DIY Christmas Gnomes
These DIY Christmas gnomes are small in size, but big on holiday spirit! This Christmas gnome craft is so cute and simple, you’ll want to make a whole family of them!
Yield: 1 DIY Christmas gnome
Cost: $5
Equipment
- Sewing machine (or sewing needle and thread)
Materials
- Christmas crew sock
- Grey sock (or other dark, solid colour)
- Dried beans
- Polyester fiber fill
- Rubber band
- Gnome beard
- Wooden ball (1 inch)
- White pom pom(s) (1 to 1-1/2 inches)
Instructions
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Make the gnome's hat
- To make a Christmas gnome, you'll need 2 socks: 1 dark, solid colour for the body and 1 in a Christmas pattern for the hat. This means you can make 2 gnomes with the 2 pairs of socks, or use up your lone socks to make 1 gnome!
- Turn the patterned sock inside out.
- Pin a diagonal line across the sock from the top of the cuff to the opposite side, creating a hat shape about 10 inches long.Don't include the heel in the "hat" area.
- Sew along the pin line to create a pointed hat. You can use a sewing machine or sew the hat by hand.
- Cut the excess fabric, leaving a 1/2 inch seam.
- Turn the hat right side out and adjust it so the seam is on the back.
Step 3: Make the gnome's body
- Cut the dark, solid coloured sock just above the heel.
- Fill the bottom of the sock with 1 cup of dried beans (or rice) to add weight. This will ensure the gnome stands upright.
- Add stuffing on top of the beans to fill the remaining space in the sock.
- Tie the top of the sock closed with a rubber band.
Step 4: Attach the beard, nose, and hat to the body
- Add hot glue to the back of the gnome beard.
- Press the beard onto the gnome's body. Place it so the bottom of the beard reaches the bottom of the gnome, but doesn't trail on the ground when the gnome is sitting up.
- Stretch the hat down onto the gnome so it just covers the top of the beard.
- Add hot glue to the wooden ball and place it at the top center of the beard. Lift the hat up so it just overlaps the top of the nose.
- Add hot glue to the tip of the hat and press a pom pom into the glue.
- Your DIY Christmas gnome is complete!
- Use up those lone socks to make a group of adorable Christmas gnomes. The more the "merrier!"
Video
Notes
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