Fluffy cotton wool snowmen
Snowmen made of cotton wool look the most festive and realistic. After all, it is traditionally associated with snow. For this craft you will need PVA glue, paper, cardboard, paints and pieces of fabric.
Cotton wool soaked in glue is placed on a base cut out of paper. The method is ideal for recreating the structure of a snow globe. A carrot is formed from small lumps, also doused with PVA. The body is ready, all that remains is the decor. The face is drawn with acrylic paints or gouache, pieces of fabric are turned into a scarf and hat.
Branch arms can be made from either cardboard or wire. Wire with mittens on looks more realistic, but everything is done at the request of the master. The final touch will be buttons or beads glued to the body.
Several cardboard rectangles, folded in a certain way, will become a stand. Place the finished snowman in a box accompanied by a Christmas tree and small decorations.
Suit with foam rubber
If you need to sew a snowman costume for an adult with your own hands, you can make a more complex design. Such a costume should be more expressive, and an adult can tolerate inconvenience in the form of heat or clumsiness.
In order to create a spherical shape, you will need not only fabric, but also thin foam rubber. The ball pattern is constructed from several (five or more) identical “petals”.
One part is a rectangle of the required height, the corners of which are cut along a smooth line. In order to imagine what it will look like, you can first model a ball out of paper, fastening the parts with a stapler, and then cut it out of foam rubber.
When cutting foam rubber, you should not cut the sides of the parts so as not to connect them later. The top of the snowman will require one or two fewer pieces than the bottom. You can connect the corners of the parts using glue.
Naturally, we leave the top and bottom of each ball open. When the two balls are ready, sew them together. In the top ball we cut holes for the arms, if necessary, enlarge the hole for the head, and try it on.
The upper cover is sewn separately. You can sew it in the form of a bag, the width of which is equal to half the circumference of a large ball at its widest point. We assemble the top and bottom with elastic, process the armhole by tucking the excess fabric under the foam rubber.
You can tie a long scarf around your neck, and use another scarf to gird yourself with. We wear clothes with long dark sleeves and gloves of the same color underneath. We sew a “bucket” on the head, and a carrot on the nose.
You can wear this costume over your outerwear and go to the city Christmas tree. The attention of others, smiles and cheerful laughter are guaranteed.
Box decor
The inside surface of the box should be painted in a winter style. Using a scouring sponge or piece of foam, create a gradient of blue and white. Thin snowflakes or ordinary splashes are applied on top with gouache. Christmas trees and clouds can be added if desired. The fairytale landscape is ready.
If the work still lacks accents, the craftsman should think about making snowflakes from foil. The work is quite painstaking, but the result is beautiful. You can cut out silhouettes from foil or make neat tubes, which will later be combined into a shimmering snowflake.
A simple option from ready-made clothes
A snowman does not necessarily have to be round and fat; remember, at least the same Olaf from the cartoon “Frozen”, he is quite slender.
The simplest version of this costume is a pair of a white hoodie and white voluminous pants. If you have any, all you have to do is sew black pompoms or just circles of black felt on the sweatshirt, and large eyes, eyebrows, a carrot nose and a wide smile on the hood, and the look is ready. You can add protruding strips of brown felt to the top of the hood.
For greater authenticity, it’s good to use not a sweatshirt, but a white sleeveless vest with a hood, under which you can wear a brown turtleneck and the same gloves, because Olaf has branchy hands.
Paper snowmen
On New Year's Eve, even the little ones think about how to make a snowman craft. Most often they have stacks of paper and cardboard at their disposal. The set is meager, but suitable for making a holiday card. It is enough to take blue cardboard and glue the missing elements in the form of a snowman, snowdrifts and snowflakes.
A more intricate option: cut out three circles, design each one separately (draw a muzzle on the head, glue arms to the body), and then sew them together with white thread. A small garland of such snowmen will be an interesting addition to the New Year's interior.
Fans of complex techniques can make origami or a geometric snowman. Print out the instructions and diagram, spend a couple of evenings on assembly, and lo and behold, a creative toy flaunts on the table. Perfect for children's competitions.
Felt snowman on the Christmas tree
Felt material is not only suitable for creating toys or decorations for the home or office. It can be used in completely different situations, including as a Christmas tree decoration. Having hung on the prickly guest throughout the holidays, the product will not lose its attractiveness and will not collapse under its own weight. He will not be afraid of dust or even splashes of champagne if a bottle with an enchanting fountain is opened in the room.
From the 13 options proposed below, you can choose one or more of the most interesting ones and recreate them. The principle of operation for each craft will be similar. The elements indicated on the templates are cut out from the corresponding shades of felt, and then stitched together step by step, at the same time filling with cotton wool or synthetic fluff.
