Hi friends,
We’re sharing our adorably plump Santa gnomes, inspired by the ceramic gnomes we saw recently.
Ours lay flat, are perfect as place settings or wall art, and can be glued to recycled cardboard tubes for upright Santas. As a festive addition, add a pine sprig, aka mini Christmas tree, to the back. Check out the details below.
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What You'll Need
Construction Paper: (1) Black, (1)White, (1)Red per 2 Santas
Pencil
Colored Pencil
Scissors
Glue
Gold Foam Bead
Optional: Aleene’s Glue, Cardboard Tubes, Rock
The Steps
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PREP
Turn your red paper horizontally, fold it in half, and cut it into two pieces. IF making 2 Santas, do not cut in half.
Draw a large teardrop with a curved top, add some arms to the side, and then cut it out.
With the red (or black)scraps make shoes and black cuffs from the black paper.
FACE
Fold the white paper in half, and draw a curvy hat brim and a long curved beard.
On the side of the beard, draw a round nose and cut everything out.
Color the nose in.
ASSEMBLE
Glue the bead, beard, nose, cuffs, and shoes. Aleene’s is thicker and holds the bead better.
That’s it!
Place Setting: write the guest’s name on the hat.
Standing Gnome: use Aleene’s to glue a tube to the back. Optionally, stabilize the tube by placing a rock inside, and filling it with a pine sprig or Christmas floral pick.
Happy crafting
Amanda and Naomi
To share: take a photo of your craft, click on PHOTO SUBMISSION on the upper right, and submit.
We’ll share it with everyone here!
