Paint Stick Stirrer Snowman Ornmanet
Decorate the Christmas tree with this happy little snowman made from a wooden paint stick stirrer.
Equipment:
- Hot Glue Gun
- Paintbrush
- Scissors
- Sandpaper
Materials:
- Wooden Paint Stirrer
- Wooden Craft (Popsicle) Stick
- Craft Paint (white and black)
- Fine Point Markers (black and red) Sharpies work well
- A few small buttons
- A scrap of fabric for the scarf
- Ribbon or string for hanging
- Small piece of white felt for backing
Instructions:
- Cut the paint stirrer to a length of 5-1/2". You will most likely need to saw it to this size. You may want to use sandpaper to smooth out the edges a little bit if they are rough.
- Paint the top 1-1/4"" of the stick with black paint and paint the bottom 4-1/4"" of the stick with white paint. Make sure you paint the edges too. Let dry.
- Cut the craft stick to a length of 2". Make sure you cut the rounded edges off so that you have a rectangular piece. I used a heavy duty scissors to do this. You may also have to use a little sandpaper to smooth the cut edges.
- Paint your cut craft stick piece black, coating both sides and the edges. Let dry.
- Hot glue the black craft stick piece over the line where the black and white paint meet on the paint stirrer. This will form the brim of the hat.
- Draw a happy face on your snowman. You may want to pencil it on first, and then use your sharpie markers once you are happy with the face. Fine point markers will give you a little more control.
- Hot glue the buttons on the front.
- Take your scrap of fabric and tie it around the stick to form a scarf. I frayed the edges of the fabric a little bit by pulling the loose threads at the edge of the fabric.
- Cut a piece of ribbon or string about 6" long. Make a loop with the ribbon and hot glue to the back of the paint stick at the top to form a hanger.
- Cut a piece of felt to size and glue it to the back of the stick to cover it and make it look neat. You can also use adhesive-backed felt to make this step quicker.