Gnome Ornament SVG

About this design

A gnome made to hang on the tree. This is the full gnome, with its hat leaning to one side, a round nose, a long beard, mittens and boots, plus a small loop above the pompom so you can thread a ribbon straight through the design.

Gnome ornaments are one of the most searched Christmas cut files, because they are quick to make in wood, felt or acrylic and they look charming on a tree in groups.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 11 pieces and 4 cut-outs. The loop is joined to the pompom, so the ornament hangs from one solid piece, and the beard strands are the cut-outs. Keep everything on one sheet of transfer tape so the parts stay lined up. It passes our cut checks from about 3 inches tall.

Color layers

• Hat and coat in red: the whole gnome, cut as the base layer
• Beard in silver gray
• Nose in peach
• Accents in gold: the pompom and the hanging loop

Projects

• Wood ornaments cut on a laser and painted.
• Felt ornaments in layers.
• Acrylic ornaments with vinyl on top.
• Gift toppers tied to a present.
• Advent garlands with a row of gnomes.

Step by step: a painted wood ornament

1. Set the design to 4 inches tall and download the solid file.
2. Cut it from 3 mm plywood on a laser, or from thick chipboard on a cutting machine.
3. Paint the hat and coat red, the beard light gray and the nose peach, using the cut lines as guides.
4. Add a dot of gold paint to the pompom and let everything dry.
5. Thread a ribbon through the loop and hang it on the tree.

Size guide

Color ideas

• Natural wood with red paint
• Green and cream for a Nordic tree
• Red, silver and peach, as shown

Hanging tip

The loop is part of the cut, so you do not need to drill a hole. For heavier materials such as plywood, use a sturdy ribbon or twine; for felt and cardstock, a thin gold thread looks neat.

Making a garland

Because the loop is joined to the pompom, a row of these gnomes can share one long ribbon. Cut five or six from felt, each with a different hat color, thread them on and leave about a hand’s width between each one. Stretched across a mantel or a window, the gnomes hang upright and turn gently whenever someone walks past.

Pairs well with

The Gnome Bauble Ornament and the Gnome Name Ornament are round ornaments, and the Gnome Heart Ornament is heart-shaped.