New Year's gnomes and elves with their own hands. Master Class. New Year's gnomes with their own hands. Tildas - unusual forest Santas
All children know who gnomes are from cartoons, fairy tales and stories. These little characters live in the dungeon, love to collect gems and have magic spells. Kids love gnomes and believe that they bring gifts. Therefore, each house should have its own Christmas gnome, which brings magic and gifts to the house. The most important sign of a gnome is a cap, sometimes a gnome may have a beard. Especially the day before new year holidays you should think about how to make a Christmas gnome with your own hands, because the time for fairy-tale miracles is coming. Such a wonderful gnome can be presented to friends and relatives so that their house is a little filled with magic. You can settle more than one New Year's gnome or elf in your house. It is not difficult to make such a beautiful toy with your own hands, you only need a few materials, time and mood.
There are many fairy tales and beliefs about gnomes, but if you combine all the information about them, you can make a small essay. So who is the Christmas gnome? This is not just a character of fairy tales and legends, a gnome is a small creature that lives for about 400 years. After a couple of centuries, he finds a wife and creates a family, as a result he will have a couple of kids. The gnome is engaged in smoking a pipe, and also hides the treasure. As the legend says about the gnomes, they are much stronger than people.
Having learned a little about these funny little men, you can start making gnomes for the new year with your own hands. They will look great on the Christmas tree, or as a gift.
Consider several options, of which you are sure to find your taste.
The first to us will be a little elf. This is a magical gnome, which became known to us thanks to the Celts. Elves are wise and most often wear a red caftan and a green cap.
But your imagination can imagine it in other colors.
To make such a New Year's gnome with your own hands, you will need:
- wooden beads of different sizes;
- round ball (face);
- oblong ball (body);
- bell;
- gun with hot glue;
- felt;
-scissors;
-ribbon.
We make a funny elf with our own hands
1) It consists in creating a cap. We take the felt and cut out a circle 5 cm in diameter, cut it in half. We turn one half into a cone, gluing along the edge. Sew a bell to the top. Just three actions and the cap of our elf is ready!
2) At this stage, we will make an elf scarf. We take felt of a different color. We cut out a strip 1 * 10 cm. The edges of the strip can be cut a little, creating a fringe.
3) We pass to the most interesting. We collect a little man from two wooden balls - a body and a face. Between them we leave a gap for attaching hands with knots.
As handles - strung beads (6 small ones, 2 large ones), which are also fixed with a knot at the bottom. The legs are made according to the same principle, only small beads can be taken 8 pieces, and large ones also 2.
4) The most interesting is decoration. Tie a tie around your neck, a ribbon on the cap to hang on the Christmas tree.
It will take quite a bit of time to make such a cute Christmas gnome.
Serious tilde gnome
If the previous elf seems like a very simple option to you, then use the New Year's tilde gnome pattern to sew a cute new occupant of your house.
Make patterns on paper so that you can then cut out as many details on the fabric as indicated in the pattern picture. You will get not just one gnome, but almost a garland of three Christmas gnomes. Patterns have already been transferred to the fabric, you can cut out the details.
We cut out the torsos from white / beige fabric, not forgetting the seam allowances.
We sew the cut out parts, leaving a piece for eversion at the bottom.
Turn inside out and tuck in this unsewn edge.
Sew and turn the legs, as well as the scarves of the gnomes.
Fill all the details with cotton wool, synthetic winterizer or holofiber. Sew the legs to the body.
Clothing can be made from any fabric. Stitch the shoulder seams, process the neckline, side seams, tuck the sleeves.
Sew the trousers of the gnomes first along the upper seams, only then the legs themselves.
It remains to tuck in the length and belt.
Now you can dress up our gnomes. 
If you want the pants to fit snugly in the waist, then pleat.
Don't forget scarves and yarn hair.
In the pattern of the New Year's gnome, which is given at the beginning, you will also find a cap pattern. Not a single dwarf will go out without him. Therefore, ours must also be with a headdress. When you cut out the cap, sew it on the sides, you can try on the gnome's head and attach it.
Don't forget the little bell on the cap.
Since, according to legend, the Christmas gnome brings a gift, don't forget the bags.