Little snowmen for a Christmas tree, garland or mobile
My favorite babies! Decorate a Christmas tree, a children's mobile, or even a garland!
Snowmen in scarves
The simplest products for the New Year. Feel free to take note for leisure with children. If kids will be creating, then glue the pattern pieces together rather than stitch them!
Snowman head on Christmas tree
The simplest idea that lies on the surface! Everything ingenious is simple!
The simplest snowmen
This decoration can be made together with girls, say, in grades 4-5. Every year you can add a new decoration, and after 5-10 years the tree will turn into a real tree of memories!
Snowman star
An interesting idea, and most importantly – very easy to make! Sew a star with your own hands and decorate the Christmas tree with an eco-friendly toy!
Set of felt Christmas balls: Snowman, penguin, deer and Santa
Stylized felt balls. Make with your own hands one of the set or all of them at once. Very easy to make, suitable for beginner handicrafts.
Felt ball with snowman
A felt Christmas ball is the safest toy! To add volume, the product is stuffed with cotton wool or synthetic padding. However, you don’t have to stuff it; you’ll end up with a flat craft.
Cute snowmen
Cool idea for a New Year's craft. Use your imagination and add your own decorative elements!
Set of flat felt Christmas tree decorations: Snowman, Santa and sleigh with Christmas tree
Flat felt crafts for Christmas tree decoration. These templates can also be used as Christmas gift decorations like in the section above.
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Felt Christmas decorations: Snowman, Santa, penguin, deer and gingerbread man
Another original felt set. By the way, you can do it with children. In this case, do not sew the toy parts, but glue them. An ideal gift for grandparents!
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Set of cute toys for the Christmas tree: Snowman, gingerbread man, penguin, bear and deer
Cute felt set. Very easy to make miniature toys, suitable for beginner needlewomen. The details of each toy are signed, format is A4.
Set of miniature felt products: Snowman, penguin, deer, bear
Very cute felt set. In the diagram, parts of different toys are indicated in different colors. Sew only one character from the set or all of them!
Children in New Year's costumes to decorate the Christmas tree
Flat felt toys for decorating the Christmas tree. Each product is on a separate A4 sheet. You can sew just one or all of them!
Snowman
gingerbread man
Deer
Christmas tree decoration
Christmas tree
Going to scale
A paper snowman craft looks cozy in an apartment, next to the Christmas tree. But decorations are also needed for the street. A figure made from plastic cups will fit well next to the front door. And if you secure the base well, you don’t have to worry about the safety of the snowman. A gust of wind will definitely not blow it away.
You will need an impressive supply of cups - more than 200 pieces. It doesn't hurt to pay attention to the rim. If it is thin, it will be easier to connect the blanks, and the snowman will come out more solid.
Large containers will be used for the body, small containers will be needed for the head. Technically fasten the glasses together using a stapler until you get a circle. The bottoms should be directed to the center. Add similar rows and thus make a ball. Leave a hole at the bottom to connect the head to the body.
Use the same method to make a second ball. All that remains is to fasten them together and decorate them. Add a thin garland with many small lights to the scarf and hat. She will revive her figure and give her New Year's charm.
Snowman "Brrr"
This Tilda snowman will surely become children's favorite New Year's toy. And such a fairy-tale character will also come in handy for adults during Christmas.
To sew a snowman with your own hands using ready-made patterns you need:
- white and blue fleece;
- filler;
- buttons for decoration;
- sewing tools.
Description
We start by making a pattern. Print it out in full size and cut it out.
On white fabric, folded in half, we mark out the main details. We cut out palms and a hat from blue fleece. We sew the parts along the contour, leaving small holes open. On the body we leave the bottom edge open. Cut out the parts and turn them inside out.
Fill the body with filler.
Sew the bottom with hidden stitches.
You can immediately perform decorative embroidery. It is advisable to choose threads close in tone to blue fleece.
Cut out the handles. We put filler in the parts and sew them together.
We cut out a strip from blue fleece and sew it on like a strip, closing the seam.
The edges of the plank need to be folded to the wrong side.
Sew a hat - a cap. Sew the cap onto the head using a hidden seam. Cover the joint with a decorative strip made according to the previous algorithm.
We sew on the handles and fix them in the “I’m cold, brrrrr” position. For the spout, you can use a piece of a toothpick and paint it orange with varnish.
We draw eyes with a marker, and cheeks with dry blush.
The cap is large enough that you can wrap it like a scarf around your neck. We fix this position of the part with several stitches. The toy is ready!
