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Christmas Gnome

General info

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  • Soap gnomes can be used as Christmas decorations
  • I made a small gnome, a poinsettia and a tiny christmas stocking out of a soap
  • It's easy to make, great beginner's project
  • Can be used as soap for bathing or washing (remove stickers and nail polish)
  • Difficulty: Easy

What you will need

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  • Soap
  • Carving or Exacto knife
  • Paring knife
  • Toothpick
  • Cutting board
  • Christmas Gnome Template (download here )

Optional

  • Food coloring and water
  • Paint brush
  • Stickers
  • Nail polish (for painting a nose and hands)

Soap info

Dove Shea Butter Beauty Bar

Used in tutorial

shea butter dove bar
  • Available
  • Unilever brand
  • Shea Butter and Vanilla scented
  • Length: 8.3 cm (3-1/4")
  • Width: 6 cm (2-3/8")
  • Thickness: 1.5-3 cm (5/8-(1-1/4)")
  • Weight: 106 g (3.75 oz)

Dove Pink Beauty Bar

pink dove bar
  • Available
  • Unilever brand
  • Floral scented
  • Length: 8.3 cm (3-1/4")
  • Width: 6 cm (2-3/8")
  • Thickness: 1.5-3 cm (5/8-(1-1/4)")
  • Weight: 106 g (3.75 oz)

Floral mild soap

white soap
  • Available
  • White colour
  • Floral scented
  • Size: 7.5 cm (3") x 5.5 cm (2-1/8") x 2.3 cm (7/8")
  • Weight: 80 g (3 oz)

Instruction video

Instructions

Carve the Christmas gnome

1.1 Cut your soap in half as needed.
Thinly cut off the top of the soap to create a flat surface.
step 1.1
1.2 Cut out the Christmas Gnome template.
Trace it onto your soap with a toothpick.
step 1.2
1.3 Lightly cut along the outline so it doesn't disappear.
Cut out the gnome's shape with a paring knife and a carving knife.
step 1.3
1.4 Holding your carving knife straight up, cut along the nose.
Then, holding your knife at a closer angle to the soap, cut off the soap around the nose.
Round the edge as needed.
step 1.4
1.5 Carve the mustache the same way as the nose.
step 1.5
1.6 Carve the beard the same way.
step 1.6
1.7 Carve the bottom edge of the hat.
step 1.7
1.8 Thinly cut off the soap under the beard and mustache in the front side and under the hat in the back side.
step 1.8
1.9 Cut off the excess soap from the side of the body to create an arm.
step 1.9
1.10 Carve the cuff and the hand.
step 1.10
1.11 Carve the other arm and the hand the same way.
step 1.11
1.12 Round the edges of the body.
step 1.12
1.13 Shape the pompom at the top of the hat and round the edge of the hat.
step 1.13
1.14 Carve the cuff of the hat.
step 1.14
1.15 Your Christmas Gnome is carved out.
step 1.15

(Optional) Decorate your Christmas gnome

2.1 Paint your gnome with food coloring diluted with water, then let it dry.
step 2.1
2.2 Put stickers on the gnome.
Apply nail polish to the nose and hands.
Done!
step 2.2