Felt Gnome Finger Puppets Tutorial

To make these gnome finger puppets, gather the following supplies:  needle and thread (red, brown, blue), scissors, glue, felt (red, blue, yellow, white) and some small white rick rack (not pictured).

Ladies first.

To make a little lady gnome, print out the pattern below. Prep by cutting out all your pieces out of the appropriate color felt.

To one side of the gnome body (which will be the front), glue the top of the apron in the middle of the gnome body.  Glue rick rack over the top of the apron.

Grab the other body piece and place it behind the front piece, tucking the sides of the rick rack in between. Hand sew the sides closed, doing a simple running stitch, leaving the bottom open.

For the face, glue the nose into place.  Embroider eyes and mouth details, or cut pieces out of felt and glue into place.

To complete the gnome-ette, glue face to the back of the gnome hat.  Glue the hair into place.  Around the perimeter of the face, apply glue, attach the front of the gnome hat to the face.  Using a needle and red thread (or glue) secure the front and back of the gnome hat to each other and sew (or glue) the base of the hat to the body of the gnome.

Ta da...

What does every lady gnome need?  A gentleman gnome, of course.

To make the boy gnome, print out the pattern below. Prep by cutting out all your pieces out of the appropriate color thread.

Just as above, sew the body together leaving the bottom open.  Glue the nose, beard and mustache onto the gnome face.  Embroider eyes and lips (or cut pieces out of felt) to add to the face.  Either sew or glue the front of the hat over the top of the gnome face and secure the back of the hat into place as well.  Again, either by sewing or gluing, attach the head to the body of the gnome.

And, now your lady gnome has a friend.

Want to take these gnomes on the road?  Make a portable gnome home.

If you liked this tutorial, be sure to check out how to make a finger puppet stand and/or how to make felt Ninja finger puppets as well.

Or maybe you just like these felt creations, the Pottery Barn inspired Advent Calendar I made has some detailed patterns for 25 days of advent pockets.

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One Crafty Contest - Wood Round

Just when I thought I was out, they reeled me back in. No, I am not in the mafia. I'm referring to One Artsy Mama's One crafty Contest.




 In a strange twist of craft contest craziness, I am back in the competition. My gnomes did not disappoint.

Sadly, the very talented Melanie at Arzy Creations had to step down from the competition.  My gnomes, received the next highest amount of votes, so I was asked to step back in to the competition.

So, a BIG thank you for your votes!

I've now moved on to round 4 to compete with 4 other very talented bloggers in the wood competition.  Voting is now open.  Once again, projects are anonymous so vote from the heart and share your voting love with the projects that inspire you.

Go vote!

Gnome Sweet Gnome

I know, you maybe wondering, where is the tutorial. Here's the thing, when I started this project, I wasn't even sure I could make what I had in my mind.

I made the top of the gnome house first.  Which surprisingly took a lot of figuring & Pellon {I didn't even know what that was before this project}.  I almost scrapped the entire thing and kept it for a party hat.

BUT...I persisted.

Somehow, I  managed to build the structure for the house.

Then, I added the party hat and things started to come together.  With more details, came more character.  I realized, after the structure was built, it definitely needed a door...more figuring.  The house needed a flower box, filled with easy to care for button flowers and Spanish moss.  And, I thought slatted embroidered shutters made this house a little more special.

As soon as I finished the gnome house, I suddenly had 2 gnomes show up, looking to rent it out.  With all my I heart fake felt foods and Felt Advent Calendar Pockets I've made, making this little felt gnome couple was easy.

They decided, on the spot, to move in.

And, they agreed to take care of the apple tree and water the flowers.

There only request, they like to move around so they wanted their home to be easy to relocate.  So, I added a ribbon handle to make this gnome house portable.  I hope the gnomes and their landlord will get along.

For my first attempt at making a gnome house, I am satisfied.  It's full of flaws, none of which you would be able to notice in the pictures or that Grace apparently cares about. So it's hard to be too critical of things I could have improved upon.

SO, is this something anyone would be interested in seeing a tutorial about?  I might be tempted to make another one, hoping the next attempt will go smoother.  What do you think?