Make a Snowman Decoration
Miniature snowmen make great Christmas tree decorations and cute additions to a Christmas gift.
Steps
- Use a toothpick to attach the two styrofoam balls together. This will ensure that they don't shift.
- Cover the two balls with the white sock. Turn it inside out first and place the balls inside.
- Cut off the excess end of the sock. Discard the cut-off piece (use in another craft project).
- Pin the sock that is over the balls to the styrofoam.
- Cut the scarf from the plaid fabric. Simply cut a small length that is long enough to tie around the snowman's neck.
- Tie around the snowman's neck.
- Cut a fringe on the scarf.
- Glue the ends of the scarf down to the body. This will prevent them from sticking out.
- Fashion a hat from the red baby sock. Simply fold the brim up from the open end of the sock to look like the brim of the hat.
- Pin the hat in place. This will make sure that it doesn't move.
- Make the nose. Take a tiny piece of orange pipe cleaner and fold it in half.
- Poke a hole in the snowman's face. Use the end of the scissors to make a small insertion for the orange pipe cleaner nose.
- Insert the nose.
- Create the face. Use the black fabric paint.
- Draw two eye circles.
- Draw a series of dots in a smile shape for the snowman's smile.
- Add some arms. Use the twigs for arms, simply snap them to a suitable length. As with the nose, use the scissors to create small holes in the side of the body for inserting each twig arm.
- To secure them, add a little glue into each hole before inserting the twig arms.
- Insert the twigs into each hole.
- Finish decorating.
- Place glue down the middle of the snowman's body for the buttons.
- Press each button into place.
- Add a dollop of glue to the top of the snowman's hat.
- Press another button in place on the glue at the hat top.
- Add a dab of glue to one "hand" and to the body.
- Press the candy spoon "shovel" onto the hand and the body.
- Leave to dry. Wipe off any excess or trails of glue and make sure everything is sitting in place before drying. If you want to hang this ornament, glue a piece of ribbon or string to form a hanger. Your snowman is now ready to enjoy!'
- Finished.
Tips
- It's a good idea to make the snowmen in pairs, to make the best use of the pairs of socks!
Things You'll Need
- 2 or 3 Styrofoam balls, one a little bigger than the other
- Toothpicks
- A white sock (optional)
- Plaid fabric (optional)
- Orange pipe cleaner
- Black fabric paint or regular paint
- Pins (optional)
- Scissors
- Hot glue or tacky glue
- Twigs
- Buttons
- A red baby sock (optional)
- Decorations as wished - for example, the sherbet spoons as used in this article used as shovels (optional)
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