No Sew Poinsettia Gnome for Christmas
This no sew flower gnome is perfect to decorate with during the Christmas season. You’ll be done in about 20 minutes with this adorable holiday flower gnome.
Choose any flower or small bouquet to use as the topper for this cute guy. And the best part is that it’s perfect for a girl’s craft night idea or family crafting night.
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Easy Christmas Gnome
Here at Ruffles and Rain Boots, I’ve been working through my craft supplies and found this great poinsettia flower bunch. I combined two of the flowers and leaf sections to create the topper for this easy, no-sew gnome.
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Materials Needed
Below are the materials I used, but be sure to check your craft stash before heading to the store. I will note that the Dollar Tree poinsettia bunch did not look great, however, could be amazing if you added quite a bit more greenery to fill it out.
- faux poinsettia flowers (I used two) and leaves
- green fleece fabric
- faux fur
- wood ball or bead for the nose
- weight and stuffing
- mini elastics and string or twine
The star of this show is definitely the glue gun. I’m asked a lot about it here and on the YouTube channel and I love to share: it’s this detail tip glue gun from Surebonder.
Christmas Poinsettia Gnome Video Tutorial
If you’re a visual learner, watch this cutie come together with my holiday flower gnome video tutorial. While you’re there, be sure to subscribe – we have a lot of fun.
How to Make This Holiday Gnome
Below are the step by step instructions. Keep this page open and follow along or scroll down for a printable version.
First, use the scissors to cut a piece of fleece 16 inches wide by 8 inches high on the horizontal stretch. It’s best to fold the fabric and cut an 8×8 inch square.
Place right-sides of the fabric together with the opening at the right. Use hot glue to secure the bottom and the right side. Leave about 1 inch of space at the top on the right side for easy assembly.
Once the body is dry, open it and lay it flat on the table with the seam in the middle. The bottom should form a diamond (with one point over the body and one under). Fold down the top point about 1 inch (towards the center of diamond) and secure with glue.
Once dry, flip the entire body over and fold down the other point 1 inch (again, towards the center of the diamond) and secure.
Flip the body right sides out and fill with one cup of Poly Pellets or other weight. Add two large handfuls of Poly-Fil stuffing.
Secure the top with the miniature rubber bands and go over that with twine or string. Sometimes, the elastics break but the twine will be the back up.
Remove two flowers from the bunch, disassembling one. Add the disassembled flowers’ leaves to the other full flower. Measure the height of the wire to fit into the body and cut it off (you may need wire cutters).
Cut the leaves into individuals if they are a group. We’ll need to add each one separately later.
Cut a three inch gnome beard. Flip the fur to the back and cut a 3 inch wide by 3-ish high V-shaped beard using the X-Acto knife (only cut the fabric backing to ensure a fluffy-edged gnome beard).
Glue three to four individual leaves from one side to the other in the back.
Glue the beard to the gnome body, just about 1/2 inch away from the tied portion. Split the fur to the fabric backing and glue on the gnome nose.
Insert the flower into the body. Glue on the remaining leaves, cutting if necessary, to cover the front tied fabric area under the flower. I prefer them to be seen, but you can also hide them under the petals.
Glue in the flower gnome hat and display your poinsettia gnome for Christmas.
More Crafts You Might Like
- Flower Gnome Sewing Tutorial – If you are looking for a sewn gnome in this style, this same concept was used to create this smaller version of a sunflower gnome.
- Free Cup Gnome Pattern – With this free pattern, you can cover Dollar Tree cups and make them Christmas decor or treat jars!
- How to Make a Sock Gnome – Quick? Yes. Easy? You bet. Adorable? Beyond measure.
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Christmas Poinsettia Gnome
Create the cutest little Christmas gnome using a faux flower and a hot glue gun. This easy holiday gnome comes together without a fuss.
Materials
- 2 Faux Poinsettia Flowers and Leaves
- Green Fleece Fabric
- Faux Fur
- Poly Pellets (or other weight)
- Poly-Fil Stuffing
- Elastics
- Twine
Tools
- Hot Glue Gun and Glue Sticks
- Scissors
- X-Acto Knife, Optional
Instructions
- Use the scissors to cut a piece of fleece 16 inches wide by 8 inches high on the horizontal stretch. It's best to fold the fabric and cut an 8x8 inch square.
- Place right-sides of the fabric together with the opening at the right. Use hot glue to secure the bottom and the right side. Leave about 1 inch of space at the top on the right side for easy assembly.
- Once the body is dry, open it and lay it flat on the table with the seam in the middle. The bottom should form a diamond (with one point over the body and one under).
- Fold down the top point about 1 inch (towards the center of diamond) and secure with glue. Once dry, flip the entire body over and fold down the other point 1 inch (again, towards the center of the diamond) and secure.
- Flip the body right sides out and fill with one cup of Poly Pellets or other weight. Add two large handfuls of Poly-Fil stuffing.
- Secure the top with the miniature rubber bands and go over that with twine or string. Sometimes, the elastics break but the twine will be the back up.
- Remove two flowers from the bunch, disassembling one. Add the disassembled flowers' leaves to the other full flower. Measure the height of the wire to fit into the body and cut it off (you may need wire cutters).
- Cut the leaves into individuals if they are a group. We'll need to add each one separately later.
- Cut a three inch gnome beard. Flip the fur to the back and cut a 3 inch wide by 3-ish high V-shaped beard using the X-Acto knife (only cut the fabric backing to ensure a fluffy-edged gnome beard).
- Glue three to four individual leaves from one side to the other in the back.
- Glue the beard to the gnome body, just about 1/2 inch away from the tied portion. Split the fur to the fabric backing and glue on the gnome nose.
- Insert the flower into the body to determine where to glue on the remaining leaves, cutting if necessary, to cover the front tied fabric area under the flower. I prefer them to be seen, but you can also hide them under the petals.
- Glue in the flower and display your poinsettia gnome for Christmas.
Notes
Make sure the flower is on the larger side for this project. It's a bit harder to make this come together with a flower bunch.
Meet the Creator
Hi there, I’m Sarah Nenni-Daher. I’m a crafty gal and always have at least 14 projects going at once. I am a crafter, designer, DIYer, and pattern maker. I share my creations here and in the Ruffles and Rain Boots® Shop.
Here at Ruffles and Rain Boots®, you’ll find DIY gnomes, crafts, gifts, cupcakes, laser crafts, and so much more. I love sharing video tutorials over on YouTube and chatting with other crafters in my Facebook groups. We’d love to have you!