These bright DIY Christmas gnomes will cheer you up and bring coziness and a little magic to your home.
Forest gnome for the new year
These gnomes are considered the most serious, because they guard the forest, keep order. Therefore, it is worth giving them to those who truly have an important role in your life.
What you will need to make this Christmas gnome:
- felt (felt) in 2-3 colors;
-wool for felting;
- threads;
-scissors;
-needle.
Starting work on the gnome
1) Let's start with the torso and head. They are made according to the principle of dry felting. To do this, take a piece of wool of a light color, close to natural. We pierce many times with a needle for felting. We do this until we reach the adhesion of the fibers to a homogeneous state and clear shapes: a ball for the head, an oval for the body.
Now you can sew the body and head.
2) Without a cap, the gnome will not be a New Year's gnome. Just like the elves in the first master class, we make a cap. Cut the circle in half, fold half into a cone, sew along the edges. But on the outside. The seams of our lumberjacks are open.
3) Let's start making a raincoat from a rectangular piece of felt. The edges are slightly rounded and finished with an overcast seam. Stitch at a distance of 0.7 cm from the top of the cloak to secure it around the dwarf's neck. Leave the ends of the thread for tying.
4) We make the dress according to the same principle as the raincoat. After decorating it with embroidery, fasten it with a curved seam on the gnome's body.
5) With the help of your imagination and embroidery tools, you can decorate all the details of the Christmas gnome.
And in the end, collect all the details into one beautiful New Year's gnome with your own hands.
6) We collect the toy.
If you get carried away with the process of sewing such wonderful gnomes, you will not notice how you find yourself in a mysterious world full of magic and magic. It is inhabited by gnomes, elves, and angels.
Christmas holidays invariably bring with them a warm atmosphere and good mood. Maybe that's why you want to fill the house with cute little things and decor. Handmade creations are the best suited for this - sincere, positive and incredibly attractive.
We suggest you activate Creative skills and independently create a truly unique thing - cute gnomes for a Christmas tree or for decoration. A detailed process with illustrations will help in this.
Required materials and tools:
- – fabric in 2 colors,
- - felt, a piece of gauze or bandage,
- - cotton wool
- - faux fur,
- - a needle and thread.
Stages of work:
1. Cut out a square from the fabric, fold it in half and sew it together to make a rectangle-cylinder.
2. From the inside, along the cocotte side of the rectangle, we make assemblies and tie them with a thread.
3. We turn the body blank on front side. We fill the resulting bag with cotton wool and again tie the hole.
4. Now we form a spout from gauze and cotton wool. Immediately cut out the triangle of fur - the future beard of the gnome.
5. Using a thread and a needle, we attach the prepared parts to the body-bag.
6. We turn the cone from the felt triangle. Can be crushed a little correct form for realism. We fix the cap to the base.
7. It remains only to make the limbs. We cut out rectangles from another fabric and sew them in such a way that we get narrow long strips. We attach felt palms and feet to them.
A LITTLE ABOUT GNOME
If we analyze the fairy tales and legends that exist today, the Dwarf is a little man who lives for about 400 years. Somewhere in the 200 years he marries. And then he and his wife have twins. By all means! After the gnome has fulfilled his duty of procreation, he does his favorite thing - smoking a small pipe. However, he has a lot of other things to do. As a rule, the Dwarf keeps treasures forgotten by someone under the roots of trees. But even if you rush to look for this treasure right now, you will not succeed! After all, despite the fact that the Dwarf is so small, he is 7 times stronger than a man.
Dikmi: My friend Brenda says that she first made a Gnome doll for her little son, as a Christmas present: "It was a soft little man filled with sawdust, with a beard made of yarn and in a woolen jacket, with an embroidered face." And then she got curious and started experimenting with different materials, embroidery, emotions. Thus the first collection was born. This is how unusual gifts turned out. I am also the proud owner of one of them!
TOP 10 INCREDIBLE GNOME GIFTS YOU CAN MAKE WITH YOUR HANDS
1. Merry elves
Elves are magical Dwarves who came to us from Celtic folklore. In a modern interpretation, they are the keepers of wisdom and dungeons. They are usually dressed in a red caftan and a green cap. However, as new year gift, you can use any combination of colors to create elves.
