Long winters are a characteristic climatic feature of our region. Therefore, a snowman in the yard of a house is not a surprising phenomenon. But a snowman at home is something special! Make a wonderful snowman from threads with us with your own hands, and your winter will be soft, smiling and pleasant, like this cute character! And if you make such a craft for the New Year, he will be happy to live under the festive tree.
DIY snowman made of threads and balls
If parents and their children do handicrafts, wonderful specimens will be born that will complement and decorate the New Year's interior. It will take you two days to make the toy, with breaks for drying, so don’t wait for December 31st, but get down to business right now.
And when you master the technology well, you can make several snowmen of different sizes and make a composition out of them.
What materials are needed for a snowman
Since we are going to make a snowman out of threads , first of all we will need a skein of white, not very thin threads and small skeins of orange and black (or brown) for the nose and the bucket on the head.
In addition to the threads, you need three round balloons and two elongated ones for the handles. Buy with a reserve - in case some balloon bursts even before it turns into a snowman.
Also prepare black beads for the eyes, large buttons for the body, thick red thread for the mouth, and a small piece of organza for the scarf.
Scissors, a needle with a thick eye, a can of PVA glue, transparent nail polish, a plastic bag and a little vegetable oil will help us in our work.
Paper snowman spring
Quite an original and easy to make toy. You can make a large number of snowmen and hang them on a ribbon, creating a beautiful garland.
- white paper, preferably thicker;
- colored paper;
- black felt-tip pen;
- scissors;
- glue;
- for decoration: cupcake tin, glitter, buttons.
Instructions on how to make a paper snowman with your own hands:
Cut strips of white paper into 2 groups of different lengths (for the head and body). Glue 2 balls from the strips.
Glue the balls together. Glue decorative elements: eyes, nose, buttons. You can also simply draw them.
Make and glue a scarf from a long colored paper strip. You can use a paper cupcake tin as a hat. For stability, you can glue a coin or pebble inside the bottom.
Craft a snowman from threads and balls step by step
Work on the snowman will take place in several stages.
Blank for body
We start by inflating the balloons. The arms should be the same, and the body will consist of balls of different sizes. The largest is the base of the snowman, the smallest is the head. We tie the inflated balloons tightly - let them keep their shape. So that they can be easily separated from the threads in the future, lubricate them with vegetable oil.
We prepare the white ball for winding into balls. Thread the tip of the thread through the needle and pierce the tube of glue with it on one side so that it comes out on the other. Having thus pulled all the threads through the container with glue, we will thoroughly lubricate them on all sides.
It's time to wind glue-soaked threads onto each of the prepared balls. Do this in a chaotic manner, but so that there are as few gaps as possible. And do not press the threads too hard on the ball, because it may burst under pressure or you will end up with a snowman-like lump with uneven edges.
Nose and cap
We still need to make a carrot spout and a bucket hat . Let's not deviate from technology and make them also using thread weaves. We cut and glue a cone out of cardboard, wrap it in polyethylene and wrap it with orange threads soaked in glue using the technology described above. Wrap the tip of your nose especially well.
For the hat, cut out a narrow rectangle from cardboard, glue the edges together to make it round and attach a round bottom. We will also wrap it in polyethylene and wrap brown threads with adhesive impregnation on top.
The work is finished for today - we put all the parts aside to dry, and we ourselves go to do other things. And the next day, when the threads stick well, we return to our snowman again.
Assembly
We pierce the balls and, already deflated, carefully pull them out of the thread blanks by the tail . The bottom ball needs to be weighted so that it stands firmly on the table. To do this, glue a cardboard circle underneath. Sew buttons to the middle ball of thread. And to the top, smallest one, we sew an orange nose with white threads, having first removed it from the cardboard base. We fix the beady eyes with glue, and glue a red thread under the carrot in a semicircle - this will be a smiling mouth. Don't forget about the bucket on your head - it also needs to be carefully detached from the cardboard frame and glued to the top of your head.
