Now that the gnome fever has disappeared from the Christmas season, the next wave is coming: everyone wants to have Easter gnomes! Nothing could be easier than that, because all you have to do for the occasion is change the colors and accessories of your beloved elves. They receive colorful hats in spring colors and also a pair of bunny ears to suit the little guys for the awakening of spring. We have a few instructions that will help you make your own Easter gnomes.
In principle you can do anyInstructions for Christmas elvesUse it to make an Easter gnome too. All you have to do is use the appropriate colors and to make it even more matching you can also add a pair of bunny ears. We will still show you step by step how to create an Easter gnome figure.
- colorful sock in spring colors (big enough to be put over the cone)
- Foam cone (or Styrofoam), approx. 22 cm high
- Faux fur in any color for the beard
- Wooden beads for the nose
- Felt in two colors (for the outside and inside of the bunny ears)
- Hot glue
Prepare the sock for the hat
You can either put the sock for the Secret Santa hat over the cone as it is. Then it fits looser and does not have a characteristic tip. Or you can adjust them a little beforehand by cutting them to size and sewing or gluing them back together as shown in the instructions:
- Turn the sock inside out.
- Cut off the hoe.
- Cut the fabric diagonally from heel to toe.
- Sew the fabric back together with a seam allowance of about 5mm.
- You can also use glue, but then apply it on the right side. Press the two sides of the fabric together. Once the glue has dried, you can turn the sock inside out again.
Make the Easter gnome with the remaining materials
- Cut out a beard from the faux fur. This should taper to a point. Be careful not to accidentally shorten the fur hairs, just the fabric to which they are attached.
- Glue it to the cone. You can put the sock on briefly beforehand to choose the right place, because the hat should overlap the beard a little (also remember that you will have to turn the elastic of the sock inside out later).
- Cut out ears and the inside of the ears from felt and glue the elements together.
- Attach the ears to the sock, just above the elastic.
- Then align the stocking cap on the cone and roll up the elastic to cover the edge of the bunny ears.
- Glue a wooden bead as a nose.
Display the gnome at home or give it as a gift to make someone happy!
Idea for bunny ears made from gloves
Gloves have the best conditions to make this happenMaking bunny ears, namely the fingers. If you would like to make an Easter gnome with it, proceed as follows:
- Take an old sock and fill it with any filling material you like. These can be Styrofoam balls, but also dry beans or rice as well as dry sand and the like. Tie the sock tightly.
- Turn the glove inside out and cut off all the fingers except the index and ring fingers, because these will be the ears.
- Apply glue to the openings to close them (along the edges of the right side of the fabric).
- Glue pipe cleaners (or other wire) to the remaining fingers.
- Then turn the glove over again and put it over the body of the sock.
- Then cut the beard, glue it to the gnome's body and then attach the wooden bead.
- Optionally, you can use black string to create whiskers under the gnome's nose.
Add more accessories
To make the elves even more Easter-like, feel free to add a few other elements and accessories. For example, make a carrot or glue a small Easter egg out of foam. You can also design the hats with matching motifs. You can easily cut out beautiful motifs, especially from felt, such as flowers or Easter eggs, for example. Made of silk and other thingsPaper can be flowersMake for the Easter gnome, which he can then hold in his hand.
Or how about placing the finished gnome on a pair of feet or rabbit paws? You can easily cut these out of craft cardboard, then add a little glue and stick them under the gnome's body, so that they naturally protrude a little at the front and are visible. This idea works for both the cone version and the gnome from the glove and you can also use pompoms or pieces of fabric for this purpose. The only important thing is that the beard is not too long so that it doesn't hide the rabbit's feet.
