Walmart had some Barbie size mini gnome ornaments this year, they were cute and came in a four pack. But by the time I decided to get them, the red ones were sold out. So I decided to make one instead, using scrap items from my crafting stash... These little guys can be Christmas decorations or pillows for doll houses and dioramas. This is just a silly little holiday project that was fun to make!
He's 2 1/2" tall from bottom to to the bend in his hat.
This is a good size if you'd like to make some as Christmas tree ornaments for gifts too.
Barbie says...
Tis the season for whatever makes you smile😉
What I did:
- Cut a 3" circle of fabric for the body, I used felt
- Sew 1/4" from edge all around circle, keep stitches wide, maybe 1/4" apart.
- Tug two ends of thread to begin to close the circle, add a cotton ball or some batting to inside to create the body.
- Cut the hat: Fold the felt over 1 1/2". Measure 4" up the fold, make a mark. Draw line from the 1 1/2" to the 4" point, cut triangle out.
- Carefully hot glue the triangle into a cone shaped hat.
- Optional: Fold a pipe cleaner in half to add to inside of hat so you can bend the hat. Cut to size.
- Set hat aside.
- The beard: If you have something that resembles long hair in your stash, you win the craft wars:@) I used yarn. I gathered it back a forth about 12 times, making 2" long loops I could cut to size later.
- Hot glue the gathered yarn to the gathered opening of the body. This will later be covered by the hat.
- Trim the bottom of the yarn about 1/2" longer than the body. Now, this is your gnome to make look how you'd like... You can leave the yarn as is, or I chose to untwist each strand, kind of giving him curly hair.
- Pull the beard towards the center to neaten it, hot glue the hat to the head. Start over the beard and pull the hat down a little in the back to cover part of his back.
- Hot glue small pom-pom to center of beard, slightly touching bottom of hat.
- Trim yarn to shape the beard and make it the length you want.
- Bend hat (if using the pipe cleaner in center of hat).
- Optional: Glue or sew a small button, bell, sequin, etc. to point of hat.
Make something just for fun and have a happy day🎅
He's adorable...I did snag one set of the WMart gnomes, they are adorable, and haven't made it into the HFIM house yet. This is great for next year...always a year behind here, lol. Sandi
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