To make elves at home, you will need:
Small and large wooden beads, one large round ball (for the face) and an oblong one (for the body)
small bell
Hot glue and glue gun
Chenille, bright felt and scissors
Ribbon
How to make funny elves (step by step instructions):
1. We make a cap. From the felt, cut a circle with a diameter of 5 cm. Cut the circle in half. Fold half into a cone and glue the edges. Sew a small bell to the top of the cap. The cap is ready!
3. We collect the little man. With the help of a ribbon we connect two large wooden balls - the head and the body. We leave a small gap between the head and the body to attach the handles (small beads strung on small pieces of tape). We fix the edges of the handles with knots. We do the same for the legs. For handles, 6 small beads and 2 larger beads are enough, for legs - 8 small and 2 large ones.
4. Decorate. Tie a scarf prepared earlier on the elf's neck. Tie a ribbon to the bell at the tip of the hat (so that the elf can be hung on a Christmas tree, closet, or wall by the bed).
Dikmi: Our first Gnome is ready! This is the simplest version of the magical fairy tale dweller. More complex and time-consuming options are ahead!
2. Forest gnomes
Dikmi: Forest Gnomes are the most responsible category of the fairy-tale brethren. They are harsh and serious. They are given, as a rule, to people who are necessary and important in your life. Those on which you depend to one degree or another.
What will you need?
Felt (soft) at least 2-3 colors
Wool for felting
Threads (preferably knitting, woolen)
Scissors, needles
How to do?
1. We make the body and head of the Dwarves. The body and head should be light, but at the same time dense and voluminous. We use the technique of dry felting wool. To do this, take a piece of wool (preferably a neutral, flesh-colored) and repeatedly pierce it with a special needle, until it becomes felt. It is important to achieve the adhesion of the fibers to each other and the state of uniformity, clarity geometric shapes: ball and prism. We sew tightly the head and torso together.
2. We form a cap. According to the principle of the elf hat, we cut out a circle from felt, with a diameter equal to the height of the Dwarf. We cut in half. From half we form a cone and sew. Important! The seams of this toy are open, made with bright threads. This gives a special charm to the finished product.
3. We make a raincoat. The raincoat is a rectangle made of felt, the edges of which are slightly rounded and finished with an overcast seam. In order to fasten the cloak around the neck of the Gnome, it is necessary to make a strike at a height of approximately 0.7 cm from the top edge of the cloak. Leave free edges of the thread in order to form the ties.
4. Dress. We do it according to the principle of a rectangle-cloak. We fix it on the body with a curved seam after we decorate it with embroidery.
5. Embroidery. Embroidery is the subject of every master's fantasy. We decorate the cap, dress and cloak with it.
6. We collect a toy.
Dikmi: This feeling when the wool slides between the fingers cannot be compared to anything. You can just close your eyes and imagine that you are in that mysterious and fabulous world of the past, myths, elves and gnomes. And embroidery is generally an indescribable way of self-realization: color, shape, talking with one eye and halftones. Van Gogh, Matisse, Alphonse Mucha all mix with folk art. Try it, and perhaps this year a miracle will settle in your house!
3. Moomins
Dikmi: These are also from the category of riddles. Fairy-tale characters, forest dwellers, lovers of biscuits and jam. Previously, they lived in people's houses, behind the stove, like brownies. But then the stoves began to disappear in the houses, centralized heating appeared. The Moomin trolls went to live in the forest. Their main dream is the realization of all the best that is inherent in a person. Their main rule: everyone can be himself, but no one has the right to think only about himself. Do you have friends who also need to be reminded of this rule? Then rather make a mummy troll and go to visit them on New Year!
What will you need?
40 cm square of felt for a hat
40 by 20 cm piece of felt for the face
Small pieces (can be trimmed) of felt for eyes, ears and hat decoration
A papier-mâché cone and a round box, also made of papier-mâché (all of which can be found in craft and craft stores)
Sequins, pom-poms, bells
How to do?
