And it's that easy:
Which handicraft material do I need for the gnomes?
The Wichtel craft kit contains Felt in two thicknesses and in different colours. Wobbly eyes and Wooden balls are also included in the package. You will need only scissors, a pen for drawing and a hot glue gun.
How do I make the gnomes?
Included in the kit is a template, on which all the figure parts of the gnomes are shown as contours. First you should copy or print out the template sheet. You can simply cut the individual figure parts from Paper and use them as Stencil for the individual felt cuts. Each figure part can now be conveniently placed on the Felt , transferred with a pen and then cut out:
Cap, beard, face and hands are cut from the thin Felt sheets provided for this purpose. The gnome body is cut from the sturdy 4 mm Felt sheet The body is glued together in a further step. Now position the cut out felt beard on the upper edge of the body and glue it on. Afterwards also fix the hands, the face and the moustache. Finally the gnomes get their finished face with Wobbly eyes and Wooden balls as nose.
Now form the cap into a pointed bag and glue it together. On the tip a Wooden ball is attached. Finally, some hot glue can be applied inside the cap to make it fit firmly. Alternative: not fixed, the gnome can be used for example as "packaging" for a bottle.
Extra handicraft tip:
Each gnome can be given even more of its own personality with additional diffusers, Gift ribbon, with buttons and other accessories.