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The Moment the NestAway Tree Was Born
The Moment the NestAway Tree Was Born
After a mishap leaves Thistle unable to decorate the Sevenbough Pine, Nimble quietly builds a tiny nestable tree to bring Solstice magic straight to his friend’s doorstep. Read more...
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The Origin of the Gnomewood Workshop
Long before humans ever heard the word “Whatnot,” a handful of unusual gnomes wandered the winding paths of Gnomewood Forest — each brilliant, each eccentric, and each, in their own... Read more...
The Ancient Origin of Octalock™
The Ancient Origin of Octalock™
Long before modern gnomes tinkered with gears, pulleys, or questionable contraptions involving rubber bands, the Ancient Artisan Gnomes of the Eightfold Order thrived beneath Gnomewood Forest. They built miniature pyramids, perfectly... Read more...
The Expanded Story — The Tale of the Baunverk™ Coffee Tools Series
The Expanded Story — The Tale of the Baunverk™ Coffee Tools Series
Baunverk (pronounced “BOWN-verk”) is the name of our handcrafted line of coffee-making tools, precision accessories created to honor the humble bean and the quiet ritual of brewing.  The name is... Read more...
The Story Behind the Sculptahedron™
The Story Behind the Sculptahedron™
Long before the Sculptahedron™ had a name, it began as a safety hazard. The Workshop of Odd Inventions had a resident sculptor gnome named Brindle Ironwhisk, a passionate artist with... Read more...
The Story Behind the Kusasei™ Self-Watering Planters
The Story Behind the Kusasei™ Self-Watering Planters
When Petra Mosswhistle, the visiting gardener gnome from Mosswhistle Glen, returned to check on the plants she’d loaned the Workshop of Odd Inventions, she found them wilted from neglect. Horrified,... Read more...