I promised more snowman ornaments; so, here they are in this
issue.
Felt Snowman
Ornament
Smiley Snowman
Ornament
Sparky the Snowman
http://www.allfreechristmascrafts.com/Snowman-Christmas-Crafts/Sparky-the-Snowman/ct/1
Little Foam Snowman
http://www.allfreechristmascrafts.com/Snowman-Christmas-Crafts/Little-Foam-Snowman/ct/1
Light Bulb Snowman Ornament
Materials: burnt out light bulb, rubbing alcohol,
white acrylic
paint, gold cord or ribbon,
child’s sock, scrap material, two buttons, 4 toothpicks, Fiberfil cotton
batting, hot glue, scissors, and black marker
Directions:
Wipe
bulb down with rubbing alcohol, this will help the paint adhere to the bulb.
Let dry. Paint entire light bulb with white acrylic paint and let dry. Apply a
second coat. If finish appears streaked, you can use a large paint brush or a
sponge to blot on a “stucco” look. It is not necessary to paint the socket.
Allow bulb to dry completely.
While
bulb is drying, cut off the ribbing from the child’s sock. Roll up a brim at
one end and tie off the other end with gold ribbon or cord, tie in a bow. Leave
about half an inch of sock above ribbon for the fluffy top, fringe ends. Add a
bit of Fiberfil to the inside of the hat. Cut a tiny square of fabric and glue to the
front brim of the hat.
From
the remaining material on the sock, cut a rectangle, about 2 inches wide and 1
1/2 inches long. Place a small amount of Fiberfil in the center, roll up jelly
roll style and glue together. Glue ends closed. Take one of the toothpicks and
carefully cut/break in half. Insert pointed side of each toothpick into the
muff on either side.
Once
light bulb is dry, glue the muff to the belly of the bulb, below the neck and
above the fattest part of the bulb. Glue the toothpicks to the bulb. Using
another toothpick, cut into fourths. Using the sections that do not have
pointed ends, glue to the toothpick arms that are already in place on the bulb.
This will create the elbow to the shoulder. Glue to the elbow and to the bulb.
Fit
hat snugly over socket of light bulb and glue in place. To create the hanger,
tie a long piece of ribbon into a loop. With the hanging ends, tie around the
hat underneath the brim (roll it down out of your way). Loop tie should be
positioned at the back of the hat. Tie ribbon tight and snip off extra ends.
Roll brim back up to cover ribbon.
Fashion
a scarf from scrap material and tie carefully around neck, glue in place.
Fringe ends of scarf with scissors. Glue two buttons to belly area, tuck top
button underneath muff halfway. With the last toothpicks; glue on for nose.
Carefully with the black maker make a dot for each eye. Hang!
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