How to make a Snowman Figurine from spun cotton balls – Winter Crafts DIY

DIY spun cotton snowman ornament

Check out our step by step tutorial and learn how you can make a snowman figurine with a few spun cotton balls.

DIY snowman figurine – materials

  • One 45mm diameter spun cotton ball for the body
  • One 30mm diameter ball for the head
  • Two 15mm diameter balls for the hands.
  • A glue gun or white tacky glue.
  • A pair of scissors.
  • Two black peppercorns for the eyes.
  • Orange foam pad for the nose (or a piece of cardboard painted orange).
  • A piece of cardboard to make a pedestal
  • A wood twig and a few pine needles to make the broom.
  • Optional : card stock paper and black paint to make the hat.
Snowman ornament DIY craft idea
ø 30 mm spun cotton ball

Step by step directions

1/ Glue the head and the two hands onto the body. If you would like to hang the snowman figurine as an ornament instead of displaying it on a pedestal, make sure to have the little hole in the head pointing up. You can then insert and glue a hanging loop in this hole.

Spun cotton ball ornament hook
You can buy hanging loops or make your own

2/ Glue the peppercorns onto the snowman’s face.

3/ Cut out the nose in the piece of foam pad and glue onto the snowman figurine.

4/ Glue your snowman onto its pedestal base so it can stand up on its own.

5/ Use the glue gun to make the miniature broom by gluing together the twig and the pine needles. Glue to the snowman’s hand.

Christmas figurines DIY craft idea

You are done :)

You can use the same technique to create other Christmas figurines, here are a few project ideas that you can use for inspiration.

I hope you enjoyed this simple snowman figurine tutorial. Happy crafting and as always, do not hesitate to get in touch if you have any questions!

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