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Coffee Creamer Snowman
by Jane Lake
Recycle a coffee creamer container and a salt box, if you have one, to make this cute snowman decoration for Christmas. His top hat is glued over the lid of the coffee creamer container, so you can use the container to hold Christmas goodies or candies.This decorated snowman container is also perfect to hold a hot chocolate jar mix or spiced tea mix for easy homemade gift giving.
Coffee Creamer Snowman
Use these inexpensive supplies:
Coffee Creamer Snowman Instructions:
Easy how-to's:
1. Clean the coffee creamer container, inside and out, with dish soap and water. Dry completely.2. Face: There are two faint seam lines down the sides of the coffee creamer container, presumably where the two halves of the container are joined. Paint the snowman's face in the middle of the upper section, between these two seam lines, following the close-up face detail shown at left.
You can use black permanent marker or black acrylic paint for the eyes and the snowman's smile. Use orange acrylic craft paint, or dimensional paint, for the nose.
3. Hat: If you are using a salt box (or any other circular cardboard box) for the hat, make sure that it will fit snugly around the coffee creamer container lid. If it does, cut off the bottom 2 inches of the box and paint it black.
If you don't have a salt box, cut a 2" inch strip of thin cardboard to encircle the lid and glue together. Cut a circle of cardboard the same size as the coffee creamer lid and glue this on top of the cardboard circle to make the top of the hat.
4. Hat Brim: Draw a circle on black felt or construction paper, about ¾ inch larger than the hat diameter, and cut out this circle. Place the coffee creamer lid in the middle of the hat brim circle, trace around it and cut out.
Glue the hat brim to the bottom of the hat, making sure that you don't glue any fabric on the inside of the screw top lid. Screw the lid in place.
5. Scarf: The scarf is a 1½ inch wide piece of felt or fleece, approximately 24" long. If you don't have a piece that long, cut two 12" pieces of red felt and glue them together in a one inch overlap. Cut a fringe on each end of the scart, then tie it around the neck of the snowman, placing the knot to one side of the neck, as shown in our photo.
6. Arms: Make the arms from small, slightly curved twigs, approximately 4 inches long, with a "V" shape at the ends, to serve as hands. Choosing a curved twig enables you to easily position the arms at the front to hold the broom or a gift tag.
With small, sharp scissors, cut a small slit on each side of the scarf and insert a twig in each side as the arms. Secure in place with tacky glue or hot glue.
7. Broom: The broom should fit in the "hand" of one of the twigs. Glue in place with tacky glue or hot glue. We cut the bottom of the broom on a slant, so it looked like the snowman was brushing away the snow.
8. Buttons: Attach three buttons in a line down the middle of the snowman, using tacky glue or hot glue.
9. Decorations: Glue a few decorations on the hat - we used a gold snowflake, but any small Christmas symbol will work - why not try a small gold bell or holly leaves?
10. Snow: Have some fun with this step! Place some newspaper on your work surface, then dab on tacky glue wherever you want the snow to stick. Tap the snowman to release any extra snow, then set the snowman aside to dry completely. Fold the newspaper in half and use the crease to funnel the extra artificial snow back into the bag or container, ready for other Christmas crafts.
I just found a new idea today after emptying a large bottle of creamer. I saved the bottle to make a snowman, like I had done many times before but today, I decided to cut a flap in the back and place a small string of Christmas lights inside. How festive and yet, elegant! And I had also gotten the idea to try to make a light up ghost for Halloween. I havent tried that yet, but I will in the next couple of days.
But, here is the twist. When I took this bottle I had saved today and washed it and took the label off, I seen that this bottle was clear. Not white, as most are. So I pondered, what to do now.
Then it hit me! I know some people use these creamer snowmen to use as a candy dispenser, but using a clear one with Christmasy colored candies would be even better. How adorable! I even toyed with the idea of putting a string of clear lights inside it, too. The strings that have the white wire. I think this would make a classy, yet fun addition to any home.
Just keep ideas open and experiment! Would love to hear from anyone who tries these ideas and would love to hear of any other ideas!
Have fun, and enjoy the Holidays all year!
I have made several of these. They are fun and easy. Young children can make them. I have also filled them with candy and taken them to the nursing homes for Christmas. A big hit.
Sometimes I coat it before decorating with spray on adhesive. Then coat with clear crystal type glitter. Decorate as before then put a small flicker candle on the inside. ( the small battery ones ).
These are really nice in flower arrangements. The
small candle gives a light glow to the snowman.
I also use the kool-aid containers. Make the face on the lid. Then make a hat the same as with yours.
Or buy a hat. Try different ones, cowboy, straw, girly, or whatever.
Yes I used the puffs container, it works well and looks great but the way the hat is made is difficult to keep hat on lid, and still be able to open and close lid. The whole craft was fun.
This would work well on cans of "Puffs" (toddler finger food), which are also contoured similar to the creamer cans. As a mother of a 1 year old I go through at least a couple cans a week & they are not recyclable!
