How to Make a Santa Christmas Gnome Wreath: Step-by-Step Tutorial
Add some jolly holiday cheer to your front door with this DIY Christmas Gnome Wreath made from Dollar Tree supplies in under an hour! Grab a miniature Christmas tree and a Santa hat and get crafting your very own Dollar Tree Christmas gnome wreath.
Ingredients
- 2 white mini Christmas trees from Dollar Tree or recycle your old fake Christmas tree branches!
- White Ping Pong Ball 6-pack from Dollar Tree, and use the others for another gnome!
- Pine Picks Dollar Tree
- Twine from Dollar Tree
- Scissors
- Hot Glue Gun/glue sticks
- Red Santa Hat Dollar Tree
- Small Zip Ties Dollar Tree
- Silver Bell optional, Dollar Tree multipack
- Plastic bags to fill the Santa hat
Instructions
- Remove the trees from their boxes, discard the bottom pieces, and arrange the branches for a fuller look while ensuring the trees can lay flat.
- Stagger the trees on top of each other to form a triangle shape and secure the trunks together with zip ties. I used 3 for stability.
- Fill the Santa hat with leftover shopping bags to make it fuller. Hot glue the hat to the tree branches, ensuring a secure bond.
- Apply hot glue to the ping pong ball and press it firmly onto the tree branches.
- Add hot glue to the pine picks and place them in the pocket section of the hat. Trim the pom-pom from the end of the hat and hot glue the bell on for a jingling effect.
- Create a small twine bow and hot glue it to the hat in front of the pine picks.
- Cut a piece of twine and hot glue it to the back of the wreath for hanging.
Notes
Variations for the Craft
Customize your Dollar Tree Christmas Gnome Wreath to match your personal style or existing decor. Here are some ideas to change it up:
Glittery Gnome: Add tinsel garland to the gnome's beard for a glimmering Christmas gnome wreath (or use silver mini tinsel trees instead of white!)
Elf Gnome Wreath: Swap the Santa hat for a green elf hat or festive striped stocking hat, and consider adding elf feet (also from the Dollar Tree) to the bottom of the wreath to make an elf gnome wreath instead.
Light It Up: Add a string of battery powered lights to the Santa gnome's beard for a fun lighted wreath idea.
Gnome Nose Ideas: Instead of ping pong ball, use a Christmas ornament for the gnome's nose.
Hat Trick: Use pine cones or other greenery stems in the Santa gnome hat for holiday accessories.
Festive Greetings: Add a small frame or wood sign, tied on with ribbon, so your gnome can say "Welcome" "Merry Christmas" "Ho Ho Ho" or, my favorite - "Gnome for the Holidays".