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Couple’s Tree Stump Turns Into Talk Of The Neighborhood
That is quite an interesting idea.
Eduardo Gaskell
01.29.21

This awesome couple teamed up and put their creative juices to work to build a Gnome House from an old tree stump in their front yard. It’s certainly turned heads and attracted attention!

The mythical Gnome has taken up residence in gardens around the world yet it’s not every day that we get a behind the scenes look at how their homes are built.

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Mimi is from Tennessee. This former teacher faced a new life when she and her husband became empty-nesters. Mimi discovered a huge creative outlet on her Youtube Channel where she produces videos teaching folks how to make special crafts, recipes, and seasonal decor. Go check her out. You might learn something new.

One of her biggest hits on Youtube, with over three million views, is the inventive Gnome house she and her husband created out on their front yard.

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What exactly are Gnomes?

Garden Gnomes began living in home gardens after World War II. These mythical creatures are taken from the Nisse of Nordic folklore, and Disney’s Seven Dwarves. Gnomes began to spring up on front lawns in the 1960s and 1970s when plastic gnomes started showing up at Home and Garden centers.

I doubt they looked that cute though.

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The New York Times review of “The Secret Book of Gnomes” by Dutch author Will Huygen, and illustrator Rien Poortvliet says,

“Gnomes talk to the animals and perform useful services for them in the medical line; the animals pay them back by doing odd jobs.”

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Starting with a tree

Mimi explains how the concept for the Gnome House began …

“It all started in April when hubby told me he needed to cut down a dead tree.”

Cedar Shake Roof

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One of its striking features is the cedar shake roof. Mimi’s hubby puts the roof together and it is fascinating to watch. The little cedar shake roof tiles are cut by hand and everything is made in smaller sizes. For Gnomes, of course.

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Extra Touches

After the roof is installed, Mimi has plans for some Gnome House Curb Appeal. She purchased a little lamp holder and a hanging lantern for the front door. Of course it had to look cute. The kind of cute that makes children and adults smile when they see it.

With almost four million views, Youtubers are loving this video.

“Absolutely brilliant idea. I’ve helped my dad pull several stumps in my life and this is such a great idea instead of all the grueling work involved in pulling them. I want to do this so bad now.”

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And Mimi is getting her fair share of praise …

“I love it, so cute! I also love your accent – you could read the phone book and I’d listen to you all day.”

With a Garden Gnome from Walgreens, rocks from Dollar Tree, and the lantern from Dollar General, Mimi says her project turned out pretty cute. She says she’s gotten lots of comments from neighbors and folks have stopped and asked about it.

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Watch the video below as they turn an old dead tree stump into a head turning project. The Garden Gnomes will love their new place!

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