Junk Gnome

I loveddddd creating this gnome! I reproduced this from another craft site because I thought it was so cute and creative! 

The supplies can be altered to fit other items but here is what I used for mine!
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Supplies:

• 2x4x10in wood piece
• Jeans
• Book page
• Clothes Pin 
• Scrap fabric
• Knob/nose
• "Junk"

1. Since the block of wood is being pretty much covered up by everything else, you don't need to do anything to it! I started with making the hat. I cut a 10x10 section off the leg of a mans size pair of jeans and then cut it down the center to open it up to be roughly 20x10. I then took multiple tries to form a cone shape by rolling the piece of jean in a diagonal direction, being sure that the bottom opening would fit the width of the wood board.  

2. You end up with an oblong piece for the hat. You can either just cut off the piece hanging out of the cone shape, or, like me, fold it up and form it into a "cuff" around the bottom of the hat. 

3. Be sure to actually secure these pieces with a bit of hot glue. I added some at the point, under the overlap, and under the cuff as well. 

4. Next, work on the beard. I used a piece of an old white sheet. I cut it into a long strip, probably 7x30in. Then, I cut 1in fringes all the way down the piece of fabric, leaving them connected at the top.

5. Secure one end of the white fabric to the wood board, starting about 4in down from the top. I wrapped it around multiple times so that the beard would look more full and secured it every once in a while with hot glue. 

6. Place the hat on the top of the wood and figure out how far you want it to reach and what you want the hat to look like and secure it with hot glue. 

7. Glue on the knob for the nose (or whatever it is that you might be using) I wanted my hat to sit on top of the nose like it was in the gnome's eyes.

8. The next step is adding all your "junk". I made a feather out of scrap book pages by cutting out a basic shape and "fringing" the sides of it like a feather. I then glued on other do-dads and he was already for a night on the town!