Garden Gnome Shoes

OK, so this should be my last post about garden gnome stuff!

But I finished the final touch to my little one's costume and had to share them!

THE SHOES!!!!



Are those not the cutest things EVER?!?!

I *sort of* used this tutorial here, but not completely.

I used the same red wool felt I used for her hat and I just made them one layer thick.

I also cut slits along the top so I could thread ribbon through. This way I can tie them on her feet and they won't fall off!

And just like the hat, she hates them! LOL!

I didn't take a picture, but I also added puffy paint to the bottoms of them to create some traction so she doesn't slip when walking!

And here is the whole costume together!

I absolutely LOVE how it all came out, I wish my little one felt the same! haha! Hopefully I can get her to keep it on long enough for a couple cute pictures!

I can't wait for Halloween to get here now!!!!

Garden Gnome Hat Re-Do

Thanks to my reader Melissa's adorable addition of flowers to her daughter's Gnome Hat, I decided to add flowers to mine as well!

{HERE is the tutorial on how to make this hat!}

I decided to use the three fabrics I had used for the skirt and make fabric flowers to add on to it.

{HERE is a tutorial I shared a few months ago on how to make these flowers.}

I LOVE LOVE LOVE how it looks now with the addition of the flowers!!!

I went to JoAnns and picked up some red buttons and just hot glued them to the center.

So now that I have this super cute hat, I need to convince my little one to wear it! She is NOT a fan {and that is putting it nicely!} I did manage to get a picture of her in it though. Of course it is a horrible picture since she was running away from me, but you get the idea! ;)

And this one. Yes, the toys are all over the floor and she has a paci hanging out of her mouth, but hey, this is real life people. LOL. My house looks like this in the middle of the day.

I also made some gnome shoes to go with her costume and will be sharing those later this week!

Why didn't I Think of That?

So remember where I showed you guys the Garden Gnome Hat I made for my little one's Halloween costume?

Well one of my super crafty and adorable readers Melissa is also making her little girl a garden gnome for Halloween and she used that tutorial for her hat!

And then she blogged about it and OMG I LOVE the addition of the flowers she added to hers!

I mean seriously, is that not the cutest thing EVER?!?!

So now, I need to add flowers to my hat!

You guys need to head on over to La La Bliss to check out her post on her hat HERE and make sure to check out all the other super adorable projects she has on her blog!

She has a super cute Halloween wreath over there made all from items from the dollar store! And it is CUTE!!! Not to mention the tutorial on the most adorable little witch hat headband ever! Go check out her blog!!!

Make sure you say hi and let her know you were sent from me and Living Craftily Ever After!

Garden Gnome Skirt

So awhile ago I posted this picture

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And asked for help on tutorials on how to make it!

I ended up using the Simple Skirt Tutorial from MADE.

It was VERY simple to make! 

Here is mine!

 

After the skirt was done, I took strips of the polka dot fabric, sewed right sides together and then turned. Added a button hole and wa-la! Suspenders!

For the flowers, I cut the shape on paper with my Cricut to help me decide on size, and then cut them out of fabric, backed them with Heat N Bond and ironed them on! A button is the finishing touch!

I wish I had a picture of her in it, but lets just say she is really showing her age these days- 13 month olds do NOT sit still for pictures! LOL!

But I think with this skirt and THIS hat, she is going to be the cutest garden gnome to ever trick-or-treat this Halloween!!!!

Tutorial- Garden Gnome Hat

 Remember this post where I asked for help with a Garden Gnome Costume for my littlest girl?

Well my awesome reader Vanina left a comment with a link to a pattern for the gnome hat!

THANKS VANINA!!!

I followed her link and it brought me to the blog called Acorn Pies.

I didn't want to use the same materials she had used in her tutorial, so I just used her tutorial for the pattern measurements.

I wanted my hat to be on red wool felt. So I laid my pattern on it and cut it out. The fabric is folded with the fold on the left side and will end up being the TOP of the hat.

After you cut it out it will look like this when you open it

Fold it back in half right sides together (is the a right side to the wool felt? I thought they both looked the same, lol) and sew along the diagonal cut (where I have the pins) ONLY. Do not sew anywhere else!

Turn it right side out and this is what it will looks like (I turned it so you can see how it is the hat- the folded part is the top and the part we just sewed is the underside.)

 I added ribbon to trim mine and make the ties.  I cut my ribbon at 23 inches- no reason for this length, just picked a length that looked good and I could tie a bow with! lol.  You will need 2 of the tie ribbons. You will attach them to the shorter side which is the neck opening.  I sewed mine on, but I am sure you could use Heat N Bond or something like that.  I also cut my tips at an angle so they didn't overlap at the center back.

And then just sew all around the edges of the ribbon to secure it to the felt.

Next I added the ribbon along the face part of the hat. I attached it the same way as the ties.

And that's it! Now you have a cute Garden Gnome hat!!

I was hoping to have some super cute pics of my little wearing it... but she is 13 months. That means: 1- she does not sit still

2- she does not like hats!

Hopefully I can keep trying it on her so she gets used to it by Halloween!

But for now, this is all I got out of her!

Let me know if any part of this did not make sense!

Help Me Out Crafty Friends!

OK, so I have a dilemma and I am hoping you might be able to help me out!

I was browsing Pinterest and I came across this picture

 

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Now,  those are the cutest little garden gnomes I have ever seen.

SO cute that I HAVE to make this for my little one for Halloween.

My problem.... I need a pattern!

 

Anyone have a tutorial for a similar skirt I could use to make this?

What about the hat? Any ideas?

My little girl is one, but she is a peanut.  I need something size 6 months or so.  She is wearing size 3-6 months, but can fit into some 6-9 month stuff. 

I am not necessarily looking for this exact skirt, but just something similar!

Any help you could give me I would be so grateful!!!