Well, I never. Peg dolls apparently have a mind of their own. This was going to be a family of 4 Christmas gnomes. I was going to give them wool felt hats and a zig-zaggy wool felt collar.

I started off painting them with muted colors, rather than the traditional red and green. I got their clothes painted, including a row of buttons on each, and painted their hair. After sealing them with beeswax polish I added their faces using watercolor felt pens.

I was getting ready to cut out the wool felt for their hats and collars but they all said “Stop! We’re the Button Down Family and we quite like the way we are now! Please don’t add anything more”.

I stepped back and took a look at them. I had to agree, they definitely weren’t Christmas Gnomes. They may be simple, but they are just perfect as they are!

The row of beautiful painted houses in the background were made by Melanie Shanks.

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