Gnomes, being the elusive creatures that they are, are slowly being pushed out into mainstream by the expansion of humans into their slowly shrinking forests. In order for them to maintain their elusive lifestyle they are joining forces with Santa Claus and helping to deliver Christmas presents to the increasing amount of boys and girls. This particular Santa Gnome is in charge of the more snowy regions of the world, hence the skis. Because of Santa Gnome's love of nature he is very fast on his skis and has helped Santa Claus tremendously in his ability to reach those boys and girls in more remote regions of the world.
Santa Gnome is made from a technique called needle felting, which involves poking and prodding different colours of wool with a extremely sharp barbed needle until you reach the perfect shape. It literally takes thousands of pokes to reach just the right sculpture. This is a one-of-a-kind soft sculpture and is made without a pattern.
MEASUREMENTS: Even though Santa Gnome hardly weighs a thing he is approx. 24.5 cm (10 inches) tall. He is cute to look at, and he comes from a smoke free home, but he is not a children's toy.
Santa Gnome is dressed in a beautiful red suit (with his signature red hat) with bright white accents. His bread his a creamy white colour and he is sporting lovely mixed grey boots. His black skis are firmly needle felted to the bottom of his boots and his ski poles are real twigs cut from the forest behind my house. They too are firmly needle felted into his brown mittens. Remember different monitors may show colours slightly different then they actually are, but trust me, I've worked very hard in picking out just the right colours to bring these sculptures to life!
Listing is for felted Santa Gnome and his skis and poles only. Other display items are not included.
*****************************************
SHIPPING INFORMATION:
ATTENTION: The deadline for shipping parcels in time for Christmas has passed to the USA, International and within Canada. I'm still happy to mail any parcels from now until Christmas but they will more than likely not arrive in time for the big day. Sorry!
Items will be shipped as soon as possible (within 1 business day) through Canada Post once payment is received and will be shipped by the following methods:
United States
All items are shipped Small Packet Air with insurance up to $100.00. Expected delivery is 10-20 business days (please remember Canada Post does not run on the weekends). Sometimes delays occur at US customs so please keep this in mind. Once the items leave Canada, they cannot be tracked but they are insured and I will be happy to assist you if there is a concern but please remember that once the item leaves my hands it is in the hands of the postal workers to deliver your package in a timely fashion!
Canada
Items are shipped Regular Parcel and includes insurance, tracking and delivery confirmation. Expected delivery is 7-10 business days... but is usually surprisingly fast!
International (Australia, Europe)
Items are shipped Small Packet Air with insurance for $100.00. Expected delivery is approximately 15 to 30 business days. Please remember that delays can occur at customs and can be unpredictable. Once the items leave Canada, they cannot be tracked, but they are insured and I will be happy to assist you if I can in the event of a concern but please remember that once the item leaves my hands it is in the hands of the postal workers to deliver your package in a timely fashion!
Have any questions?
Contact the shop owner.
