Better Homes & Gardens – Holiday Crafts 2019

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PAINT THE SNOWMAN

Lightly sand snowman; wipe off sanding
dust. Paint snowman off -white. Let dry.
Lightly sand snowman, then apply a second
coat of paint. Dip brush handle tip into
black paint to make dots for eyes. After
eyes are dry, dip a toothpick into off -white
paint and dot each eye with a highlight. Dip
a small brush handle tip into black paint to
make dots for mouth. Paint nose orange.
Dry-brush cheeks using pink paint. Paint
buttons black. Let dry.
Spray snowman with several coats of
clear acrylic spray, allowing fi nish to dry
after each coat.

DRESS THE SNOWMAN

Trace the hat patterns in Pattern Pack onto

white paper; cut out. Using a white marking

pen, trace hat top, hat crown, and hat

brim onto red cardstock. Cut out pieces.

Glue together short edges of hat crown,

pressing fi rmly. Glue hat top to top edge of

crown and glue bottom edge of crown to

hat brim. Place glue inside hat and attach to

snowman’s head. Glue velvet trim around

hat for hatband. Glue small greenery and

berries to trim.

Cut a 3×18-inch strip from striped knit

fabric for scarf. Tie scarf around snowman’s

neck; glue in place.

If miniature trees have bases, cut off

using wire cutters, leaving exposed wires

extending from bottoms of trees. Dab

crafts glue on the wire ends and push the

ends into holes in arms.

Add water to a small amount of artifi cial

snow and brush mixture randomly on hat,

letting it drip down crown.

EMBELLISH WITH MICA FLAKES

Brush decoupage medium over snowman.

Mix mica fl akes with a small amount of

glitter. Sprinkle mixture over snowman,

adding extra to hat brim, scarf, and trees.