Supplies Needed:
(For each gnome)
1 Styrofoam cone
1/2 mop head or yarn
2 socks
wooden ball or small styrofoam ball
glue gun
decorations of your choice
Gather up your supplies.
Take your mop head and cut off the strands. I used about 1/2 of a mop for each gnome.
Now take your sock and slip it over the cone with the opening of the sock ending up at the widest part of your cone. DO NO glue it on, we are going to take off the sock. This step is just an easy way of gluing on your gnomes beard.
Start gluing your strands on your sock.
*Make sure the heel of your sock is at the back.
You are going to make 2 rows so start about
1/2" down the sock. I went about 1/2 way around.
Start the second row right above the first!
Take your sock off the cone and slip it on starting with
the widest part at the bottom.
Now... gather your sock around the top of the cone and glue it in place.
I couldn't find wooden balls, so I just painted
my Styrofoam balls with nude paint and let the dry.
I used toothpicks to keep the balls in place.
Let's make the hat! Take your other sock and tuck in
the toe. I then tied it with a little piece of twine.
NOTE: When putting the hat on your gnome, make sure the
heel part of the sock is facing the back. I stuffed my socks
with paper towels so that they would stand a little straighter.
* You can leave the beard as is, or you can unwind each strand
(This is a good time to put on a Christmas movie, relax and unravel)
Glue on your nose and then have fun decorating your gnomes!
These are the three I made. I had some leftover burlap so I made
little sacks, tied them with twine and filled them some dollar store goodies.
I sat these little guys on top of a cabinet
in my kitchen for the winter! Looks so adorable. I made
mine to match my kitchen and I think I will
make some with Christmas socks next.
Thank you so much for stopping by the farmhouse.
Lynn
