$25.00
Celebrate the beginning of the football season, or the start of football spring training with this Buckeye Fan Gnome ornament. Decorate your snack table as you root for your favorite football team this fall. Create special memories this holiday season as you and your loved ones hang them from the Christmas tree in anticipation of the college football playoff and championship just around the corner. O-H-I-O!
2016
Actual sizes vary, approximately 1.75” x 1.75” x 3.0”
Buckeye nuts, felt, t-shirt material, paint, felt, ribbons, plastic beads, cardboard, buttons.
Note: Given the handmade nature of the ornament, all ornaments are slightly different. The pictures depict just one sample of the ornament.
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD – Small parts. Not for children under 4 years. This is NOT a toy. Handle it under adult supervision.
| Weight | 3 oz |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 3 × 3 × 5 in |
| Hat Color | Red, Gray |
created this large Buckeye Fan Gnome ornament inspired by my fascination with gnomes. Hard to believe, but a Gnome paid a visit to my twin sister and I once upon a time. In sum, Gnome left us honey candies inside our Mary-Janes which we hung from the rails of our toddler beds. Thus, we built a house for him to make sure he would stick around. And that was when I was lucky to get a glimpse of him scurrying inside the house we had built for him.
Since my quick encounter with Gnome years ago, I have always wondered if there were other gnomes around the world. When arriving in Ohio, the home of the Buckeye tree, I speculated if Buckeye Gnomes existed. If Pinecone Gnomes existed, there was no reason to think that Buckeye Gnomes could not. I must confess that I have never seen a Buckeye Gnome during my thirty plus years living in this wonderful state even though as I walk by Buckeye trees during my strolls through the park my sixth sense awakens. Sometimes I hear leaves rustling as I smell the sweetness of Morning Glory berries in the air.
During the fall season, one of my favorite pastimes is to go hiking through the woods and parks, collecting buckeyes along the way. The neighborhood of Clintonville in Columbus, Ohio, is home to many parks. The best of these parks is Whetstone Park. As you might expect, you can find Buckeye trees sprinkled throughout the park. The most majestic Buckeye Trees grow by the bike path between the wildflower prairie and the creek. These trees yield the most large and wonderful buckeyes you have ever seen! They are of a dark golden color and shiny as the deer eyes they are named for. As I stroll through the park, I fill my backpack with these natural gems. When you collect them by the hundreds, the treasure can become very heavy!
My inspiration for the Buckeye Fan Gnome is these wonderful giant buckeyes that I collect when strolling through the park. Just like the small Buckeye Gnomes ornaments, these larger ornaments also hold a football. And, to add to their charm, they have an extra-long scarlet and gray scarf around their necks to keep them warm. Finally, I used black buttons to make their shoes.
Melissa –
Very creative ornament for every OSU Buckeye fan, love the inclusion of an actual buckeye. Go Bucks!