of…
Spring is in full swing and Easter is already upon us! Every year I look forward to carrying on the tradition I’ve shared with my mom since I was little to dye and decorate Easter eggs. Yesterday we colored and decorated four dozen eggs, and both agreed our favorite eggs are the gnomes! We used the handmade DIY Easter Egg Gnome Kit from Broken Sparrow Studio to make eight adorable gnomes. Making these Easter egg gnomes has been our favorite creative activity we’ve done together during the pandemic. I’m already thinking about buying another…
Happy Valentine’s Day! I hope you’re staying warm and cozy if you’re experiencing bitter cold winter weather where you live too! Welcome to my first outdoor fairy garden for Valentine’s Day. Our mild December was perfect for enjoying a Christmas fairy garden outside, so I decided to create a Valentine’s Day fairy garden in late January. But as soon as I started planning and working on my Valentine’s Day theme, temperatures plummeted to way below freezing and stayed there for weeks! What timing! I made sure to take photos soon after…
Christmas looked a lot different this year. Due to the pandemic, we didn’t have our traditional Christmas Eve and Christmas Day family get togethers. Instead I celebrated Christmas with my quarantine crew, my parents, at their house on Christmas Day. The three of us had a delicious ham feast my mom prepared, opened presents and ate dessert, and were very thankful for our health and that we could celebrate safely with each other. I missed attending our favorite Christmas events like the Festival of Trees, Christkindlmarkt and the Old World Village and Christmas Market, and did all of…
The first official week of fall turned out to be a good time to revamp my fairy gardens to match the season, after planning out the themes in early August and choosing any accessories I needed to order by early September. I spent the first day of fall adorning Acorn Hollow, conjured up Witch’s Brew the next evening and threw a Black Cat Halloween Party the day after that. Acorn Hollow Lately I’ve been going nuts for acorns as an autumn motif! I’ve been seeing them everywhere: in fall decor, outside on the ground…
Welcome to the reveal of all the items in the limited edition gnome boxes made especially for Gnome Decor’s Third Birthday Celebration Week! Each Gnome Box contains seven handmade one of a kind gnome-themed items, perfect for treating yourself or giving as gifts. As you’ll see below, the designs are different in every box, making them truly one of a kind! Five of the items are Gnome Decor exclusives and two are custom items designed by my friend Grace Turney at Little Gnome Art! There is a lot of handmade love put into these boxes…
Harvest at Newfields is back – and much bigger than last year’s inaugural event! It has expanded from a four-day weekend to 24 days in October and now features two separate daily events: Harvest Days and the all-new Harvest Nights! My parents and I went to Member Preview Night yesterday so we got a sneak peek at this fabulous fall festival that officially begins today. (You can check out our visit to Harvest’s weekend event last year here on the blog.) Entry to Harvest Nights is along a winding path under cornstalk arches where…
Three years ago today, Gnome Decor was launched. To celebrate, a week of activities is planned, starting today and continuing through October 6! The schedule below outlines all the events coming soon over the next several days. Bookmark this page and check back regularly as it will be updated each day with new information and links to posts and items as they become available. Wednesday, September 30 – Third Birthday Celebration Kickoff Let’s get this party started! Keep on reading to check out all the fun activities going on this week, September 30 – October 6, to celebrate three years…
When I was planning my fairy gardens this spring, one of the themes I was most looking forward to doing was a butterfly sanctuary. I tend to get really excited about very specific themes, and this one was easier to pull off than some of my other ideas, because there are a LOT of miniature butterfly accessories out there to choose from. Since they are both magical winged creatures that can be found dancing around your flowers, butterflies and fairies go together like gnomes and mushrooms! I quickly realized the butterflies in my garden would need extra room to spread…
The Fishers AgriPark officially opened to the public on July 28, and the timing couldn’t have been better for something new to do outdoors that everyone can safely enjoy. The thirty-three acre park offers plenty of room to socially distance. Face masks are required and attendance is limited to a small number of guests through online pre-registration and waiting lists. Ten preview evenings for local residents are being held on Tuesdays and Thursdays through the end of August for a rolling grand opening before regular park hours begin on September 1. My parents and I went…