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Tina P.
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Posted: March 05 2008 at 1:57pm \| IP Logged

Please help a craft-impaired mom. I just bought some gnome figures that are 2" tall. I bought them via a catalog: A Child's Dream Come True. I couldn't find any locally. Our jewels would look like cheese wheels in their little hands. I'm thinking about 3.5" doll forms ... ?What size doll forms did you use?

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Posted: March 05 2008 at 6:59pm \| IP Logged

Three-and-a-half wood doll bodies are exactly what I used to make our gnomes.

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Posted: March 05 2008 at 7:20pm \| IP Logged

hhhmmmm....I made the gnomes twice. Once as a "trial" as I was figuring out how to do the hats, etc. The first ones were bigger, and I just checked - they were 2 1/2 inch bodies. The second set I made, that I like better and we are using, are actually smaller, and the bodies are 2 inches.

BTW, your cheese wheel comment cracked me up.

I have no idea what kind they were, becuz for once, I actually had the bodies in my craft bucket.

Oh - another difference - the larger ones the bodies were straight below the neck. the smaller ones, the bodies kind of curve out.

Not sure if I am being clear....

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Posted: March 06 2008 at 7:34am \| IP Logged

Mine are teeny, barely 2 inches tall. My bodies are from the local craft store. They sound just like Laura's actually. I blogged about my gnomes here.

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Posted: March 11 2008 at 12:22pm \| IP Logged

I decided to buy the 3" versions. My theory is that little hands will better be able to manipulate bigger gnomes and little eyes will better be able to take in the colors and larger symbols. Besides, we can use the 2" ones to be baby Jesus for our Nativity set and other babies for our various dollhouse dolls we're making.

Thank you all for your help!

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