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DIY Christmas Gnomes
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Holly Grace
(IC: blogger)
Hi everybody! I know We aren’t even passed Halloween, but I whipped these fun little guys up last weekend and I just couldn’t wait to share! I am busy getting ready for the Thorndale Christmas Open House, so that means from now until December 4th, I am in full on Christmas mode!!!
Take a look at how I made these cute little Christmas gnomes!
To make my gnomes I used:
This where I have to be brutally honest with you guys… I am not a measurements type of gal. I was at my grandmothers doing this project and my grandma wanted to watch. She was sitting beside me while I was doing this, and I swear that I almost gave her a nervous breakdown. My grandma is a very regimented, organized lady and the fact that I wasn’t really measuring any thing was really doing a number on her.
Puss likes to be completely under foot… or should I say under fabric… at all times LOL
So once I had my fabric glued onto the Styrofoam cone, I cut a piece of wire for the hat. The wire I used is just wire that I picked up at the dollar store. It is a little bit flimsy, so I think that the next time I make these, I will go with a heavier wire.
If you decide to make these, the length of the wire is completely up to you. Cut the wire to suit how tall you want your gnome to be. Make sure you secure the wire in the top of the cone with a bead of hot glue.
I wanted the beard to be really fluffy so I also cut out a mustache. I didn’t have a template or anything I just cut shapes that resembled a beard and mustache. I wanted my gnomes to look really rough and rustic, not perfect. I also wanted each one to look a little different, so I definitely did not want to use a template.
You know, it is really hard to make beards when Puss insists on using your crafting materials as a bed!!!
Now, time to make the hats!!
We like that the fleece had a natural roll to the edge. This made a cute little brim on the hat. You need to make sure that when you are gluing the hat on you roll it nice and tight so that you have a skinny hat.
I attached the wood beads that I got from Micheal’s with a bead of hot glue. The black beads for the eyes are from a bracelet that I picked up at the dollar store. The eyes are secured with hot glue as well.
I just love these lil’ gnomes and I can’t wait to get them on display at the Christmas Home Tour!
Make sure you check out the full tutorial over on my blog!
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Published October 27th, 2016 9:55 PM
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DeeAnn Cecchetti (Yard Artist) on Dec 22, 2019
Love these! However, I do not have time to do this but I did make 2 winter Gnomes this year for my front yard!
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Hi how did you make the nose please?
Can't you use paper towel rolls as well??? I like to call myself crafty as well, you can use tissue rolls to help with the bulk inside the paper towel rolls hot glue sticks to them a lot better and they are free !!!!!! I like to use fraid yarn for hair also and may it would look well as a bead ??? I think I will give it a try !!! Thanks for the iDEA yours looks great !!!!!!