Creations, Wine Bottle Gnomes
Gnomes seem to be taking over the holidays this year!
I have been tempted to buy some, they are pretty irresistible!
But I decided to make some instead…
Do you ever get an idea and just have to follow up on it right then and there, no time for shopping, you just have an overwhelming urge to get started?
Yeah, me too!
I had 2 empty wine bottles and fluffy white yarn in my craft stash
Alas, no red felt, but 2 shades of green
I mixed lengths of puffy white yarn with lengths of fuzzy white yarn for interest and texture
Hot glue made quick work of securing the yarn to the bottles
Before you know it, you have a full beard!
Now for the hat
I centered it over the top of the beard yarn and secured it with glue
Next, wrap it around until it overlaps in the back
Trim excess and secure seam with glue
Roll yarn into a ball forming a pom pom
Gather the top of felt evenly, glue it together and then glue yarn pom pom on top
A nose was fashioned out of a large flat backed glass bead {craft store vase beads} and I used cotton balls for the hat trim
I painted the “nose” an orange-pink to match the pom pom
The second dome was made in the same way, but he has a sea shell nose and lime glass beads on his hat, with cotton ball pom pom
The yarn tree was made simply by tightly wrapping a styrofoam cone with fluffy orange-pink yarn
The tree got a white yarn ball pom pom on top
Mix and match gnomes from my craft stash and bottles
cost: Free!
Stop back by on Friday and I’ll show you how to paint gnomes!
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Cute as can be – maybe I’ll try to make one! In my spare time! (spare time, what’s that?) Some times I crack myself up…
Thanks for the inspiration!
This is a quick craft, I hope to make some more when I have more time, I would like to sew or crochet the hat…have fun with it Charlotte!
These are seriously cute! If there is anything I have around here it is wine bottles and yarn. Probably not white, but roving would work, too!) I’m sure I could dig up some felt somewhere. Pretty darned adorable! I’m thinking if you glued the beard to the hat instead of the bottle, you might be able to make it be one of those wine bottle covers (the hat would come off to open and pour?) Might be floppy but could work. So many possibilities. So little time…
That’s a great idea Jeanie!! I want to experiment with a crocheted hat too, wouldn’t that be cute…as you say, so little time! Still waiting for your address, send to jfmdesigns@bellsouth.net
What a cute idea, so fun and festive. I have noticed that gnomes are a big deal this year. Have a most wonderful Wednesday, Jenna!
thank you Pam, do you have a Piggly Wiggly near you? The one in Liberty Park has fabulous gnomes for sale!
No Piggly Wiggly here😞
Jenna, you are so creative! These are adorable, and I love no cost decorating. Have a wonderful Wednesday!!!
thanks Shannon, it was so much fun 🙂
Your hands seem never to be still and the results are alway quire
Oops, let’s continue….quite wonderful. You’ve given me inspiration for trees as goodness knows I have lots of yarn and happen to have a few cones.
This is one of those projects that once you start you keep getting idea after idea! I can’t wait to see your creations!
Jenna these are adorable! Seriously girl, you are so creative! Hugs and blessings, Cindy
thanks Cindi, this would be a fun craft to do with your girls!
Cute idea, Jenna! You are so creative!
thank you Bonnie!
Cute! That was a smart idea! Best part =free!
Thanks Cyndi! It’s fun to challenge yourself to create something from what you have on hand, of course now I want to make a whole gnome family!
Oh, they are so cute!! 😀
thanks Patty Anne, fun craft day!
Hi Jenna, oh they came out so adorable and i love the yarn tree too! Enjoy the week.
Julie xo
thanks Julie!
So adorable!!!!
thanks Jodi!
I just love your little gnomes Jenna. You had me with the what yarn! These are just to cute………
oh thanks Emily, they were fun and quick to make!
How festive and fun!! Love how creative you are, Jenna! ❤️🎨❤️😍
Same to you Jill!
I was just at Pier 1 and they have small gnome bottle tops, but yours are much cuter—and I come home and you have a great tutorial…Great idea! Thanks, Sandi
Oh wow, thank you Sandi!
stop by today, I have a tutorial on how to paint gnomes 🙂
Cute, cute, cute Jenna!