From the world by thread
Thanks to threads, PVA furniture glue and balloons, a delicate, openwork snowman will be born. The ball must be inflated, wrapped in cling film and lightly greased with vegetable oil. This will make it easier to remove it from the craft.
Pierce the bottle of glue with a needle and thread so that the threads are saturated with PVA. By the way, office glue will not work because it doesn’t hold its shape well. Wrap the balloon with the same threads. Not tightly until you get something like a mesh.
Leave the structure for at least 5 hours until completely dry. A neat sprinkle of glitter or finely ground pigments will give it a more festive look. Just right for lovers of creativity.
After a while, burst the balls so that the frame remains. The decor will be toy eyes and knitted accessories. The lace snowman looks unique.
Large luminous wire souvenir
Glowing figures of New Year's characters have become a fashion trend in recent years. Decorative deer with sleighs, Santa Claus and, of course, snowmen decorate city parks and squares, shop windows, and private plots of private houses. Home interiors are not complete without wire products. The following master class describes how to make a life-sized snowman from metal rods.
The following materials are needed for work:
- aluminum wire of arbitrary thickness (to make it convenient to work and the structure to keep its shape);
- heat gun and glue;
- insulating tape;
- pliers;
- polypropylene thread;
- knitting thread - “grass”;
- garland.
To prevent your hands from getting dirty on the metal surface of the wire, you should use rubberized gloves. If you find round items like frying pan lids or flower pots among your household appliances and kitchen utensils, they can be used as a basis for future craft circles.
- The first step in the work will be to make 3 circles with a diameter of 20/20/35 cm for the lower part of the figure.
- Break off pieces of wire of the required length with wire cutters. The edges are secured with electrical tape by wrapping.
- Next, you need to measure four pieces of wire 30 cm long. They will evenly hold the frame of circles. The ends of the segments are wound to one of the small round blanks at an equidistant distance. The joints are covered with electrical tape.
- The second small circle is attached to the axles so that about 5 cm remains to the end of the longitudinal sections.
- Next, you need to measure 6 pieces of wire with a length equal to the length of the semicircle of the part with a diameter of 35 cm. We also attach them to the base of the future snowman. The upper ends should remain free for now.
- We thread a ring with a large diameter inside so that 4 main axes are located inside it, and 6 additional axes are located outside.
- We attach the middle part to the outer axes with hot glue. The mounting points on all axes must be located at the same distance from the table surface.
- For the body you will need four rings with a diameter of 26 cm. You need to form a ball out of them. We fix the points of contact of the wire with hot glue.
- For the head you need the same number of parts, but with a diameter of 15–17 cm.
- When the balls are fastened, they must be connected into a single structure. This can be done using thinner wire, electrical tape or hot glue. As long as the design is reliable and the fastenings are neat. There is also the option of adding several metal rods along the entire height of the craft.
- When the figure blank is ready, we begin to wrap it with polypropylene thread, selectively securing it in some places with glue. This way the winding will not slip off.
- We also decorate the entire surface of the snowman with knitting thread - “grass” or New Year’s rain.
- We put a ready-made New Year's hat on the figurine's head, which you can easily sew yourself. From the same fabric as the headdress, we cut out a strip for the scarf. We make tassels along the edges using small longitudinal slits and tie them around the snowman’s neck.
- From the same material we cut out circles for buttons and glue them to the body.
- For the nose you will need a small square piece of eco-leather. It must be rolled into a cone and also glued to the head.
- Eyes can be made from large buttons without through holes. Using paint or regular nail polish, apply the eye pattern and glue it to the base.
- The last detail is a glowing garland. We evenly distribute it over the surface of the snowman and secure it with a heat gun.
This is such a funny snowman. If you do not use fabric threads in your work, then the craft can decorate not only your home interior, but also create a festive mood in the yard.
Volumetric applications
We must never forget about a healthy dose of abstractionism. Cut out a lot of small hands and then make a snowman out of them? Easily. Or come up with a conceptual figure from whatever comes to hand. Draw and cut out New Year's symbols (socks, watches, balls, lollipops, etc.), and then arrange them into a harmonious silhouette. There is no need to make a muzzle - it will simply get lost. The result will be a laconic composition.
You can also embroider a snowman using floss or knit it. The work is painstaking and long, but the result is worth it. A great gift made with love and warmth. Friends and relatives will definitely appreciate it.
Uses for ancient CDs
The era of disks has passed, but the media themselves remain. The deposits are worth realizing with dignity. The principle is the same as for a paper garland: take several disks and connect them together with thread or fishing line.
