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Easy Snowman String Ball Craft

Keyword: easy snowman

Materials

  • Cotton String 2 Balls – Dollar Store
  • Craft Felt Black, Orange
  • Toilet Paper Tube Recycled
  • Fabric Plaid Dollar Store
  • Black Buttons Dollar Store
  • Wooden Snowflakes Dollar Store
  • Glue Gun and Glue Sticks Dollar Store
  • Straight Pins
  • Scissors
  • Pencil
  • White Chalk Pencil
  • Ruler
  • COTTON STRING BALL SNOWMAN PATTERNS

Instructions

STEP ONE

  • Gather all supplies. Unwrap the balls of string and remove the paper labels. Stack the balls on top of each other and secure with a glue gun and glue sticks.

STEP TWO

  • Measure a 2” long section from the cardboard toilet paper tube, then cut it out using scissors.

STEP THREE

  • Measure a 2” wide by 9” long rectangle on black craft felt with a white chalk pencil. Cut out with scissors.

STEP FOUR

  • Download and print the SNOWMAN PATTERNS, layer the larger circle hat brim onto black craft felt and cut out with scissors.

STEP FIVE

  • Layer the smaller circle hat top onto black craft felt and cut out with scissors. Secure the patterns with straight pins or trace the patterns with a while chalk pencil.

STEP SIX

  • Attach the black craft felt pieces to the sides, bottom and top of the cardboard toilet paper tube with a glue gun and glue sticks.

STEP SEVEN

  • Using scissors, cut out a carrot shape from orange craft felt. Colored cardstock, heavy fabric, or craft foam would work for this project as well.

STEP EIGHT

  • Select 2 medium black buttons for the snowman eyes and 3 small black buttons for the front buttons. Attach the buttons and carrot nose with a glue gun and glue sticks. If using liquid craft glue, please allow additional time for drying.

STEP NINE

  • Snip and rip plaid fabric into two strips. The first approximately 1” wide by 12” long, and the second ½” wide by 8” long. Cut into the fabric ½” with scissors, the tear the fabric to create strips. This will produce a frayed edge.

STEP TEN

  • Tie the larger strip of fabric around the snowman’s neck as the scarf, then trim any long ends with scissors.

STEP ELEVEN

  • Secure the smaller strip of fabric around the base of the hat as the band, using a glue gun and glue sticks.

STEP TWELVE

  • To finish, glue a small wooden snowflake to the snowman’s hat.