Create these gnome bottle toppers to adorn a gift of wine this holiday season. They can also be hung on the tree for a little whimsy.
Bringing a bottle of wine to the party is always a nice idea. This season you can dress it up with a cute gnome topper that only takes a few minutes to make.
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How to Make Gnome Bottle Toppers
Supplies
- Felt sheets
or fabric you may have in your stash - Card stock or heavy paper to make a template
- Fiberfill
- Wire
- Curly doll hair
- Wooden balls or beads
- Hot glue gun
or fabric you may have in your stash
Start by folding a piece of 8.5 x 11 card stock or other heavy paper in half lengthwise.
Starting at the fold cut a curve from one side to the other.
Then trace this shape onto a folded piece of felt or fabric.
Next, use some hot glue to close up the open side of the cone, starting at the top and working your way down to the bottom.
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Take a piece of floral wire and bend it in half. Then place it inside the cone.
Follow with a bit of fiberfill stuffing. This will give your gnome's hat some form and extra body.
The wire will allow you to bend the top into a fun twisted shape.
Next, turn up the bottom edge to create a brim.
Then cut a piece of felt or fabric about 2 inches tall by 3 inches wide.
Glue some of the hair onto the bottom edge of the felt strip. Make sure some strands are longer in the middle and taper on the sides.
Then glue the strip just inside the hat.
Finally, glue a wood bead or ball to the beard just below the brim and your gnome bottle topper is complete.
If you don't want to use it for a bottle topper consider hanging these guys on your tree. The wire in the hat makes it possible to hook the top right onto a tree branch.
In addition, you could add a body to the gnome in the form of a large ball, made from foam or wood, that you could paint or cover with more fabric.
Have fun getting creative and making it your own.
More Fun with Wine Bottles
Gnome Bottle Toppers
Equipment
- Hot glue gun
- Scissors
- Tracing pencil
Materials
- Felt or fabric you may have in your stash
- Card stock or heavy paper to make a template
- Fiberfill
- Wire
- Curly doll hair
- Wooden balls or beads
Instructions
- Fold a piece of 8.5 x 11 card stock or other heavy paper in half lengthwise.
- Starting at the fold cut a curve from one side to the other.
- Trace the shape onto a folded piece of felt or fabric.
- Use hot glue to close up the open side of the cone, starting at the top and working your way down to the bottom.
- Take a piece of floral wire and bend it in half. Then place it inside the cone.
- Add a bit of fiberfill stuffing. This will give your gnome's hat some form and extra body. The wire will allow you to bend the top into a fun twisted shape.
- Turn up the bottom edge to create a brim.
- Cut a piece of felt or fabric about 2 inches tall by 3 inches wide.
- Glue some of the hair onto the bottom edge of the felt strip. Make sure some strands are longer in the middle and taper on the sides.
- Glue the strip just inside the hat.
- Glue a wood bead or ball to the beard just below the brim and your gnome bottle topper is complete.
Jan
I made two Gnomes yesterday, plan on making more. I whip stitched the hats together instead of hot glue. Used this colored curly yarn I had (could not wait for doll hair to arrive after making hats), they turned out so great and look wonder sitting under our small tree.
Thanks Patti !
Patti Estep
Jan, whip stitching is a great idea and so is curly yarn. Thanks for sharing your ideas!
Kate
These are adorable! Thanks for the how-to.
Patti Estep
Thanks Kate. So glad you like them.
Carole West
These are so cute -love the curly hair - would look neat placed over a bottle of Coca-cola.
Patti Estep
Thanks, Carole. Yes, it would look great over any kind of bottle, even over one of those flavored oils or vinegar. Better yet, make an herb-infused oil yourself to give. I know that would be right up your ally.
mags bale
absolutly fab Will definitely try this one Thanx so much
Patti Estep
So glad you like it Mags. You can really get creative and make them different colors and use different fabrics. Have fun!
MrsSW
Really cute, Patti.
Sheila
Patti Estep
Thanks Sheila! ♥