I've been meaning to make some kind of snowman craft since the 1st day of Christmas crafts, but unfortunately I couldn't figure out a good design. So far I've made all my crafts with stuff I've had lying around the house, so my holiday craft cost was close to nothing. Adorable snowmen, however, require blocks of wood or pieces of styrofoam or paint or fabric and time and effort and money.
I was debating between making a snowman out of a wire hanger or rolls of fabric when a thought struck me: socks! Socks are the perfect medium for snowmen!
Sure enough, I found some adorable inspiration from {then she made}, and I set to work.
{sock snowmen}
For this craft, you'll need a pair of old socks that are crew length, or longer. I went through Tanner's bag o' socks in our closet for my set. Don't worry, he'll never miss them -- he owns something like 10,000 pairs of socks, but insists on wearing shorts and flip-flops 365 days a year. Boys...
First, cut off the top of the sock from the foot.
Turn the sock inside out and attach a rubber band tightly to the top of the sock. Then turn the sock right-side out again.
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Fill the sock with rice. Make sure to pack it down as you go so the sock gets a nice round base.
Rubber band the top of the sock closed and put another rubber band 3/4 of the way to the top for the head of your snowman.
Now, decorate! Tie a scarf around your snowman's neck and add eyes, nose, and buttons. I used map pins for my eyes. Unfortunately, I didn't have any black ones, so I colored white ones with sharpie and stuck them in.
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Use the toe of your cut socks to fashion a stocking cap. Or you could use colored argyle socks to create hats and sweaters for your snowman, as seen at {then she made}.
You can either sew or glue on your buttons, and add embellishments - twine, bows, ribbons, etc - as needed.
This is such a quick and easy craft - 10 minutes tops - that it would be simple to create a whole family of snowmen for your mantle!
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Here are more fun diy holiday snowmen!
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| Wooden blocks via {que linda} | Primative via {factory direct craft} |
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| Cookies via {curbly} | Hershey wrappers via {dealicious finds} |
we made these for family members one year and decorated the snowmen to favor each family member (ie: grandma's was wearing an apron, granddaddy's was wearing mittens that had green thumbs, an uncle's had a camo vest). they're still pulled out each year at each home! ours were a little different in that the non-ribbed sock portion was the body of the snowman and then the ribbed part was folded down to be the stocking hat... but obviously there can be different styles of snowmen. i like the ribbing on yours!
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome! :) If I had a larger array of fabrics, I would have definitely "decked out" my snowmen in fun outfits, too! Something for next year :)
ReplyDeleteThis is such a cute idea!
ReplyDeleteMy daughter loves snowmen, and she would love this!
Following you from Pinterest. =)
I just made a couple of these and they are as adorable and easy as you said! My biggest problem was finding socks that don't have the dang colored heels and toes :-)
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for the idea of lil snowmen. Me and my pups had fun making them .As i was cutting socks out the puppies ran away with them and i had to chase them down to get it back . I and my pups had a lot of fun. Thank you so much :} Tricia
ReplyDeleteThe only thing I would change is use thread or string instead of rubber bands. After a while the rubber bands will get brittle and break, then what a mess.Other wise I love it, I am a snowman collector, have about 50 so far, all kinds. Just love em
ReplyDeleteMeravigliosi i tuoi pupazzi di neve!!! Buon Natale!!!
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