Watch the video here.

I
have another free pattern for you to download so you make the
project. You can find the file here. In the download there are 3
files: a PDF for hand-cutting of the pieces, a PNG to use with your
electronic cutting machine and a text file with handy hints and tips
(and the sizing information) to use the PNG.

As
with most of these projects I cut all the pieces from medium weight
white card-stock, the kind used to make cards and such. This is way
more economical than having to purchase a bunch of colors and in my
experience the paint colors are a lot more stable than the paper
colors. I rarely get noticeable fading with the painted projects.

You
are free to use the pattern as many times as you wish and even to
sell the finished project. But, please don’t give away or sell my
patterns. I spend a lot of time creating them and the only
compensation I get is from people watching the videos and checking
out the blog post. I really want to keep offering these for free so
please if someone else wants to make one send them to the video and
blog so they can get their own copy of the pattern.

Glue
the sets of the pieces together as I show in the video, when you are
done you should have these units ready to paint. Remember the 6
wedges for the beach ball as well as the tiny round piece are not
glued together, they need to remain in a single layer until after
they are painted so set those aside until you are ready to paint.

Once
the glue dries place some tape on your work area, sticky side up and
add the pieces that need to be painted. I like to group all of my
pieces according to the colors they will be painted. Here are the
colors I used for each set of pieces,

 Flesh
color for the nose, hands, and feet-

    Plum
for the sunglasses frame-

   Pale
yellow for the hat-

   Silver
for the lens part of the sunglasses-

   A
golden yellow for the hair-

   Pink
for the dress and the beach ball backing_

 And
a rainbow for the beach ball parts with the plum for the small dot_

Once
the paint has dried it is time to add any extra details that you want
on any of the pieces. I added a line for the brim of the hat and some
dots on the top part of the hat. I used colors that I had used
elsewhere on the project to help tie everything together (the pink
from the dress and the blue and purple from the beach ball) Let these
colors also dry.

 Now
we can glue the sunglasses together. This is a simple step add some
glue to the lens portion and add the frame piece on top lining up the
edges all the way around. Let dry. Touch up the frame color around
the outside edge of the glued sunglasses.

For
the beach ball glue the pieces on to the ball base piece. You can use
any colors in any order you wish on your beach ball. I did have to
trim the final wedge just a hair to get it to fit. Add the tiny dot
to the center to cover up the spot where all the points come
together. Allow to dry.

Once
everything is dry again we can start gluing our little friend
together. I like to start by assembling the head of these little
guys/gals. For the ladies like we are working on today I find it
handy to put the hair braids onto a piece of washi tape so that they
stay where I want them. Then glue on the hat and the nose to the hair
braids. Let this glue dry enough that it will now move around when
you add this part to the body.

   Now
we
can add the head to the body as well as the feet. This is a fairly
simple step. Let the glue dry about 5 or 10 minutes between each of
these steps so that everything will stay in place as you work on the
next steps.

     Now
we can finish the assembly of our little friend, by adding the beach
ball, hands, and sunglasses. This is also the time to paint the
sandals onto her feet.

  Let
both the glue and the paint dry.

Now
it is simply a matter of adding a coat of Satin Mod Podge to the
entire gnomess and then just a drop of gloss Mod Podge to each lens
of the sunglasses.       Let everything dry and she is ready to display in
your summer mini scene.

  As
always I do want to sincerely thank all of you for watching my videos
and reading my blog posts. It means so much to me that you are
supporting me in this way. If I could ask you all to do just a bit
more by subscribing to the channel and liking the videos and leaving
comments. Those help more than you can imagine. Also if you could
pass the links on to your friends I would appreciate it so much.