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Christmas Gnome Ornament

December 16, 2020

Learn how to make this adorable Christmas gnome ornament with craft felt and poly filling. Hang this gnome on your Christmas tree this holiday season to add a touch of whimsy to your home.

DIY gnome ornament

Christmas and gnomes go together like candy canes and hot cocoa. Gnomes seem to be taking over this holiday season and in my opinion gnomes are the new nutcracker. You can get a Christmas gnome in every theme imaginable. In fact, I have a tutorial to make a DIY gnome yourself!

Today we are making gnome ornaments. These adorable gnomes are the perfect adornment for your Christmas tree or holiday wreath.

Supplies for Christmas gnome ornament

  • Hat template– Click the link and print it out!
  • Sharpie marker or fabric marking pen
  • 1 sheet each of blue and aqua craft felt- like these ones
  • Scissors
  • ⅜” White craft ribbon
  • Needle and white thread
  • Glitter foam snowflake stickers
  • Self adhesive iridescent craft gems
  • Hot glue gun and glue sticks
  • Polyester fiber fill
  • Large round wooden bead
  • White craft pom pom
instruction collage for christmas gnome ornament

Directions for DIY gnome ornament

  1. Download the hat template and cut it out. Click this link for access.
  2. Cut out the hat template, and trace it onto the craft felt with a marker or fabric marking pen.
  3. Next, cut out the template on the felt.
  4. Cut a piece of white ribbon approximately 5”, and fold it into a loop. Sew 2-3 running stitches between the cut ends of the ribbon loop to the pointed end of the felt, making sure to keep the knotted end of the thread on the same side as the ribbon loop.
  5. Once the ribbon is secured with a few stitches, fold the template in half, leaving the ribbon ends on the outside.
  6. Continue a running stitch down the open side of the felt, leaving a small gap at the top, so that you can push the ribbon through. Knot at the end, and cut excess thread.
  7. Push the ribbon loop through the small gap at the top, and then turn the felt inside out. (I used the needle to help pull the ribbon through the small gap)
  8. Remove backing from snowflake stickers, and decorate both sides of the felt hat. Next add a few of the adhesive craft gems to both sides.
  9. Take a handful of fiber fill and stretch and fluff it into a large ball shape. Push the fiber fill into the felt hat, and then hot glue all around the inside of the hat to attach the fiber fill. Hot glue a white pom-pom to the tip of the hat.
  10. The last step is to hot glue a wooden bead as the nose, right below the rim of the hat.
  11. Your gnome is complete, and ready to be hung!
Christmas gnome ornament hanging from a wreath
Yield: 1 gnome

Christmas Gnome Ornament

gnome ornament with blue hat

Make this cute gnome ornament to hang from your tree this holiday season.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Active Time 15 minutes
Total Time 20 minutes
Difficulty easy
Estimated Cost $10

Materials

  • • Hat template- print off above
  • • Sharpie marker or fabric marking pen
  • • 1 sheet each of blue and aqua craft felt
  • • ⅜” White craft ribbon
  • • Glitter foam snowflake stickers
  • • Self adhesive iridescent craft gems
  • • Polyester fiber fill
  • • Large round wooden bead

Tools

  • Hot glue gun and glue sticks
  • Scissors
  • Needle and white thread

Instructions

    1. Cut out the hat template, and trace it onto the craft felt with a marker or fabric marking pen. Next, cut out the template on the felt.
    2. Cut a piece of white ribbon approximately 5”, and fold it into a loop. Sew 2-3 running stitches between the cut ends of the ribbon loop to the pointed end of the felt, making sure to keep the knotted end of the thread on the same side as the ribbon loop.
    3. Once the ribbon is secured with a few stitches, fold the template in half, leaving the ribbon ends on the outside.
    4. Continue a running stitch down the open side of the felt, leaving a small gap at the top, so that you can push the ribbon through. Knot at the end, and cut excess thread.
    5. Push the ribbon loop through the small gap at the top, and then turn the felt inside out. (I used the needle to help pull the ribbon through the small gap)
    6. Remove backing from snowflake stickers, and decorate both sides of the felt hat.
    7. Next add a few of the adhesive craft gems to both sides.
    8. Take a handful of fiber fill and stretch and fluff it into a large ball shape.
    9. Push the fiber fill into the felt hat, and then hot glue all around the inside of the hat to attach the fiber fill. Hot glue a white pom pom to the tip of the hat.
    10. The last step is to hot glue a wooden bead as the nose, right below the rim of the hat. Your gnome is complete, and ready to be hung!




Notes

Play around with different colored felt and stickers to make your Christmas gnome one of a kind!

© adrienne
Project Type: Christmas / Category: Holiday Crafts

Where will you hang your Christmas gnome ornament?

More Christmas crafts you may like:

  • DIY Christmas Letter Board
  • 10 DIY Christmas Ornaments You Can Make
  • Origami Poinsettia Wreath

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