We turned on the furnace.

Ugh.

That means that snow will be here soon.

One would think that living my entire life in the Midwest that I would get over it and embrace the cold and snow.

One would think. Just not this one. 🙂

So I am going to find a silver lining about this cold weather furnace blowing season……give me a minute.

Thinking….

Thinking….

Thinking….

Okay. Lets make lemonade for lemons snowmen from snowballs.

With snow comes Winter décor,  Holiday decorating, Christmas tree decorating.

I love pulling out our Christmas tree ornaments and reminiscing. Looking at the little homemade school/church/girl scout/boy scout ornaments our children made makes me smile.

I plan a post about a Home Tour for the Holidays sometime after Thanksgiving so you will see the fun Christmas ornaments and décor that we have collected through out the years.

But today let’s make some ornaments so you can add to your memories.

I have these snowman ornaments listed in my shop.

They add a touch of whimsy to any tree, wreath or fireplace garland.

I was thinking that it would be fun for you to add your own face onto your snowman. Maybe personalize them and add a tie for Dad, a string of pearls for Mom, a fishing pole for junior or a pink baby blanket for the newest member of your family. My family would have a briefcase for my husband, a sewing machine for me, a textbook for my daughter, and a golf club for my son. The possibilities are endless.

Here is how I make my snowmen.

I cut 3 wood slices. These are about 2.5 inches wide. I gather my orange and black Sharpies and some thin copper wire. (You can use fishing line instead of wire)

Using a drill press or a drill, drill two holes opposite from each other in two of the wood slices. The third slice only gets one drilled hole.

Cut 3, 5-7 inch pieces of wire. These will be used to build the snowman. I suggest using the fishing line if you have young children helping with this project. The wire can get sharp and pokey.

The bottom of the snowman with the one drilled hole attaches to the wood slice with two holes and then the other two drilled hole slice attaches onto that. Put one end of the wire into each of the wood slice holes and from the back of the snowman, give the wire a couple of twists.

The top hole is for the “hanger”. Using the third wire, put it through the final top hole, make a loop and twist the loose ends together.

Your snowman is complete. Now the real fun begins.

Decorate!

If you are interested in purchasing a completed snowman, click here.

If you are interested in purchasing the completed snowman with a blank face, click here.

If you are interested in purchasing a snowman kit, click here.