Heart Gnomes

At the Waldorf school gnomes and fairies are celebrated. We are to make some Valentines for Charlotte’s class and this year my friend Ewa is helping us make some simple heart gnomes. We had an afternoon of sewing and chatting which was so therapeutic. They are not too difficult to make and fun to do with the sprites. You can easily find the red felt, organic cotton, and beads for this craft. Look below for the instructions.

 

All of this can be found at Michaels crafts and Joann’s Fabric Stores.
Red felt
Sticky paper
Felt balls
Beads (we used wooden and pink plastic)
Red silk thread
scissors
needles
organic filling cotton

Ewa made the pattern by drawing the heart shapes and hat shape onto some sticky paper and adhering it to red felt. Then we cut the shapes out. We threaded needles with silk red thread and began to sew the two heart shapes together but left a small space at the top to put in the organic cotton. After filling in the cotton we sewed the opening shut and then kept the needle there added the felt ball for the head. We sewed the head by pulling the needle up through it to keep it steady. Then we sewed the hat and added it to the top. for the gnome hands we sewed the beads through each end of the hearts. the needle goes through the two beads and secures to the base of where the bead is.