Add a sprinkle of enchantment to your decor with a whimsical twist! Craft your own DIY faux succulent gnome using our petite watering can as the gnome’s charming base!
Difficulty level:Beginner
Time to complete: 25 minutes
Things you’ll need:
2 – Galvanized Watering Can
2 – Small Artificial Grass Bush
1 – Artificial Moss Wire Ribbon
1 – Lavender Artificial Sedum Succulent Pick
1 – Artificial Soft Light Pink Sedum Pick
1 – Long Pile Grey Frost Faux Fur
1 – White Craft Faux Fur
Glue Gun and Glue sticks
Scissors
Let’s grab your paintbrushes, channel your inner artist, and let get crafting!
Step 1: Creating the bread
To start -Place the watering can on top of the grey faux fur. Carefully, cut a small square out – about 4.5 inches. Repeat this process with the white fur.
Step 2: Shaping the Bread
Grab the 2 square cutouts from the faux fur. Begin drawing the desired shape of the bread onto the material. The widest part will be approximately 3.5 inches a crossed. Then gradually cut inward for a rounded shape.
Step Three: Attaching
Take your hot glue and secure the bread on the front the of pail between the spout and the handle.
Step Four: Moss ribbon
Grab the moss ribbon and cut off a piece that is about 12 inches long.
Next – take that moss piece and cut it straight down. Depending the amount of moss you want to show, you can remove a strip that is approximately 1/2 to 1 inch. For this use, i cut off about a 1/2 inch from the moss.
Once you have the moss trim to the size of your liking, you will now secure it with hot glue around the top part of the pail.
(Take the ribbon through the inside of the handle.)
Step Five: Create you inside base for greenery
I grabbed a small Styrofoam cone laying around and cut off a small piece to hot glue in the inside center of the pail. This will allow you to to have a holder for your greenery stem allowing it to stay upright and in place.
Depending on the the grass spray, you may need to trim the stem back a bit. Then glue in place.
Step Six: Apply the nose
I used a 3/4″ wooden ball for the nose and glued it in place with the hot glue gun.
Step Seven: Add the Finishing Touches
Grab your succulent sprays and snip off a few for each gnome.
Each pail has a small little lip by the spout, which helped allow more space to glue the succulent buds in place.
Now you are able to enjoy your little creation. Add into your fairy gardens or place through your home to add that whimsical touch!
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