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Free Mini Gnome Magnet DIY

November 5, 2020 in Tutorial by Tiffany Boushey

I don’t have a gnome obsession, I swear! Fortunately for me, my girl’s school mascot is the gnomes, so I always have an excuse to make them. I may or may not that I have gnomes for every holiday, but I came up with these cute tiny gnomes for a fun holiday decoration or gift and a great scrap buster! Follow along and I’ll walk you through how to make them.

Supplies:

  • Any type of small fabric scraps
  • Stuffing (or more fabric scraps)
  • Craft fur
  • Wood bead or clay for the nose
  • Needle and thread or small rubberband
  • Decorative bead or bell for the hat
  • Hot glue gun
  • Razor/Exacto knife
  • Magnet

Building Your Gnome

Body:

  • Starting with your square body piece, fold it in half wrong sides together
  • Sew along the bottom and long side
  • Body

Optional: This step is to make the bottom of the gnome a flat surface. You don’t have to do this and can just leave it as-is if you choose.

  • Fold the bottom into a point on each side
  • Sew across each side and trim off the excess fabric
  • Turn the body right side out
  • Put in stuffing (Optional: If you want to make this just a mini gnome without a magnet, you can add a small amount of rice or dried beans to the bottom before stuffing to give the bottom a little weight and be able to stand up.)
  • Pinch the top together and sew with a needle and thread or secure with a small rubber band

Hat:

  • Grab your triangle hat piece and fold the 5 1/2″ side in half
  • Sew down the diagonal side
  • Optional: Hem the bottom of the hat
  • Turn right side out

Time for a beard trim!

  • Turn your craft fur over so the fabric backing is facing up
  • You can draw out where you want to cut if you’d like, mine is a small triangle shape
  • Using a razor or Exacto knife, cut in small strokes along the back, this will help keep the fur a beard texture. If you use scissors and just cut across, you will end up with a blunt cut beard.
  • Hold your beard onto the body to decide on their placement
  • Using your hot glue gun, glue the top of the beard in place to the body
  • Set the hat on top and put a small drop of glue on the front, back, and each side to hold it in place
  • Separate the beard a little bit in the middle and hot glue the wood or clay bead in place for the nose
  • Optional: Sew or glue a small bead or bell to the point of the hat
  • Turn your gnome over and glue a magnet onto the back

They’re just so cute! Go make a tiny gnome army!

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  1. Marsha Robertson says

    November 6, 2020 at 1:47 am

    What a great idea! I just started knitting a gnome, so now I can sew and knit a whole clan of gnomes! Thank you.

    Reply
  2. Marsha Robertson says

    November 6, 2020 at 1:47 am

    What a great idea! I just started knitting a gnome, so now I can sew and knit a whole clan of gnomes! Thank you.

    Reply
  3. jeanne mohr says

    November 7, 2020 at 12:11 pm

    Any chance of a pattern piece for the beard?

    Reply
    • Nicole F says

      December 4, 2020 at 9:10 am

      I was wondering if there were pattern pieces also?

      Reply
  4. Derek Old says

    January 30, 2021 at 5:40 am

    Wow what a fantastic idea I know how about a gnome advent calendar with gifts in a pocket stitched in the back and a press stud on the hat with the number on the front

    Reply
  5. Tina Salmons says

    February 5, 2022 at 11:50 pm

    Like to learn how to make gnomes magnets

    Reply

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