Get ready to unleash your imagination and give new life to old objects as you craft your unique gnome.

Lynn Hjelmen, author of The Recycled Gnome, teaches us how to make a delightful Scandinavian gnome from recycled materials. The class project is a 12” Chef Gnome. All the materials needed for the class will be provided. When you are at home, you can create your own gnomes using Lynn’s ideas and sweaters, pillows, sheets, and cardboard, items that you probably already have. Kits for other gnomes will be available from the teacher after class. Her book will be available at Also Ingebretsen’s, located in Norway House.

$45 General Registration | $40 Members of Norway House

Lynn Hjelmen has always had an interest in researching her Scandinavian roots. After 34 years of teaching, she found in retirement the time to create her version of the Scandinavian gnome, the tomte, in recycled sweaters. Last January, her instructional book, The Recycled Gnome, was released.

The Recycled Gnome