A Colorado Springs woman has spent nearly 20 years mastering the art of "gnoming," or making felt clothes for miniature gnomes.

Some of the gnomes up for auction to raise costs for a new kitchen facility for the Devonport community garden centre. Lorde has a new talent to add to her resume - gnome painting.

Inaugural Gnome Festival organiser Glenyse Guinan, ... will include a gnome painting competition and hundreds of the garden ornaments will be for sale.