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Light Bulb Snowman
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The lightbulb is used for many different
ornaments! This project brings you a whimsical snowman all bundled up,
ready for a cold winter's day.
You will need
burnt out light bulb
rubbing alcohol
white acrylic paint
gold cord or ribbon
child's sock
scrap material
two buttons
4 toothpicks
Fiberfil cotton batting
hot glue
scissors
black marker
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What you do
Wipe bulb down with rubbing alcohol, this will help the paint adhere to the
bulb. Let dry. Paint entire light bulb with white acrylic paint and
let dry. Apply a second coat. If finish appears streaked, you can use a large
paint brush or a sponge to blot on a "stucco" look. It is not necessary
to paint the socket. Allow bulb to dry completely.
While bulb is drying, cut off the ribbing from the child's sock. Roll up
a brim at one end and tie off the other end with gold ribbon or cord,
tie in a bow. Leave about half an inch of sock above ribbon for
the fluffy top, fringe ends. Add a bit of Fiberfil to the inside of
the hat. Cut a tiny square of fabric and glue to the front brim of the
hat.
From the remaining material on the sock, cut a rectangle, about 2 inches
wide and 1 1/2 inches long. Place a small amount of Fiberfil in the center,
roll up jelly roll style and glue together. Glue ends closed. Take one
of the toothpicks and carefully cut/break in half. Insert pointed side
of each toothpick into the muff on either side.
Once light bulb is dry, glue the muff to the belly of the bulb,
below the neck and above the fattest part of the bulb. Glue the toothpicks
to the bulb. Using another toothpick, cut into fourths. Using the sections
that do not have pointed ends, glue to the toothpick arms that are already
in place on the bulb. This will create the elbow to the shoulder.
Glue to the elbow and to the bulb (see photo for guide).
Fit hat snugly over socket of light bulb and glue in place. To create the
hanger, tie a long piece of ribbon into a loop. With the hanging ends, tie
around the hat underneath the brim (roll it down out of your way). Loop tie
should be positioned at the back of the hat. Tie ribbon tight and snip off
extra ends. Roll brim back up to cover ribbon.
Fashion a scarf from scrap material and tie carefully around neck, glue in
place. Fringe ends of scarf with scissors. Glue two buttons to belly area,
tuck top button underneath muff halfway. With one of the remaining pointed
toothpicks that you cut into fourths, glue on for nose. Carefully dot on
eyes with black marker. Hang!
Special note: You may not use all the toothpicks that the instructions call
for. They are easily split when broken or cut, so we allowed for that with
extras.
If
you liked this project, don't miss our other light bulb projects:
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Angel |
Penguin
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About the Author
Amanda Formaro is the entrepreneurial
mother of four children. She and her husband live in southeastern Wisconsin.
She is also the owner of FamilyCorner.com Magazine. Subscribe to her free
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