DIY Gnome Bottle Toppers: A Holiday How-To
Pair this homemade accessory with a nice bottle of Cab Sauv and you’ve got yourself the perfect gift — for those over the legal drinking age, of course. This craft is simple, budget-friendly, and oh-so-adorable.
They’re easy to customize, too — if you have a pal with a wine aversion, simply place these toppers on a bottle of their favorite brew or cider. The possibilities are endless!
All of these supplies can easily be found at your local craft store. Here’s what you’ll need:
9x12 Felt Sheet
Wood furniture “button”
Craft faux fur
Glue gun or other strong liquid glue
Scissors
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Making the Gnomes
Step 1: Use your scissors to cut your 9x12 rectangle felt sheet into a square 9x9 felt sheet. The easiest way to do so is to take a top corner and fold it diagonally until it hits the bottom of the sheet. The folded area is what you’ll use to make the gnome hat, leaving you with a thin rectangle of extra fabric to snip off and toss.
Step 2: Fold your felt. This is likely the most difficult part of the project, and it’s still fairly easy. Start by taking the bottom left corner of the felt. Start rolling it upwards, creating a cone shape.
Step 3. Glue your hat. Now that you’ve rolled your felt into a cone, the gnome’s hat, you need to maintain its shape. This is where the glue gun comes in. Without sacrificing your beautiful folding work, spread glue along the length of the felt’s opening. Press it back into place and allow the glue to seal the hat shut — voila!
Step 4. Cut and glue the gnome’s beard. Typically, craft faux fur comes in sheets. You’ll want to cut out a triangle to make it look like a beard. Then, glue your furry triangle to the inside of your hat using your handy dandy glue gun. Simply pump a line of glue along the fuzzy side of the upper soon-to-be-beard and press inside the felt hat.
Step 5. Add his nose. Yet again, you’ll need your glue gun for this step. Take your wooden furniture button, spritz a bit of glue on its backside, and place your nose between the felt hat and faux beard.
Step 6. Adorn a bottle of your favorite beverage with your new decorative bottle topper!
This helpful video by Joanne Victorio will show you how it’s done.
Happy crafting!