Glue on a scarf or ribbon, toy eyes and carrots. Cover the voids with paper and paint them to make the craft look beautiful. In the rays of the winter sun, the disks sparkle and shimmer fabulously. A fascinating sight.
You can use the discs as card backings and glue paper snowmen onto them. Several of these crafts will nicely diversify the decor of your apartment.
Snowmen made from natural materials
Snowman craft made from cotton pads, paper, ordinary cotton wool, fabric. Much has been considered, but this is not the end. At school, almost everyone made compositions from autumn leaves. About the same thing can be done for the New Year. You just need to think about this in advance before you run out of material.
One of the most common options is a snowman made from acorns. The fruits need to be glued and painted. Standard decor will complement the craft.
If you stick maple leaves and paint them in the fall, an original postcard will be ready for the New Year.
Back to Threads
Not only openwork snowmen are made from threads. Instead of a balloon, use cardboard as a base and cut out the silhouette of a snowman. Wrap the workpiece tightly with dry threads; for a more stylish look, you can use twine.
Carefully coat the craft with glue, without leaving any yellow streaks, and let it dry. The hard adhesive crust will not allow you to sew buttons or beads to the workpiece; it is better to simply draw the face and other elements.
A nice souvenir that turns into a Christmas tree toy. It is enough to glue the loop, and the snowman will take its rightful place.
A small piece of decor
It is not necessary to make a full-fledged toy. The image of the snowman can be seen even in the three buttons glued to the card. A simple decoration, complemented by a bow, will add charm to the gift. Fluffy Christmas trees or snowflakes are not always appropriate; not everyone will appreciate this festive splendor. Then pleasant minimalism will come to the rescue.
You can use foil instead of buttons. Cut out the silhouette of a snowman and his hat and glue it all onto the base. Write a sincere wish next to it, add a couple of color accents so that the card does not look faceless. Discreet and beautiful.
Wooden crafts
Experienced craftsmen can create wooden snowmen. Get unnecessary processed boards, cut out the corresponding figure, carrot and hat, connect everything with glue and paint.
If you need a movable figure, thicker material will be useful. Then the master will secure the elements with screws. The result is a cute and original craft.
On the other hand, there is something like wooden postcards. Take an unnecessary kitchen board and use a burner to draw a snowman with snowflakes, or even Santa Claus. Paint everything with paints and varnish.
This is not a complete list of DIY crafts, but there is plenty to choose from. For decoration or an unusual gift - it doesn’t matter. The main thing is that the craft is made with soul and warmth. Then it will bring pleasure, first of all, to the master.
What does a classic outfit consist of?
Before you start crafting, you need to remember what a snowman is and decide what the costume will be made of. A real snowman is made from three balls of snow of different sizes, which are tightly stacked one on top of the other. The top ball is the head, the middle one is the torso, and the largest should symbolize the legs. He has a hat, eyes, mouth, nose, hands. The obligatory scarf and broom in hand must also be present. So, what should a fancy dress depicting this character include?
A cap
Usually a regular bucket serves as a hat. But this will be too much for a child, so the hat can be almost anything. The only note is that it should at least slightly resemble a bucket shape .
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Eyes and mouth
Each baby has their own. You can simply additionally emphasize the eyes with ordinary shadows, and the mouth with lipstick . After all, the eyes of a classic snowman are large coals.
Nose
The nose was always a big orange carrot. Therefore, the costume nose should look like this wonderful vegetable .
Scarf
Here it makes absolutely no difference which scarf to choose. The classic colors are red and blue - familiar winter colors, which are also used by Father Frost and the Snow Maiden. However, this is not necessarily the case. If a child likes a striped or colorful scarf, then this one is also quite suitable.
Buttons
To prevent our character from freezing, he is “dressed” in a warm white coat. This coat definitely has buttons. They are usually located in the middle part - on the body. The number is unpaired, three or five depending on the size of this very body.
A small clarification - the buttons are almost always quite large and always black. In a real snowman, they are made of the same coals as the eyes.
Actually "body"
The ideal option for a costume is two balls of different sizes . However, this, like many other things, is completely optional. The main thing is that these two parts are bright white, soft and at least slightly shaped like balls.
Legs
A real snowman, of course, has no legs. However, ours is fabulous, so there will be legs. But they also need to be made “snowy”.
Hands
Two methods are used to depict hands.
- The first is when they are made from branches branched at the ends. In this case, the color will be black, since it is difficult to find other branches in winter.
- The second is that the semblance of hands is made of snow. This option suits us better.
Broom
There shouldn't be any problems here. A broom for a small boy will, of course, be too big, but it can be easily replaced with an ordinary broom . That's the whole Snowman. To make it clearer, here are options on how you can make each detail in more detail.
