Make your own absolutely adorable Dollar Store Christmas Gnome with this inexpensive and simple tutorial.

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DIY Christmas Gnome

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I’m totally jumping on the gnome bandwagon with this adorable Christmas gnome.

I think gnomes are kind of like candy corn, you either love them or hate them.

I’ll be honest, I wasn’t a fan for some time, but they have totally grown on me and this Christmas tree version has become a favorite.

So, are you team gnome? If so, you will love this easy and inexpensive tutorial.

Before we get started, check out all the gnomes I’ve made since this one. You can see them all below:

Supplies Needed For Dollar Store Christmas Gnome

All of the supplies are from Dollar Tree, except the ceramic boots.

Step 1.

Remove the Christmas trees from the boxes and start fluffing the stems, but face the stems down, instead of up like you normally would on a Christmas tree.

Step 2.

Wrap the top stem of the tree around the two trees to help hold them together.

Step 3.

Cut a piece of the foam block to fit in the Santa boots and place it inside.

It should fit snug.

Step 4.

Push the two Christmas trees inside the foam in the Santa boots.

Step 5.

Fold the buffalo plaid scarf in half and cut a two pairs of oval shapes to use for the gnomes gloves.

Step 6.

Hot glue the gloves together and fold them right side out so the rough edges don’t show.

Step 7.

Make the gnome’s hat by folding the scarf in half and cutting from end to end at the diagonal.

Hot glue all but the bottom 3 inches.

Step 8.

Fold the bottom 3 inches of the hat to form a cuff and place it on the gnome tree.

The hat should be placed lower on the back of the gnome.

Step 9.

Hot glue a jingle bell to the bottom of the gnome’s hat.

Step 10.

Hot glue an ornament directly below the front center of the hat to form a nose.

The second you add the nose, it totally transforms into a gnome!

Step 11.

Add the mittens to each side by placing them on one of the stems.

Use the strings from the scarf to tie them on. This is a cute little detail.

Step 12.

Add a little bit of white paint to the front to create a light beard.

This is optional, but it does give it some texture.

You are done! I’m so happy with how this little guy turned out.

I have one more set of boots, so I plan to make a wife for this Christmas gnome.

I’m thinking I’ll go with a pink plaid hat and may use a white tree.

I’ll definitely come back and share it.

I hope you enjoyed this Dollar Store Christmas Gnome.

I’d love it if you would share it with your friends. Thanks so much!

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Make An Adorable Dollar Store Christmas Gnome

Yield: 1 Christmas Gnome

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Active Time: 30 minutes

Total Time: 50 minutes

Difficulty: Easy

Estimated Cost: $10

Let me show you how easy it is to make an adorable dollar store Christmas gnome. This little guy is absolutely adorable and so easy to make!

Materials

Dollar Tree Christmas Trees - 2
Foam Floral Blocks
Christmas Ornament Ball
Jingle Bell
Fleece Scarf

Tools

Fabric Scissors

Instructions

Fluff the stems on both trees, but face the stems down.
Wrap the top stem of the tree around the two trees to help hold them together.
Cut a piece of foam to fit in the Santa boots and place it inside.
Push the two Christmas trees inside the foam in the boots.
Fold the buffalo plaid scarf in half and cut two pairs of oval shapes.
Hot glue the gloves together and fold them right side out.
Make the gnome's hat by folding the scarf in half and cutting from end to end at the diagonal.
Hot glue all but the bottom 3 inches.
Fold the bottom 3 inches of the hat to form a cuff and place it on the gnome tree.
Hot glue a jingle bell to the bottom of the gnome's hat.
Glue an ornament directly below the front center of the hat to form a nose.
Add the mittens to each side by placing them on one of the stems.
Use the strings from the scarf to tie them on.

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Dee Shughart

Saturday 10th of October 2020

Where in Michael’s are the black ceramic boots? Can’t seem to find them

ourcraftymom

I bought them last season. They were in the seasonal section where the signs and florals were. I just looked online & cant find them in stock anywhere. Someone told me they saw some smaller ornament style ones ar Walmart. 😀

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Thursday 9th of January 2020

[…] The popularity of gnomes amazes me, but there is something about them that people love. They are in all the home stores and all over the web. You can see the dollar store Christmas gnome I made here. […]

anne m eppler

Thursday 21st of November 2019

your gnome is adorable ,can't wait to try

Christina

Monday 18th of November 2019

Michelle this is so cute! What an awesome way to make an adorable gnome❤️

Beverly

Michelle, your gnome is absolutely adorable! Using two trees was a great idea. I love his hat, too!