ELFIN MAGIC

WHIMSICAL GNOME ORNAMENTS PUT FALLEN PINE CONES TO GOOD USE.

WHAT YOU’LL NEED

Pine cone

1¼-in. wooden craft ball knob Yarn

¹₂-in. wooden half-ball knob 7-in. felt square

Decorative craft twine

Hot glue gun

Scissors

Needle

DIRECTIONS

1. Using a hot glue gun, adhere 1¼-in. wooden ball to the flat bottom of a pine cone. 2. Cut 4-in. pieces of yarn and untwist into separate strands. Hot-glue yarn to ball for a beard. Hot-glue wooden half-ball within the strands for a nose. Trim beard as desired. 3. Roll felt into a cone shape and hot-glue the seam to create a pointed hat. Turn up the bottom to create a cuff; trim. Hot-glue hat to ball head. 4. Thread twine through the needle and poke through the top of the cap. Knot ends together to hang.