Button and Felt Snowman Ornament
It’s never too early to start thinking about Christmas! Today I’m sharing an ornament that I crafted inspired by this one from Country Living Magazine.
I’m joining with 30 other bloggers to bring you 31 ornament ideas during the month of October.
My button and felt snowman ornament was crafted using vintage buttons inherited from my grandmother and also my cousin’s grandmother. I love that the two snowmen that I created have a vintage look and aren’t exactly alike.
Let’s make a Button and Felt Snowman Ornament.
Materials:
Small piece of felt for the backing
Small piece of felt for the hat
3 White Two Hole Buttons in three sizes
Scarf Ribbon
Hanging Ribbon
Black Sharpie
Glue
Scissors
Procedure:
1. Glue three buttons to a piece of felt turning the top button perpendicular to form the snowman’s eyes. Before gluing the top button, darken the felt behind the button holes with a black Sharpie to make the eyes stand out.
2. Cut a hat shape from gray felt and glue at an angle to the top button.
3. Thread a piece of felt between the first and second button and tie to form the scarf. Glue the ends into place if necessary.
4. Trim around the buttons forming a snowman shape. Glue a piece of cord or ribbon to the back of the felt to make a hanger.
5. **Not Shown** I glued a second piece of felt to the back of the snowman to hide the eye spots and cord. After the glue dried, I trimmed the felt to match the shape of the front.
Note that the buttons that I used for this one don’t match which adds to his charm.
This is a craft that older children would enjoy completing.
I’m thinking of making a few more snowman ornaments to use in addition to ribbon on my Christmas packages. Won’t that be a nice touch?
Here are all 31 Bloggers in order of their appearance over the 31 Days.
Yesterday on Tuesday
The Silly Pearl
Cupcakes and Crinoline
Celebrating Everyday Life
AnExtraordinaryDay
All Things Heart and Home
Petticoat Junktion
Sew a Fine Seam
Creative Crochet Workshop
Shabby Art Boutique
Morena’s Corner
From My Front Porch To Yours
Pet Scribbles
Sweet Pea
Dukes and Duchesses
Simply Kelly Designs
Town and Country Living
One Artsy Mama
The Crafting Nook
Our Southern Home
StoneGable
Love of Home
Lovely Etc.
Remodelando la Casa
504 Main
Knick of Time
Refresh Restyle
The Cottage Market
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
Heathered Nest
Sum of their Stories
There are lots of ways to keep up with the blog hop!
Follow Sweet Pea on Facebook, where I’ll be posting links to each post every day.
Follow the Handmade Christmas Ornaments Pinterest page, where the blog hop ornaments, as well as past ornaments we’ve created, will be pinned.
Sharing With:
H2O Bungalow, Dwellings-The Heart of Your Home, Refresh Restyle, Between Naps on the Porch, Concord Cottage,Stone Gable, Sand and Sisal, Yesterday on Tuesday, A Stroll Thru Life, Savvy Southern Style, Bless’er House, Common Ground, Houseology, Imparting Grace, Patina Paradise, From Gardeners 2 Bergers, The Everyday Home
Paula, this little guy is simple adorable! Pinning!
Absolutely adorable Paula! I love that my Little’s can help with these! Thanks for the inspiration my friend xo Pinned! ox
This is so cute and fun! I love it!
I stopped by a thrift shop today where they had a couple jars of buttons and I thought… what could I do with these? Now I know!!! Create a super sweet snowman like yours. Thanks so much for this fabulous tutorial and for sharing your creative snowman with us for our 31 Days of Handmade Christmas Ornaments blog hop. Paula, I’m so very glad you could join in the fun. 🙂
SO cute, I have loads of buttons and love button crafts so this is right up my street.
Cute, cute, cute! Pinning!
These are adorable. Although, I need to start wrapping my head around it being time to start thinking about CHRISTMAS!
I haven’t even begun to think about Christmas. I had hopes of crocheting ornaments, but…I’m making blankets and scoodies instead! Cute snowman!
So cute! The buttons make them extra special! <3
What a little sweetie you’ve made there Paula. Sharing and pinning 🙂
This is such a fun ornament project! Thanks for sharing!
What a great way to use those special buttons! Love them!!
Debbie
I love that you made these ornaments out of buttons you inherited from your family! That gives them so much meaning!
these button snowmen are adoorable! i need a few dozen for myself! thanks for sharing the idea and tute!
this is too cute! My boys and I have to make this soon for Christmas. Pinned 🙂
How precious to have wonderful memories of your loved ones, in these snowmen!!
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