Garden gnomes (German: Gartenzwerge, lit. 'garden dwarfs') (Dutch: Kabouter) are lawn ornaments of small humanoid creatures based on mythological creatures from Renaissance magic and alchemy, known as gnomes. They also draw on the German folklore of the dwarf. Usually these garden figurines depict dwarfs wearing red pointy hats. Originating as a decoration for the wealthy in Europe, garden gnomes are now found in gardens and lawns throughout the Western world. You can now get them made from wax, as candles, for indoors! Or like in most gardens, made from ceramics. Your gnomes could tell a story! Hear no evil, see no evil, speak no evil! Or you could just be traditional, and have something like this:
I actually have two of the candle gnomes, got 'em in Holland where they are called Kabouters, and they are everywhere!
