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Light-Up Snowman
Free instructions for making an adorable light-up snowman - submitted by Smurfie.

Materials Needed:

  • Ivy Bowl
  • Paint
  • String of Lights
  • 5" Felt Hat
  • Craft Foam
  • Black Marker
  • Fabric Scarf
  • Snowflake Button
  • Craft Glue
Instructions:
Sponge paint the outside of the ivy bowl using white glass paint of acrylic paint covered with clear acrylic sealer. let it dry.

Turn it upside down. Paint on black eyes and a mouth, let dry.

Cut a small tirangle out of orange craft foam to look like a carrot nose. Use a thin black marker to make stitch-type lines around the nose. Glue in place.

Glue a fabric strip and button onto 5" felt hat. Glue felt hat onto ivy bowl. Tie a fabric piece around the rim of the ivy bowl to look like a scarf; glue to secure.

Put a string of white lites underneath the ivy bowl with the cord sticking out towards the back in one of the grooves. Plug in when needed.

- See a larger photo of this craft completed by Smurfie

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