A Home for Gnomes

The tree house is not made of wool, but all good gnomes and faeries need a home. This was inspired by the tree houses I have seen in catalogs. I made each piece a little at a time and it probably took about 6 months to finish it and well it still isn't finished. My hope is that when my sons interest and skills build we can engineer together to make a whole village. Being in the southwest it was a bit more work to find the wood. I lived by the beach in the Pacific Northwest for years and at times was longing for the driftwood. But alas, nature provided us with almost everything. I wish I could have cut the platform rounds myself, but I will on the next ones? This tree house brings so magic into the house and will be a heirloom. I loved making it instead of buying it and a added bonus was there isn't too many removable parts to trip on in the night.

Home Made Tree House

I made this tree house last year for my sons Christmas or rather Santa commissioned it. I was pregnant at the time and didn't feel comfortable using the chain saw or saws all. So I just bought the pine rounds from the hardware store that are used for making lazy susans and used natural cut wood slices that are used for wood burning and for sale in the craft stores. All the other wood including cherry, apricot, pine, cedar root, aspen, cottonwood, and willow I found while hiking and exploring. I used hemp twine to knot together the rope ladders. Hopefully this Christmas we'll add a pully (which you can get at hardware store, used for blinds) and maybe a hammock. This tree house is so sturdy and my son can climb it and I am not worried. It was a great way to save a couple hundred bucks and make something way better!

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