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1) Gently squeeze one of the two
Styrofoam balls in your hand to compress the
Styrofoam and make it slightly smaller than the
other ball.
2) Cut a 1 1/2" piece off the
pipecleaner. Dip one end in white glue and push
it halfway into one of the Styrofoam balls.
Dip the other end of the pipecleaner into white
glue and stick it into the other Styrofoam ball.
3) Insert the Skinny Stick
into the bottom of the larger Styrofoam ball.
You will use this stick to hold your snowman
while you work on him.
4) Using a popsicle stick or
plastic knife, cover both Styrofoam balls with
the True Snow or Glitter Snow.
If you are making your snowman without a hat,
insert a screw eye in the top of the smaller
Styrofoam ball before the Glitter Snow dries.
Insert the stick into a block of Styrofoam or
make a small hole in an empty box (such as a
tissue box or shoe box) and insert the stick in
the hole*. Leave the snowman like this
until completely dry.
5) Cut a 9" x 3/4" piece of
fleece and tie it around your snowman's neck as
a scarf. Cut the ends at an angle.
6) Cut a 3" x 6" piece of fleece
for a hat. Using the hot glue gun, overlap
and glue the two shorter ends forming a tube.
If you prefer, you can sew this. Gather one end
of the tube and either wrap a small hair elastic
around it or tie it tightly with a piece of
string. Fold the other end of the tube up to
form a cuff.
7) Place the hat on your snowman
and hot glue in place. Thread an 8" piece
of elastic thread through the top of the hat as
a hanger and tie the ends in an overhand knot.
8) Make a face and buttons for
your snowman. See options below.
Brush the cheeks with powdered blush.
* If you want to use beads for
the face and buttons, stick them into the
True Snow or Glitter Snow while it
is still wet. Refer to the picture for
placement.
You have several choices for the
facial features:
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For the eyes, mouth and
buttons, you can use small black beads
placed in the True Snow or Glitter
Snow while it is still wet.
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Use paint in squeeze bottles
to paint on the facial features and buttons
- see instructions below.
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Stick two 7mm googly eyes
into the glitter snow as eyes instead of
using beads for eyes.
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You can either paint the nose
on or cut a small piece of orange
pipecleaner, fold it into a v and push the
two cut ends into the Styrofoam ball before
the True Snow or Glitter Snow
dries.
To
paint a mouth, eyes and buttons, squeeze dots
out onto the dried True Snow or
Glitter Snow.
To
paint a carrot nose, use orange paint in a
squeeze bottle. Start by squeezing a ball
of paint then release pressure as you move the
paint bottle to one side.
For an ornament you would remove the Skinny
Stick now. If you want your snowman to be
a plant stake, leave the Skinny Stick in the
snowman and place the other end of the stick
into a plant.
Printable instructions
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