Snowman Project

 

I bought this Snowman from a vendor shop  that I like to frequent.  It was so cute and I was with a friend and she said I would really love one of those for myself and for her sister for Christmas.

Now I am not Mrs. Crafty by any stretch of the imagination but I looked at it and said I think I can make these.

Off to Hobby Lobby I headed.

This was what they used for their snowman base.  A candle votive.
Hmmmm.....

Before my trip to Hobby Lobby I thought I need to get some bases.  I found two of the above at Goodwill and the other one the clear candlestick at Home Goods.

Picked up ribbon and bling pieces from Hobby Lobby.  Everything was 1/2 off SCORE!!!

Here is where I ran into a snag in the crafting project.  I looked everyone on line and in Hobby Lobby, Michaels, Walmart to find the snowman hats.  Could not find anything that would work.  

Like in the Three Bears story they were either too small or too big or not made of felt.
I had a delima.  I did not let it stop me.  While in Walmart I came across these snowman tree toppers for $10.  The hat was perfect and I would have the noses too.
Score again.

They worked out perfect and since they were tree toppers they had reinforcement inside the hat to keep them tall and full.

This was theirs and below you will see what I came up with.

This is the one I made for my house.  I have him displayed near my entry way.

The one on the very far right is the one I bought to copy.  Of course I could not leave it alone so I blinged it up a little more than it was.
The other three are the ones I made.  I had a vintage snowman hat and it worked out perfect to do the little rustic snowman.

These were pretty easy to make.  The heads I originally thought were white plastic pumpkins but nope they are big white ornaments I found at Hobby Lobby.  They are exactly the same as the sample.

I think they came out pretty cute.  I am not as crafty as some of you are.  I do not sew but I am mighty with my glue gun!!!

I used buttons for the eyes the noses came from the tree toppers and all the other ribbon and bling pieces I found at Hobby Lobby.

I used blush for their cheeks.

I published this post a year ago and thought I would share it again so if any of your crafty peeps that like to give homemade gifts would like an idea.

Have a good week.
Hugs,
Kris