The last few weeks I have been hoarding a bunch of Pinterest pins for Christmas and sorting through them to see what I am going to recreate for my own holiday decor. Well here’s #1! and I just love this pin by Wendy of Craft Goodies, I love natural stuff and burlap really makes me smile. So I have had this on my list to do and here’s my version. My cute snowman is a lot larger, because to me bigger is better!
List of materials I used were: 2 Bernat Baby Blanket (#6 super Bulky) yarn in White (Walmart), Panacea Burlap Garland Roll (Michaels), Panacea Naturally wired twine (Michaels), 3-4ft hard styro foam board (Michaels floral foam section), 3 buttons, a faux carrot, cotton balls or batting, hot glue and a chef knife.
I decided to use a large styro foam board because it is less expensive, but you can buy the foam already cut into 3 different sized circles to skip the whole cutting step. I then placed three graduating in size plates on the foam to draw circles. Cut them out with a chefs knife. They do not need to be super perfect.
Next make a spiral in hot glue in the center of the foam circle and place various cotton balls, this is to make snowman appear fuller, you can use batting if you have it, I had cotton balls on hand so I just used them, again less expensive. Hot glue the end of the yarn to the back of the foam and start wrapping the yarn in one direction. This can be tricky when you get close the sides of the circles, just hot glue the yarn in place. I wrapped the yarn over each foam circle twice to cover all the cotton and foam. Next hot glue the circles together. I overlapped the bottom two and glued the edges together of the top two.
Now for the hat and arms. The twine I used was the perfect color but not the right gauge. Wendy of Craft Goodies used 20 gauge wire. The wired twine I found did not have a gauge on the package, but I thought it would still work and it does. (I found this out trying to make the hat.) The arms & hands are bent shaped and twisted for strength, then just shove them into the foam and hot glue into place.
For the hat: I had to unroll the whole twine and double it and twist it for strength. Then you get two hardback books in different sizes, one for the rim of the hat one for the top of the hat. I will not lie this is the tough part. Wrap the twine around three times for the larger book and press flat. Slip it off and do the same for the smaller book, about eight or nine times. I then took smaller pieces of twine wire and wired the hat together in the back to make it stable. It tends to flop. Slip it over the head and hot glue into place. Cut a small piece of a faux carrot diagonally and hot glue into place. Place buttons and glue into place. Loop a small piece of twine on the back of the head and hot glue to make a hanger. Tie burlap around the neck and trim and you are done!
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Sooo cute!! It turned out so nice!!
I’d love for you to link up this and any other Christmas-related projects to my 26-Day Christmas Craft Marathon Linky Party!!
Thanks so much for sharing!!
~Lisa
Lisa’s Craft Blog
Hi, Kim
I love this project. I will have to try this. I found your blog from Mod Vintage Life link party and I am a new follower. Would love for you to stop by http://www.homesweetbutterfly.com. Happy Thanksgiving.
Vanessa
this is possibly the cutest thing I’ve ever seen!!! i’m hosting a christmas cookie party this year for my daughter’s friends…the plan is to make snowman cookies…this would be a great favor to hand out!! thanks for sharing! i’m pinning it now!
Adorable as usual! Loved it so much I stumbled it! Hope you get lots of hits from it.
Too cute, Kim! Don’t you wish you had more time to create all the wonderful items pinned to Pinterest?
Thanks for linking to Time Travel Thursday again this week.
I hope you have a blessed Thanksgiving!
Liz @ The Brambleberry Cottage
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Cute snowman!!!
so cute!
Happy Thanksgiving, inviting you to share your project with us at
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Have a fabulous shopping weekend.
Maggie
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This is darling – and you can leave it up all winter long. I like how you used cotton balls to fill out hsi tummy. Smart!
This is so cute! thanks for sharing!
What a great idea! This is AMAZING! I’d love for you to link up to my Friday linky party! This is so great!
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Love your snowman! Thanks for sharing!
~Liz
This is darling, I love it!
Love it, Kim! Better than the pin! I collect snowmen, so this project is a must try! Thanks for sharing your technique!
This is too cute! I love it! Stopping by from the boerman ramblings link up!!!
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Too cute! I love things with snowmen, and this one looks so cuddly
Super cute! Visiting from Chrissy’s at Boerman Ramblings
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I fell in love with this snowman too on Pinterest & knew I wanted to try him for after the Holidays. Thanks for sharing your tutorial. He is super cute.
Abrazos,
Sapphire @ Life with My Pollitos
That snowman is adorable! I love snowman and this is totally doable. I am a new FB fan from Nothing But Country. Vicky from Mess For Less
You are getting a lot of traffic on this post! I’ve seen it on several spots today!
I’d love for you to come share this in my Holiday Tips, Crafts & Recipes http://cafescrapper-scrapsoflife.blogspot.com/2008/12/suzies-holidaze-fudge-ive-been-making.html
It is awesome! Susie
ADORABLE. This is so simple. I love it.
Jamie
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P.S. More the Merrier Monday ends tonight. Stop by and link up if you have not already.
Super cute!!! I love it!
Super cute! I have the same snowman pinned on my boards too! I love all of your little touches. Thanks so much for linking up to The Creative Spark. I’ll be featuring this on my facebook page. Have a great week!
Jenn
This is so cute! Thanks for sharing.
that is so stinking cute! i love decorating with snowmen b/c they are good for all winter long, plus, they work for my dual religion household.
This snowman is too cute!
That snowman is adorable!!!
He’s SO cute! Love that you can leave him on display throughout the winter months, too
We’ll be featuring this at our weekend link party! Thanks for linkin up with us! xoxo
You’ve been featured for Functional Friday!
Thank you for linking up!
~Angela
You are featured! http://cafescrapper-scrapsoflife.blogspot.com/2011/12/christmas-crafts-christmas-recipes-with.html
Susie
I love the idea of not using balls, just circles! Such a good thought!
I love how this turned out…so sweet!!
Thanks for linking to “20 Below Thursday”!
This is going to look perfect for my front porch! Thanks for the great idea!!!
So cute! Thanks for linking up! ~Jen
SO CUTE!! I just love it!! Thanks so much for sharing at Strictly Homemade Tuesday!
I just loved your little snowman and I featured it for WorkShop Wednesday! Come stop by and see!
An adorable Christmas craft! Thank you for sharing it with our 25 Days of Christmaslinky!
Love your snowman!! In my next post I will be sharing my snowman, so please do stop by if you would like:)
That is the coolest, Kim! Featuring this tonight!
I’m a Pinterest pin hoarder, too! Your snowman is great, and you’ll be able to leave him up after the holidays too. Can’t wait to see more of your hoarded pins.
Oh, and thanks for linking up to Refresh Your Nest Friday last week!
Love it!! I posted a link to this on my blog: http://www.thecraftbarn-ny.blogspot.com/2011/12/crafty-friday-12911.html
Thanks,
Jennifer @ The Craft Barn
I featured this post on my “Best of” post this week! Come check it out!
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I absolutely just love this…I would love for you to share it at my “18 Days til Christmas” Linky party…
http://mydailyphotojourney.blogspot.com/2011/12/18-days-til-christmas-linky-party.html
I absolutely love this!!!! I would love it if you would share with my readers! I am running a 25 Days of Handmade Christmas series. For info: http://embracingmessy.blogspot.com/2011/12/25-days-of-homemade-christmas-day-1.html or just email at embracingmessy@gmail.com if you’re interested!
Your snowman is absolutely ADORABLE! I’d love to have one in my home!! We would love it if you would please link up with us for Fun Stuff Fridays.
http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2011/12/fun-stuff-fridays-3.html
Love everything about this snowman! Awesome job!
how adorable
This is adorable. And it looks so simple. Thanks for the tip!
VERY fun and looks pretty easy!
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Absolutely adorable! We’d love for you to share this with our readers for Fun Stuff Fridays. http://www.toysinthedryer.com/2011/12/fun-stuff-fridays-4-3-weeks-long-for.html
Brilliant snowman! … :0)
I loved your snowman. Thanks for sharing.
I just love it!
This is just adorable. I just finished making one but the snowman’s head is a little wobbly. Is it suppose to be like this or any suggestions on how to firm it up? Thank you.