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valentines day gnomes
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Valentine's Day Gnomes

Learn how to make gnomes for your Valentine's Day decor with a few simple craft store supplies.
Course Valentine’s Day Crafts
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 2 gnomes
Cost $15

Equipment

Ingredients

  • 2 Paper mache cones
  • Cone template
  • Beard template
  • 2 Wood beads
  • Acrylic paint skin tone of your choice
  • Flannel fabric enough to cover the cone
  • Pink faux fur pieces
  • Paper to print template
  • Spray adhesive
  • Painter's tape

Instructions

  • Print out the template (poster setting, full size, it should take four pieces of paper) and assemble using tape. Cut out.
    Paper template and a hand holding a paper cone
  • Cut 1 3/4" off of the bottom of the template (see notes). Test fit, make any adjustments, and then set aside for the moment.
    Wrapping the trimmed paper template around the paper mache cone
  • Paint the bottom of the cone with a few coats of acrylic paint, using the skin tone of your choice. Let dry.
    Painting a paper mache cone with light skin tone craft paint
  • Cut the fabric of the hat out using the template (a rotary cutter makes it very easy). Cut small heart embellishments at this time.
    Cutting the template out of the flannel fabric using a rotary cutter
  • Tape off the bottom of the cone, and apply spray adhesive to the top portion. Wrap the fabric around, smooth, and let dry. Apply the fabric hearts to the hats. Let dry.
    Spraying the polka dot fabric with spray adhesive and wrapping around the paper cone
  • Cut the faux fur for beards using the template. Trace on the back and then keep the faux fur forward while cutting.
    Tracing the beard template onto the back of the faux fur and cutting out
  • Attach a beard piece to the base of the cone using a hot glue gun.
    Using hot glue to apply the pink beard to the paper cone
  • Sand a flat spot on a wood bead using sandpaper. Hot glue the nose in the center where the beard meets the fabric to finish.
    Hot gluing the wood bead nose to the valentine gnome

Video

Notes

My cone printout was printed on poster setting, full size – it should take four pieces of paper.
Tip: The large scrap piece that you cut off the bottom at the widest part of the curve? You’re going to use it to draw a line about 1 3/4″ from the bottom of your template! Turns out the cut scrap makes a perfect curved line for you to trace.
Trimming the base of the template using the excess paper