I apologise if I have been rather repeating myself in the past month or so, it seems I have become obsessed with making snowmen, when to be honest I really ought to be thinking about moving on to Valentines Day or Easter!
But, what did I do last week after I said that I had more than enough dominoes and Jenga type bricks to last for at least a year, so I wasn’t going to buy any more ……….. Lord forgive me, but I found these extra thick, Magic Roundabout, wooden squares for £3 (42 in all – just under 8p each) which would cost me a fortune on eBay for the quality and size, what’s a frugal crafter to do? I bought them!
However, I reasoned that if I used them almost straight away it would justify any money spent ………. so more snowmen heads today I am afraid, same old, same old, just a different shape and size, 2ins x 2ins, that can be used as either tree decorations or gift tags/charms.
Iris, Bertie and I distributed about 90 odd of the Jenga snowmen I made around Evesham in the weeks before Christmas as a random kindness, getting one mention on a local Facebook page which was lovely.
Above :- Large free standing snowman head (to be sent instead of a card for Christmas 2022) beside a new snowman tag to compare sizes
I think as I now have quite a few wooden squares in my collection, I might use this version of the snowmen for the same idea this Christmas ………
Basic method:- glue 2 x 2 small craft sticks together to form the front and back brim of the snowman’s hat. Paint front and back of wooden square white, may require two coats. Add craft stick brims to front and back at a jaunty angle to the square, paint hat and brim black on both sides. When dry, add black dome eyes and mouth, orange (previously baked) Fimo nose, with confetti holly and pearl flat back gems on hat. Voila!