The original pattern for this project was made with mittens, but I couldn’t find the right size so with a needle and thread and a couple of stitches I made this snowman pair from gloves. They really look cute, too. Now let me tell you haw to make your own Mr. and Mrs. Snowman gloves/mittens.
Kathy Zengolewicz
Here is what you will need to get started:
- 2 gloves (use a small size, they look better)
- 2 wooden balls to fit the glove size (I used 1 ¼ inch balls)
- Poly-fil or other stuffing material
- Fabric scraps
- 2 pompoms (the color of your choice)
- 4 small buttons
- Ribbon or decorative trim
- Doll hair
- Hot glue gun
- A pencil (for the face detail)
- Rice (optional)
You can do this with mittens or gloves. If you use gloves you’ll need to turn the glove inside out and stitch up the index, middle and ring finger, leaving the pinky finger and thumb to stuff.
If you plan to hang these ornaments you don’t have to use the rice, but if you want them to stand on their own fill about half of the glove/mitten bottom with rice. Fill the rest of the glove with the polyfil and make sure to push the filling into the finger and thumb. Stuff the body and fingers tightly.
Glue the wooden head to the top of the glove where the fingers are sewn. Hold it there for a few minutes until it drys. Cut a small piece of fabric to use as a hat for the Mr. and glue it to his head.
For the Mrs., glue a few tresses of doll hair to the center of her head. Glue a pompom to the sides where her ears would be, these are her earmuffs.
Glue buttons on the Mrs. and add a small Christmas tree for the Mr. to hold. If your snowman isn’t standing right you can also glue a large button to the bottom of the body, that will make it a little sturdier.
You can use a black pencil to draw the eyes and a red pencil for the mouth and cheeks. I used a little bit of acrylic paint, but you can use what you have. That’s all there is to it, now you have your own Mr. and Mrs. Snowman. Enjoy!
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