Cute Snowman Icicle Ornament
With paints, modeling compounds and other STYROFOAM items you can turn these materials into a great Christmas ornament. These cheerful little snowman can hang on your tree or even be hung up on the wall or a doorknob.
Materials:
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STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam:
- Ball, 1-1/2"
- Acrylic paints: black; green; orange; pink; red; white
- Fleece fabric scrap, 1" X 10"
- Ultra-light air-dry modeling compound,White
- 22-gauge Craft wire
- Red/green pom poms, 1/2", two
- Ruler
- Wooden toothpick
- Small round paintbrush
- Disposable palette
- Water basin
- Paper towels
- Scissors
- Straight pin
- Wire cutters
- Low-temp glue gun and glue sticks
- Foam-safe glue or thick, white craft glue
Instructions:
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Roll 1" ball of modeling compound to 1/8" thickness. Place foam ball in center and wrap compound around foam surface, removing air bubbles. Set aside.
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Roll 2" ball of compound into elongated cone shape, about 5" long. Press cone base to compound-covered ball; let dry. Remove cone shape and glue to ball to secure.
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Using photo as guide, use paintbrush handle to dot eyes and mouth black or other color of choice; use tip of straight pin to add white highlight dots to eyes. Paint round, pink cheeks. Dot snowman body black or other color of choice.
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Paint toothpick orange; cut 1" from tip. Apply glue to end of nose and glue into face.
- Cut 2" length from wire and glue pom pom to each end. Bend wire to fit over top of head; glue pom poms to sides of head. Tie fleece scarf around snowman's neck.
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