This little snowman will look
adorable on your tree. Take it a step
further and attach him to a hostess gift wine bottle or package. I’ve used small pieces of wire with the glue
for extra stability. These little snowmen (or women) will stand or you can
attach an eye screw to the top for easy hanging. Make one, two or a whole bunch. Quick, easy
and very cute!
Note: When I'm cutting my cork, I usually work on a sheet or two of heavy corrugated cardboard or recycled foam core board. This protects your work surface.
Note: When I'm cutting my cork, I usually work on a sheet or two of heavy corrugated cardboard or recycled foam core board. This protects your work surface.
You will need:
Wine cork—there are black wine corks; if you have one of
those you can eliminate painting the cork black.
Champagne cork
Paper twisted floral wire
Dimensional fabric paint in black and orange and if desired, optional clear sparkle
Black acrylic paint
Small paintbrush
20-gauge wire
Wire cutters
Needle nosed pliers
Small awl or nail
Hot glue gun and glue sticks or thick tacky craft glue
Ruler
X-acto or craft knife
Heavy corrugated cardboard (to protect your work surface
while cutting the cork)
220 sand paper
Compass
Black fun foam scrap
4” Red ribbon—the kind you can fray the ends
Small eye screws
1.
Measure and cut a wine cork in half. Sand the cut edges with fine sandpaper till
smooth. One will be the head and the other the top of the hat. Use the awl or nail to make a hole in one of
the pieces of wine cork. Using the wire
cutters cut a ½” piece and insert into the hole you made. Use the protruding wire to hold the wine cork
while you paint it all black. (Top hat)
If you have used a black cork you don’t need to paint it.
2.
Make a hole in the bottom of the other wine cork
piece with the awl or nail. Cut an
insert another ½” piece of wire. Make a
hole in the bulbous top of the champagne cork and dabbing a bit of hot glue on
the wire end of the head, insert in the top of the champagne cork. (See photo)
3.
Use a compass to make a 1” diameter circle from
the black fun foam and cut out.
4.
Cut a ½” piece of wire and insert in the bottom
of the black painted cork piece and stick it through the center of the fun foam
circle. (Top hat made)
5.
To put the top hat on the head, use the awl or
nail to make a hole in the top of the head, add a bit of glue and insert on the
head.
6.
Cut two 1 ½” pieces of paper wrapped floral wire
with wire cutters. Pull down the paper to expose a bit of the wire. Make a hole with the nail or awl on each side
of the champagne cork body, add some glue to the to the exposed wire and insert
in the holes. Use needle nosed pliers to
bend however you would like.
7.
Attach the ribbon around the neck with some
glue.
8.
Make dots for the eyes, mouth, and buttons with
the black dimensional paint. Make a nose
with the orange dimensional paint. Let
the paint dry. For an extra touch add some sparkle dimensional paint on the hat and arms. (optional) Attach an eye screw to the top of the hat for hanging or you can
eliminate this step if you just want your snowmen to stand.
