It’s day 2 of Ornament Week!!
Today I have some fun Wee Little Gnome Pom Pom Ornaments that have just a bit of embroidery on them to dress them up. They are super simple to make and perfect for even beginning embroiderers!
I had a lot of fun making these! You can really mix and match the colors for some cute looks that you can coordinate with any decor. They make great little ornaments!
I think they’d be really cute gift toppers too!
Here’s how to make them:
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- 3″ x 4″ piece of felt
- 2 small 1cm wool felt balls – Benzie Felt is a great source for both the felt balls and the felt for the hats
- DMC Embroidery Floss – white
- Fuzzy white yarn – the fluffier the yarn, the fluffier the beard! :)
- Some type of pom pom maker – I’m liking this Boye pom pom maker right now!
- Gnome Hat Pattern
- Disappearing Marking Pen
- Hot Glue
Start by creating a 2″-3″ pom pom. I left mine a little fluffier than I would normally trim a pom pom – that way it looks more like a beard.
Print out the hat pattern. Cut the shape out of felt and draw your embroidery design on the hat with the disappearing marking pen.
For the tiny snowflake pattern, stitch little criss-cross shapes at each mark with 3 strands of embroidery floss.
Make as many hats as you like. I did a little tree, a snowflake and some little flowers. These designs are all back stitched and the flowers are made with lazy daisy stitches. If you need help with the stitches check out my Embroidery Tips page.
Roll up the hat and overlap the ends slightly at the back. Glue the ends together with hot glue and glue one of the little wool balls on top of the hat.
Add a good amount of glue inside the hat along the bottom edge and place the hat down onto the top of the pom pom. Glue the wool felt ball nose in the center just under the edge of the hat.
If you’d like to use these as ornaments, glue or sew a piece of ribbon or twine to the back edge of the hat. And that’s all there is to it! Now you can make up a bunch for friends. Because who wouldn’t want a fluffy little gnome ornament?!
Aren’t they fun?! I love their colorful little hats!
Check out these other ornaments from Ornament Week 2017!
Mini Felt Camper Hoop Ornament
Sweet Fabric And Felt Birdhouse Hoop Ornament
These little guys are too cute!
They are adorable. I have a thing for gnomes. But I’d call them elves for Christmas. Can you buy the little felt balls or do you make them?
Also have a thing for snow globes so I’m looking forward to tomorrow. Oh, & pink flamingos. No wonder I love your blog! And I’m probably a lot older than your target demographic. (58 today) Oh, canned ham campers too. Hubby & I had 1 25+ yrs ago. I knick named it “giddyap go”.
Simply adorable!
I’m beginning to see gnomes in a different way. Never cared much but these little ones are just too cute. And they look so easy to make too. I’m going to make some for my classroom helpers and staff cohorts! Can you tell me more about the type of yarn that is fluffy and about Pom Pom makers? I’m new to this craft. I’ve been a quilter for years. Thanks for the super fun super simple tutorial
These are absolutely adorable! They will definitely be featured on my tree this Christmas!
These are adorable. I’m Scandinavian, so I will HAVE TO make them… ! Thanks so much!
Please tell us where to get the little felt balls and the size of them! Too cute! I hope to make some!
Hi Linda! The felt balls are 1 cm or 10mm. The shop I bought mine from isn’t in business any longer, but I’ve added a link in the post to a new favorite shop of mine – Benzie Design. You can find the felt balls and felt sheets there.
Thanks!
Thanks for your lovely gnome tutorial. When I make some I’ll place a hanging thread inside the hat edge, while gluing the 2 sides together, with the loop coming out the top – that should work for me :)
These are darling.
Thanks for the pattern.
Loving all your posts this week thus far, Bev! I’ve been printing out what needs to be printed as you post, trying to stay ahead of the crafting as this is a busy week for me! Thanks for ALL you do! :)
Thank you for sharing the tutorial. The little gnomes are so cute.
These are beyond cute! Love anything pom pom!! Visiting from What’d You Do This Weekend party.
So cute. I’m going to make these with my daughter. Pinned
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Thanks Diane! I’ll add you to the mailing list. It will send you a confirmation that you’ll need to click on, then you’ll be all set!
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These are so adorable! My daughter has an assignment for a class that involves decorating a table and the teacher said it could be Christmas themed. We made a few of these last night to set on the table and they are so adorable! (I used some Bernat Blanket yarn and it is super fluffy!)
Thanks for the tutorial. It was a perfect craft for us – not too hard and super quick!
Hi Bev, Your crafts are so cute, I love the pom pom Santas, just darling. I have pinned each one of the crafts you have featured.
Thank you for stopping by Oh My Heartsie Girls Friday Features Linkup to share your blog and your talent!!
Wishing you a great weekend and fabulous month!! Cant wait to see what your new projects, I always watch for them and would like to make them all.
Karren xo
Another totally cute creation from you Bev! Darling!! :) Liz
Just so adorable! Great idea and an easy tutorial. :)
Cutest little ornament EVER! Thank you for sharing how to make them.
These are so adorable! Thanks for all the information on where to buy and how to make them.
Love these lil guys! I’ve made 9 so far ….. (invested in a pompom maker and enjoyed the process so much I went back and bought other sizes)! The gnomes will go on one of my two Christmas Eve dinner tables …. probably the kids table. I thought I would tell each child to take one home at the end of the evening, to be used as an ornament. Thank you, Bev, for sharing. I have enjoyed making these cuties!
Can I buy them. I am not crafty at all