Gnome with Hot Cocoa SVG

About this design

Cocoa time. This gnome’s long hat flops over to one side, and both mittened hands hold a big mug with a stripe around it and a handle. Two curls of steam rise from the top.

It is the coziest gnome in the collection, made for mugs, cocoa bars and pajama mornings.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 17 pieces and 2 cut-outs. The mug and the two steam curls sit in front of the gnome as separate pieces, and the stripe and the hole in the handle are cut out. Keep everything on one sheet of transfer tape so the parts stay lined up. It passes our cut checks from about 3.5 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 mug, the steam and the pompom

Projects

• Mugs, of course.
• Hot cocoa bar signs.
• Cocoa gift sets.
• Pajama shirts.
• Café window decals.

Step by step: a cocoa gift mug

1. Set the design to 4 inches tall and download the color file.
2. Cut the gnome from red permanent vinyl and the mug and steam from gold.
3. Apply the gnome to a white mug, then the beard, nose and mug on top.
4. Fill the mug with cocoa mix and marshmallows.
5. Wrap it in cellophane with a ribbon.

Size guide

Color ideas

• Brown mug for real cocoa
• Green gnome with a red mug
• Red and gold, as shown

The drooping hat

The hat on this gnome flops over to the side, which makes it look relaxed and sleepy, just right for a quiet morning with a warm drink.

Good to know

The steam curls are separate thin pieces, so keep them on the transfer tape until the whole design is pressed down. If you are making a set of cocoa mugs as gifts, put a different hat color on each mug so everyone knows which one is theirs. A brown mug piece with a cream stripe looks like real hot chocolate. Hand wash decorated mugs only.

A cocoa bar sign

At sign sizes of 10 to 14 inches, the stripe on the mug and the hole in its handle are big enough to weed by hand, so this gnome makes a relaxed first project on a large board. Add the words Hot Cocoa above the drooping hat in a simple font, and set real mugs, a jar of marshmallows and a ladle out underneath it.

Pairs well with

The Snowman with Hot Cocoa and the Kawaii Hot Cocoa complete a cocoa set.