How to Make a Gnome
Learn how to make a DIY gnome for Christmas! You're going to love this Scandinavian inspired craft idea for the holidays.
Servings 1 gnome
Cost $5
Equipment
Ingredients
- 2 Paper mache cones size of your choice
- Felt sheet(s) enough to cover the cones
- Embroidery floss
- Cotton balls
- Wood doll heads
Instructions
- Cut felt for the hat and the body. Tape the felt around the cone and cut accordingly.
- Use the embroidery floss and needle to do a blanket stitch around the bottom.
- Glue the body piece of felt to the cardboard form. Then glue the hat down. Use two lines of glue to attach the felt to the form at the point where the seams come together. Do not glue the bottom of the hat where the stitching is.
- Tuck the cotton beard under this part of the hat. Leave the top of the hat unglued so you can shape it with your fingers later.
- Unroll your cotton ball to create the beard, then tuck it under the hat.
- Hot glue the back of your wooden doll head and place it where the beard and the hat meet.
- Repeat this process for as many Scandinavian-inspired gnomes that you desire.