Earlier this week we created easy gnomes with bottles, felt and yarn, so today let’s take it one step further and paint some!
Use craft paint that is specifically for glass, you can see a great tutorial here for a full explanation of glass painting and curing
The gnomes are just a few simple shapes, start with a red swoosh stroke, using a medium round brush {#6-8}
Next, add a little more paint to establish more of a hat shape
Next make a green hat shape, leaving a space in the middle for the 3rd gnome which will be painted last
The beard is made with quick white strokes, right beneath the hat, going in various directions
Be careful not to over work it, less is more here
Next a gray beard in the center, slightly overlapping the white beards. For the gray I didn’t mix the gray completely, rather I loaded my brush with white, gray and black so the strokes would have more depth
Then the center gnome got a dark gray hat
Let them dry before adding noses and pom poms
A few dots, stripes, and you’re done!
On the glasses I painted just 3 gnomes, but on the vase I painted them on all sides
Paint the gnomes in any colors you like, they would look cute in any combo, even tones of just white!
Vases aren’t just for flowers…
They make great candy cane holders too!
Add some holiday gnomes to your decor this year!
Have some Fearless Holiday Fun!!
bottle gnomes tutorial here
vase/inexpensive small square vase from craft store
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