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Hi, I'm an enthusiast in arts and crafts. It all started from Christmas elves:

In my younger and more vulnerable years my father used to tell me stories about gnomes and elves living in the forests. He SAW them and could well describe them too :-) So it is just logical that I now in turn want to give shape to these tiny beings in the Finnish forests :-) Our old folk tales have plenty of gnomes for different purposes: We have gnomes living with us everywhere; in our home, on the yard, in the stable with animals, in the sauna etc. We are surrounded by them.. They are nice people, most of the time, sometimes they play tricks on us, but never anything serious :-))

I sold plenty of elves in the Women's Christmas fair in Helsinki early December 2008 and it gave me courage to continue to make things with myn hands... Like small dolls for doll houses.. Still a plan, just one made... Plus witches for Easter. They make an essential part of Finnish Easter traditions you know, together with eggs and bunnies and yellow tulips :-)
Then without being anything "dark adn gloomy" myself, I got inspired in making gothic like dolls too... I kind of like them moet of all :-)
Now my newest passion is garn: crocheting and knittinng, felting... There I have some gothic elements as well...