Made from a paving brick, this cute snowman was a lot of fun to complete. One of our samples had "Let it snow" written on the front opposite the heart and patch.... so cute! Add a fabric scarf and your snowman is ready for the cold.
Materials
needed:
Paver brick
Black sharpie pen
White craft paint or latex-based paint
to cover brick
Craft paints in orange, red, yellow,
& black – or desired colors (or sharpie pens in desired colors)
Nail with large head
Brushes: foam to cover the brick,
smaller brush for nose, heart, patch
2 – 2” pom poms in color of choice
9” chenille craft wire
Cloth strip 2” x 23” for scarf
Glue gun
1.
Wash and
thoroughly dry the paver brick.
2.
Paint the paver with acrylic craft paint or
latex-based paint in the color of choice.
You may need to use 2 coats, depending on the desired coverage and it
may be easier to paint the bottom first (Fig 1), let dry, then paint the rest. (Fig 2) Let the paver dry thoroughly – possibly as
long as a day.
Fig 1
Fig 2
3.
With the sharpie pen, draw the eye, nose
outline, smile, and other facial features.
Also draw on the heart and “patch” on the body. Use the blog photo as your model, if you
need.
4.
Fill in the nose with orange paint, the heart
with red paint, and the patch with yellow paint – or use the colors of your
choice. You may also use sharpie pens
instead of paint.
5.
Dip the nail head in a small amount of black
paint and make the buttons on the body. Or
you may use the black sharpie to draw them instead.
6.
Add the stitches to the patch and all details on
the body of the snowman with the black sharpie.
Add the lettering “Let it snow”, and the squiggles around the outer
edge, if desired.
7.
Using the glue gun, attached the chenille wire
ends to each side of the paver to start the ear muffs. Attach a pom pom to each end of the chenille
to complete the ear muffs.
8.
Tie the fabric strip around the neck area to
form the scarf.
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