1. We glue the hat. In a small bowl, mix 2 tbsp. water with ¼ cup PVA glue. Then we cover half of the cone-blank for the hat with a glue mixture. Wrap with prepared felt. Gently smooth the glued areas so that no air bubbles remain. Then glue and wrap the second half.
2. Making a face. In the same way, by gradually gluing a round paper blank and felt.
3. Cut out the eyes and ears. Cut out two circles (eyes) from white felt. We glue to the dried blank of the face. Above - smaller circles, black. We fold the ears from the remnants of felt for the face, glue them.
4. We collect a toy. We glue the finished face and hat. Let's dry. Then decorate the hat to your liking.
5. We give a gift with character!
4. Tilda - unusual forest Santas
Dikmi: But such serious men are easy to make from an old cashmere sweater.
What will you need?
Solid color cashmere sweater
White wool yarn
Wool for dry felting, in the tone of cashmere
Padding (special material for soft toys, or cotton wool, balls, small sawdust)
Needle, thread, glue, cotton
How to do?
1. Making the body. Cut out a cone-shaped blank from the sweater fabric. And a circle (for the bottom) with a diameter of 15-17 cm. We sew the edges of the cone, stuff it with cotton wool, wool or padding polyester. We sew the bottom. You can use open seams, this will give the forest Santa a kind of charm.
2. We form the head, nose and cap. From wool, using the dry felting method, we make a dense ball-head for Santa (diameter no more than 1.5 cm). We also make a nose (0.3 cm). Pull out and seal the cap. We sew the cap to the head, hide the seam under the cotton edge (attached with glue). Sew on the nose.
3. We make a beard. From a woolen white thread we make a beard. To do this, you need to fold the thread into three balls, and sew strands to it different lengths, from 5 to 15 cm. Fasten the finished beard (you can sew it to the ball-head, or you can glue it).
4. We make pens. We also sew hands from pieces of sweater fabric. We stuff (not too tight), sew the edges to felted pompoms on one side (brush), on the other - to the body.
5. Eyes. You can use pieces of black felt, beads, colored paper for the eyes.
6. We rejoice at an unusual gift!
5. Wool Christmas Angels
Dikmi: We have a good tradition in our family. Every Christmas we hang a little angel in the yard, on a tree. This is a symbol of kinship, protection, blessing for our family. A reminder that we love each other and love those who are no longer with us.
What will you need?
wooden bead
Ruff for pipes
felting needle
White (or flesh-colored) and colored wool
Rovnitsa
How to do?
1. We form the head and hands. Fold a piece of ruff in half. We attach a wooden ball to the bend (this will be the head), and the ends of the wire are the hands. Then we begin to wind a thin layer of wool from the head to the tips of the hands.
2. We make the face and body. We divide a flat piece of roving in half and thread the already finished head of the Angel. We fix the threads of the roving at the waist.
3. We make hair. We fold the threads of wool (or roving) in half to the desired length. Sew to the head. You can also braid three thin pieces of material to make a braid. Then sew it to the hair in the form of a wreath.
4. Nimbus. From a piece of ruff we twist the ring. Then we wind a thin layer of roving on it. We fix under the hair.
5. Wings. We tie a piece of white roving 13 cm long in the middle. Fluff the edges. We tie the wings to the body with a silver thread.
Dikmi: That's all! Now you have your own personal Angel!
6. Star kids
Dikmi: But these guys, they say, bring happiness to the house! If, suddenly, one of your friends has not yet got babies, give them this talisman for the New Year! And very soon they will call you to the christening!
What will you need?
Wooden beads (one large, 4 medium sizes)
Ruff for pipes
Felt
Thread and needles
How to do?
Babies are made practically according to the Angel scheme (see above). Detailed master class and drawing of overalls - in the photo:
The cap is knitted by hand, with knitting needles. A set of loops - 6 +2 extreme, followed by a reduction.
7. Old men-boletus
Dikmi: Who doesn't love porcini mushrooms? Especially if you collect them yourself in the fall in the forest, then fry them in oil. MMM! Already salivating! Here is a reminder of joint walks, joy, relaxation, you can give your friends. Let the space under the Christmas tree be filled with the aroma of a pine forest, mystery and adventure!
