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Monday, December 13, 2010

Stuffed Snowman Decoration

I LOVE Snowmen at Christmas time and really all winter long. I don't know where this affinity came from, but I can't help myself. My Mom showed me some really cute stuffed pumpkins she made for Halloween this year, and I decided to use the same technique but make a snowman. 

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I cut three rectangles from White Sparkled Fabric. Sized as follows:
7" tall by 16" long
6" tall by 14" long
5" tall by 12" long
With Right sides together, sew one seem down the length, making a wide tube. Turn right sides out. Press the folds out of your fabric.
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Using a running stitch, gather the bottom of your tube, along the length now. Pull it tight until closed, then secure and knot your thread.
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Stuff with Polyfill until your desired firmness is reached. And gather the top closed the same way you gathered the bottom.
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It should look like this now. Repeat for all three pieces. **NOTE: For the largest tube you may want to put some rice in the bottom or some other method of weighting so your snowman will stand up.**
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Stick a dowel into the small opening left from your gather to give the snowman a form. 
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Then hand stitch each ball together. Pull tight so your stitches are invisible.
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Add buttons to the middle ball. I used three mismatched buttons.
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For arms, I cut a small hole into the second ball on each side.
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Fray check your cut so that it doesn't get ruined or frayed over time. Using Hot Glue, stick two small twigs into the openings. Be quick-the glue will dry very quickly so know how you want your arms positioned ahead of time.
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I used scrap fleece from the boys' scarves to make a beanie type hat and a scarf for my guy. I didn't want the top hat look for him today, Because should the boys ever make a Snowman of their own outside, he will be beanied. I used some orange felt for a nose and black scraps for the eyes and mouth. All hand stitched after assembly. 

After I was finished I realized that I had not weighted his bottom ball, and he kept tipping over, so I took the lid from an old sour cream container and hot glued his bottom right on for a base. It worked for me, but if you want a different look don't forget the weights!
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I love this little guy, and I know I will have him around for years!So, what do you think? Is he a keeper?  

4 comments:

Ashley said...

I love this guy! I think he's so cute!!

Jenna and Drew said...

I love it! The sparkle fabric is perfect!

Lindsey said...

I'm jealous! Seriously girl, you must be super woman, how do you find the time :) It's beautiful.

~Jenni M.~ said...

Absolutely adorable!!! And sooo easy, I think even I might be able to pull this one off! ;)