Yarn Snowman. Caveat: results in yarn burn...

Everyone needs a snowman in their life ....sitting on their door...welcoming visitors and warding off evil. The snowman represents so much more than just a jolly triad of frozen water. His temporary existence represents the overwhelming joy the holidays bring and although our holiday cheer unfortunately melts away after the holidays, it returns the following year. Either that or it’s just a story about death, magic, and global warming…. but I’ll go with my rendition.  So in honor of Frosty and his overwhelming desire to dance and mess with cops, I’ve created this delight. Enjoy.

What you’ll need:

3 wooden plaques (from Hobby Lobby). Any size you want. The bigger the plaque the bigger the snowman
White yarn
1 foot of heavy duty yarn
Black gauge wire
Small wood circles- I found in the wood aisle at Hobby Lobby
Burlap
Hot glue gun

Scissors

Take the wooden plaques and glue a piece of heavy duty yarn to the back. Make sure to separate them out so he wiggles a bit. After all, he was a dancer.

Once the glue dries, start winding the yarn around each plaque, one at a time. I added more yarn to the bottom plaque and his torso so it looks more like a snow man. (Sorry I forgot to take a picture).

Paint the wooden circles with black paint and glue them to the middle and bottom plaques.

Cut about a foot of wire for the arms. With the rest, wrap the wire to look like a top hat.  Leave a little bit of wire on the bottom so that you can attach it to the head. I put some hot glue on the tip of the wire and shoved it between the yarn and the plaque.
With remaining wire, make the arms. I folded the wire in half and twisted it down so there are no sharp edges.  Attach the arms using the same technique as the hat.

Take a piece of burlap and drape over the snowman’s shoulders. I put a dollop of glue to keep it in place. 

There you have it. Enjoy