Festive Christmas Gnome Stained Glass Pattern

Festive Christmas Gnome Stained Glass Pattern with Lantern — PDF and SVG

A Santa gnome in a red coat, skating along while holding a lantern. The lantern is the feature that makes this pattern worth the effort: it is a separate, detachable-looking element that you finish and fit after the figure is made, and the two videos below show exactly how. Skates and a lantern also give the piece its diagonal movement, so it reads as a scene rather than a standing figure. Download it instantly and trace it from the printed sheet, or take the vector file to a plotter or laser cutter.

The finished panel measures 7.00″ tall × 4.90″ wide (180 × 124 mm) and is built from 26 pieces of glass. At 26 pieces in a narrow upright frame this is one of the more approachable designs in the collection, and it is marked as a simple difficulty design. Plan a single evening.

Making the lantern hanger

The lantern is held by a thin hanger rather than soldered straight onto the hand, so it can sit slightly proud of the piece. This video shows how to form the hanger:

Attaching the lantern to the hand

And this one shows how to fix the lantern to the gnome’s hand once the figure is assembled and foiled:

Follow these before you start soldering, because the hanger has to be made at a size that suits the lantern you cut — and it is much easier to adjust the hanger before the figure is closed up than after.

What is in the download

• Gnome PDF — full-size print-ready file at 1:1 scale
• Gnome PNG — high-resolution reference image
• All files folder — everything in one place

Files arrive on your order page and in your confirmation email as soon as payment clears.

Where it works

A window, a porch rail, or a shelf. At 180 mm tall and 124 mm wide the piece suits a narrow vertical space well, and it hangs nicely in a row with other gnomes or ornaments. Backlit it looks best: the lantern is pale glass and is meant to glow, so a small light behind the piece makes it the focal point rather than the face.

Who buys this pattern

Beginners looking for a first piece with a friendly count; hobbyists adding to a gnome or Christmas collection; plotter and laser cutter owners; and makers who sell small finished ornaments at craft fairs or as Christmas gifts.

Licence

A personal and commercial licence is included. Make it for yourself, make it as gifts, or cut and sell the finished piece — no per-sale fees and no obligation to report.

Printing and finishing

Print the PDF at 100% scale on US Letter or A4 and check a measurement before cutting — never use “fit to page”. Trace your colours, or cut from the PNG on a screen. With 26 pieces the interior is quick; grind the skates and the lantern before soldering, since both are small and break easily. Leave the lantern until last.

A note before you start

You are buying the pattern only — glass, came, solder, wire for the lantern hanger, and any finished piece are not included. The photographs show the design completed by other makers using their own materials.