What will you need?
half a meter thick fabric(wool, linen, coarse calico)
Wool thread for knitting
Needles, stuffing material
How to do?
1. We sew the torso. For the torso, you will need 3 squares of fabric 15 by 15 cm, and two rectangles - 5 by 15 cm. We sew all the parts together, forming a bag. We stuff it with synthetic winterizer or other material.
2. Sew on the nose. From white felt or linen we form a slightly oblong nose. Sew to the body. Weave braids with thread. We also sew.
3. We sew a hat. The hat is made up of four triangles. Two of them are bent inward for greater density. The hat is also stuffed with padding polyester. Bend the end to your liking.
4. Decorate. Aprons - panties with suspenders, betray the character of the boletus, decorating them to your liking.
8. Mysterious houses
Dikmi: Prepare amulets for your family and friends. Bring them full baskets of ears of corn (so that life in the New Year is rich and full), garlic (as a talisman against evil spirits and the evil eye), sunflower seeds (as a symbol of health for all family members, especially children). And in addition to such a gift - a mysterious old house-man. It can be made simply (use the master class on making a forest Santa's tilde, only without the torso). He will not miss the trouble on the threshold, he will look away from the evil eye and will be the keeper of your personal happiness all year long!
9. Santas on logs
Dikmi: But if you don’t have too much time to prepare a gift? And surprise with something original (and definitely handmade) really want? Buy a bunch of logs for the fireplace, paint them with the usual art gouache in the colors of Santa Claus, attach a pom-pom nose and enjoy the reaction to your super unusual gift!
10. Knitted Dwarf
Dikmi: I saw such an old man in winter clothes when the article was literally ready for publication. And just fell in love with him! See what strength, wisdom and touchingness is hidden in it at the same time! I'd love to know how it's made. Maybe you know?
Please your family and friends unusual gifts made with my own hands and always with a piece of your soul inside, instead of a heart! Let the New Year be sincere and bring only positive emotions! Happiness to you!
Who are the gnomes? These are fairy-tale characters, dwarfs who live underground and are famous for their untold wealth. And they are great masters and almost wizards. It used to be that they all wear beards, but now this version has been revised because a dwarf cannot be born with a beard.
Previously, people thought that all gnomes were evil, greedy and treacherous, that they sat on their chests of gold and did not give them to anyone. Now this feature has been revised. Every year we make gnomes to bring us gifts.
But for all time there was one invariable sign by which you can immediately recognize him - this is a cap! If the toy is in a cap with a bell, then it's a gnome! Therefore, now we will make dolls in caps.
Tilda gnome
Bright New Year's gnomes on your Christmas tree they can not only hang one at a time, but also lead round dances on fluffy green paws. To do this, you just need to sew a few of these funny little men out of fabric. Such a garland will be as long as you want. It can be placed on Christmas trees or by the fireplace, this cheerful trinity can be attached to the canvas, framed and hung on the wall.
Copy the patterns, make paper patterns, and then cut out as many details from the fabric as indicated in the photo. These details are enough for three gnomes.
Cut out the torso from the white fabric, leaving a seam allowance. If you want to make the torso flesh-colored, you can soak the fabric for half an hour in tea leaves.
Sew the cut pieces along the solid lines and turn right side out, tucking the unsewn hem inward.
In the same way, you need to sew legs and Christmas scarves.
Fill the sewn parts with synthetic winterizer or other filler, pin the legs to the body with pins, and then sew.
Next, you need to make doll clothes. It can be sewn from bright colored or plain fabric. First, we sew the shirt along the shoulder seams, then we process the neck, grind the side seams and turn up the sleeves.
We sew the top seams first, and then the legs. We hem the length, tuck the belt and put their outfits on the gnomes.
Shorts can be pleated at the waistband to make them fit more snugly around the waist. Tie a scarf on the rag dolls and glue synthetic hair onto their heads.
New Year's gnomes must be with caps. Start by cutting a felt cone. Then try on, sew, turn out and dress up little men in them.
Sew bells to felt hats.
Every New Year's gnome should bring Christmas gifts to the house. Therefore, we will give each a bag and make a small garland out of the gnomes.
