After such a long and dreary yr , we could all use a celebration . Add some cheer to yourfront yardthis holiday time of year with an adorable vacation garden dwarf build from atomato John Cage . Watch executive editor in chief Danielle Sherry as she constructs this happylawn decorationin a matter of minutes .
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Items needed for your DIY holiday gnome
Steps to building your gnome
The items you ’ll need can easily be scraped together from what you have on hired hand or with a quick visit to your local consignment shop . We used a sweater for the hat , but you could , of course , use an actual chapeau . We found that adding a foam block to make the lid stand up was necessary to give it some material body , but other solutions are potential as well .
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