This adorable snow man is great
for welcoming the holiday season.

Instructions

• Tracing paper
• Orange Sculpey polymer clay
• 1-3/4-inch length of 1/4-inch diameter dowel
• Metal baking sheet
• Aluminum foil
• 2 x 4 x 6-inch piece of pine
• Scrollsaw
• Drill and 3/8-inch drill bit
• Medium- and fine-grit sandpaper
• Wood sealer
• Navy blue acrylic paint
• Paintbrush
• 18-gaue black wire
• Two 3/4-inch diameter black buttons
• 1/2 yard of ivory chenille fabric
• Polar fleece: 1/4 yard of navy-and-green plaid
• Scrap of burgundy knit fabric
• Scrap of burgundy felt
• Styrofoam balls: 6-inch diameter for body and 3-1/2-inch diameter for head
• Foam glue
• Medium-weight polyester quilt batting
• Glue gun and hotmelt adhesive
• Strong string
• 2 6-inch lengths of 3/8-inch diamter dowel
• Wire hanger
• Tan pearl cotton
• 3 assorted 3/4-inch to 7/8-inch diameter buttons
• two 1/2-inch diameter black half-ball button for eyes
• Miniature tin birdhouse

1. Download the free pattern for this project (Downloading requires Adobe Acrobat software).

Snowman pattern

Adobe Acrobat

2. Knead the orange clay until it is smooth and pliable. Make a cone shaped from the clay about 1-1/2-inch long and 3/4-inch wide at the base. Twist the nose slightly, swirling the clay to resemble a carrot. Insert one end of the 1/4-inch diameter dowel about 1/2-inch into the base of the nose. Follow the manufacturer's instructions to bake the nose.

3. Trace the shoe pattern twice onto the 2 x 4 x 6-inch piece of pine. Cut out the wood shapes with a scrollsaw. Drill a 3/4-inch deep hole at the center top of each shoe. Sand the shoes and apply wood sealer. Sand again with fine-grit sandpaper.

4. Apply two coats of navy blue paint to the shoes. Use fine-grit sandpaper to remove paint from the edges of the shoes.