Gnome from cones
If you have open, already shed seeds, Pine cones, you can make funny gnomes out of them. Take a large bead or any ball of suitable size and glue it to the top of the cone.
Patterns are not needed, just cut a cone out of felt and sew a cap. Make a scarf, sew on a bell, draw eyes and dress the gnome.
Christmas Gnome Herbalists
Such a gift for the holiday will be not only pleasant, but also useful. Indeed, in a bag of chintz bright fabric there will be the most medicinal herb in the world. Glue a wooden ball to the bag. This will be the head, so draw a funny face on it. And again, sew and put a felt cap on the ball so that our little man can rightfully consider himself a gnome.
New Year's gnome from fabric
This video shows how easy it is to sew a tilde gnome, the funniest gnome of all. For this you will need:
- felt of two colors (red and gray);
- nose bead;
- two wooden shoes;
- two strips of knitted fabric for legs;
- glue;
- faux fur or synthetic yarn for a beard;
- filler;
- threads for embroidery.
This tilde gnome can sit or hang on the Christmas tree.
Another option in the video below and a pattern:
Gnome Splyushka from kapron
Here is the most detailed and understandable master class on how to make a wonderful toy out of kapron. And nothing that he sleeps and, in fact, not quite a dwarf. But, firstly, the gnomes also sleep. And, secondly, we have already decided that the status of a gnome is determined by his headdress. Therefore, if this charming nylon doll is put on not a cap cut from the toe heel, but a cap with a bell, then it will be a real sleeping dwarf.
Gnome in just 30 minutes
Gnome from an old jumper
After watching films about fairy elves and gnomes in the company of my eldest daughter, I came up with the idea to create such a stylish gnome for home decor. Yes, and the children will certainly be delighted with this delightful toy!
In addition, there are less than 100 days before the New Year and Christmas, so why not start preparing, albeit slowly, but carefully, already now.
I thought for a long time how and from what to make christmas gnome until my needlewoman friend gave me a wonderful idea with an old sweater. Such an old sweater that you don’t want to wear, but it’s a pity to throw it away, is in every housewife’s house.
« So why not make it stylish craft !" - I said and, thanking my friend for the advice, set to work. The best part is that it doesn’t take much time to create such a decor, while the process and the result will capture you with your head.
Editorial "So simple!" prepared 12 inspiring examples of fairytale gnomes which you can easily make with your own hands. And the manufacturing process itself can be viewed at the bottom of the article under examples of work. Enjoy watching!
DIY gnome
- To sew a gnome, you will need: a sleeve from an old sweater, a piece of fur, a synthetic winterizer and material for a hat, such as knitwear (it can also be from a sweater).
The whole process takes me about half an hour. Can be sewn on a sewing machine or by hand.
- What a great idea for a Christmas present!
- To understand how to make such a gnome Check out this little tutorial.
- Not only an old sweater, but also bright warm socks can be suitable for making a gnome hat.
- « The gnome turns out to be small, but remote! Smiling playfully, smart, kind and beautiful!" - my youngest daughter Lisa used to say when we made such gnomes together.
- Another affordable tutorial on how to make an adorable Christmas gnome.
- I love these ideas!
- Did you know that in Scandinavia such gnomes are called nisse. The Nisse live on the farms and help the farmers with their daily chores. In return, the nisse asks for trust, respect, and porridge seasoned with plenty of butter for every Christmas Eve.
- And these will be a wonderful decoration not only on the eve winter holidays but also in autumn.
- The Norwegians say that it is the nisse gnomes who are “responsible” for the December holidays, and all because once upon a time, their great-great-grandfather decided to have a little fun and put two coins in a bowl of a hungry girl.
He liked this leprosy so much that he next year he decided to repeat it, and there he got involved, and away we go. His grateful descendants now also indicate to people which spruce should be cut down for Christmas, swinging on its top until dull people finally turn their attention to the beauty.
- Some more cool ideas!
- And so that such charming gnomes not only decorate the house, but also bring good luck, they need to be made with your own hands, and not bought in a store. It is simply necessary to put your soul, your feelings and mood, your New Year's dreams into them. Otherwise, they simply will not become magical!
To understand how to make such a gnome with your own hands, watch this video.