Now let's start assembling the New Year's toy. We spray the joints of the body with the head and the lower ball with a spray bottle and bend them a little. We do the same with the places under the arms. Apply glue and connect all the parts. After that, to be sure, we also stitch the joints with white thread.
Snowmen made from scrap materials
It often happens that you want to get creative, but there is nothing at hand. Some people get upset and leave this idea until better times, while others look for other opportunities. And that’s right; you can make crafts with your own hands from a variety of different and sometimes unexpected materials, which are sure to be found in every home. Now we will talk about such crafts.
#1 Snowmen made from cotton pads
It is difficult to find a woman or girl who does not have cotton pads. And they make wonderful New Year’s crafts, especially when it comes to snowmen. The cotton pad initially has the correct round shape, so there is no need to cut anything out.
To create the volume of the craft, you can put a little ordinary cotton wool between the disks. Then the craft will resemble a miniature soft toy.
With kids, you can make appliqués from cotton pads, frame them like a picture, or make, for example, a postcard for grandma or dad.
More crafts from cotton pads:
If you can’t find cotton pads, cotton balls are also suitable for crafts. As a last resort, just tear small pieces of ordinary cotton wool and glue. It will be even more interesting.
Well, how exactly to glue the cotton wool is up to you to decide. Use your imagination, and the ice cream snowman is the limit!
#2 Paper plate snowmen
Cool crafts can be made from ordinary paper plates. You will find a step-by-step master class on making a snowman-skier below. Both toddlers and older children will enjoy this craft.
And here is a simpler option: a triangle snowman. Ideal for kindergarten.
Or, for example, another simple snowman with your own hands, which can be made with children of kindergarten age. Simple, fast, cute!
And of course a shiny snowman. We have all seen how the snow shimmers in the sun. To make our snowman shimmer like this, we will cover it with coarse salt. A couple of buttons for the eyes, a couple for the blush - and the snowman is ready!
#3 Snowmen made from paper cups
From available materials, paper cups are also suitable for making a snowman. Additionally, for decoration you will need several strips of felt, a pom-pom and fluffy wire. See step-by-step photo instructions below.
#4 Snowmen made from plastic cups
You can also make a snowman with your own hands from plastic cups. The statue turns out to be huge and is better suited for street decor. So if there is no snow, gather the kids from the yard and make the whole yard a snowman without snow! Snow and snow, but there should be a festive mood no matter what!
#5 Snowman made from plastic bottles
By the way, great snowmen are made from ordinary plastic bottles. So if you collect your garbage separately, the time has finally come for plastic bottles. Go decor! By the way, snowmen made from plastic bottles can be used as pins for playing New Year's bowling! Sign the number of points on each snowman and the whole family will truly enjoy the New Year holidays!
More ideas:
#7 Salt dough snowmen
If you haven’t found anything suitable for crafts, then it’s time to start making salt dough crafts. Real sculptors definitely have a place to roam here. Well, kids can make crafts using fingerprints.
#8 Snowmen made from old light bulbs
You can use old burnt out light bulbs as a handy material for making a New Year's snowman craft. A little glue, glitter and an old unnecessary light bulb turns into an original snowman!
is a fairly common New Year's craft, since it can be used both as an interior decor item and as an original addition to a New Year's gift.
DIY bottle snowman ideas
can be very different. For example, you can make a soft snowman and place it on the New Year's holiday table or under the Christmas tree next to Santa Claus. You can also place a beautiful craft on a windowsill decorated with a New Year's garland of pine branches.
In addition, there are options for snowmen made from plastic bottles, which you can use to decorate your summer cottage or area near a country house.
To decide on the appropriate option, you can look at the photo of a snowman made from a bottle with your own hands on the Internet.
In this case, in addition to many interesting and original ideas, you can also view detailed master classes on making one or another option.
