Evil Red-Eyed Gnomes

   Want to bring a happy little garden gnome over to the dark side?  An attitude adjustment can be had just by the addition of eerily glowing red eyes. Instructions here at Hack-a-day.

Gnombies -The Zombie Gnomes

The Gnombies are coming! The Gnombies are coming! Coming October 7, 2011, that is.
Pre-order your very own zombie gnome today at thegnombies.com.

Regular-size Gnombies are 20" tall by 14" wide, and a mini size gnome zombie is 6" tall. Gift certificates, stickers and t-shirts are available as well.

You may also enjoy my previous posts about skeleton gnomes (click here and here to view them)

The Roaming Gnome

Roam-eo with my Kirby (RIP, Boo)

I never cared much for garden gnomes until the Roaming Gnome, the "spokesperson" for the travel agency Travelocity.com came along. I usually TiVo past commercials, but Travelocity sponsors my favorite TV show, The Amazing Race, and their gnome is prominently featured in at least one Amazing Race stunt each season.
In the Travelocity ads, whether they are promoting snowskiing resorts or tropical cruises, the gnome never changes from his rigid pose in a blue jacket and red hat, but is usually additionally decked out with appropriate accessories like sunglasses and a lei or ski goggles and a knitted scarf. He is often seen in precarious situations as well.


The ads amused me, and I do like to travel, so when my brother surprised me one Christmas with my own copy of the Roaming Gnome, I got teary with laughter. I had no idea the Roaming Gnome was available for sale! (Get yours here) Turns out my brother bought himself one, too, claiming that gnomes are very popular where he lives in Rochester, Washington, and often sell out at stores.

Soon after, I was to go on vacation. I decided to send my brother photos of my Roaming Gnome, Roam-eo, on vacation. I took a full-frame photo of Roam-eo
had it blown up onto cardstock on a color-copier machine, cut it out, laminated it and glued something like a ruler to the back to make a handle.

Here's my gnome, roaming out of the garden and into the world:

Pompeii, Italy

Stonehenge, England

Cruise ship safety drill

Outside the Louvre -Paris, France

With me at the Arc de Triomphe -Paris, France

The Skeleton Gnome

Available for $39.95 exclusively from What On Earth, is this little Skel-e-gnome for the garden. He's made from polyresin and stands 19 1/2" tall.


I might get this for my brother.


EDITED December 20, 2010: I did end up buying this, and since my brother lives in another state and is having back surgery during Christmas, I gave it to him when I saw him at Thanksgiving. He was greatly amused. Perhaps these new photos will provide some scale: