Tuesday 15 November 2011

Snowman

As a part of my new Christmas display I am adding a snowman to the Candy Cane Can.  I am pleased with how it turned out and it was not difficult to make.


I began with three rectangular pieces of muslin that I had stained a little in strong tea.  For these the length was 2 times the width, so that it would be a square when folded.  I folded each into a square.
Then I stitched the side directly opposite to the fold, leaving two ends open.


Using a needle and thread I stitched one of the ends.  I pulled it together as seen in the picture below. 


Then I stuffed the other end and stitched that one around and pulled it together as well.  I made sure the opening was closed and secured.


Here is one of the completed balls.  I repeated this process three times with each of the different sizes.

When three of them were done, I stacked them up and glued them with the glue gun.  That thing is not getting much of a break these days.  Now to add the accessories to make it look like a snowman.

The Nose.  I made a cone shaped piece from the muslin.  Then I stuffed it and glued the end together.  To give it a flat surface, I glued a button to the end.  Then I painted it.  The paint stiffened it as well.  

I added three fabric coved buttons.  Some ribbon for the scarf, buttons for the eyes, and snaps for the mouth.  Doesn't the nose look like a carrot?



Then I needed a couple of arms.  I made them from muslin and stuffed them and glued them to the body.


I brought the arms forward and attached them to the side as well so that they didn't just hang straight down.  Notice the blushing cheeks-- I used some of my own blush.  

I added a wreath to the head.  I may make a top hat a little later for him.  I added the Candy Cane Can as well.


Then I started to make my Button Wreath and needed more of the ribbon that I used for his scarf, so I took his scarf and made one out of red felt and tied some of the ribbon wire as well.




7 comments:

  1. I LOVE your adorable snowman!! You showed such creativity in making him!!!

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  2. Thanks for your sweet comment on my Milkcan! I love your snowman...you put lots of love into it and it's obvious!

    xo

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  3. What a cutie! I love all of the details...blushing cheeks! Precious! Great job!

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  4. Too cute! Plus he can be out all winter long! Thanks for linking up with Handmade on Humpday!

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  5. Mr. Snowman is super fab! This is an awesome project, you must be so thrilled with how it turned out!

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  6. adorable! I'd love it if you shared this at my party that I have going on - Christmas Craft Tutorial at Project Queen.
    www.projectqueen.org
    I'm a new follower.
    Mandy

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  7. He's soooo cute!! I just want to squish him!!

    Thanks so much for linking up to the 26-Day Christmas Craft Marathon Linky Party!!

    ~Lisa
    Lisa's Craft Blog

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