Thursday, December 18, 2014

Thrifty Thursday: Snowman Make-Do

This week's Thrifty Thursday item is the vintage brass candlestick pictured above. It was a real find at only $1.00 in a local thrift store. 'Love the tarnishing, don't you? The Snowman decoration is from a free tutorial by Willa at: The Old Cupboard Door Blog. The head is made from a styrofoam ball covered in joint compound and painted. Very crafty, right? Sending many thanks to Willa for this tutorial. I love how the snowman's neck is painted red & white like a candy cane. The great thing about snowmen is that they are nice decorations for all of winter, not just during the Christmas holidays. 'May have put a bit too much mica "snowflakes" on him though. What do you think? Prim autumn blessings.


Danice G.

8 comments:

sew.darn.quilt said...

Oh he's fantastic!! Merry Christmas, Danice ")

Ruth said...

Your snowman is too cute! While he is rather skinny for a snowman, I think he has the right amount of snowflakes, Thanks for visiting my blog and leaving a comment!

~Lavender Dreamer~ said...

He's adorable! I've never thought of using a candlestick! How neat! Holiday hugs my friend, Diane

Barb said...

LOVE this fabulous snowman! Yes, up for all winter!
Merry Christmas to you and your loved ones!
Barb

Jessica said...

Love how he turned out!
~Jessica

The Rusty Thimble said...

I think he is perfect, love him Danice
Merry Christmas
Brenda

Laura Rhodes said...

I just love those snowman make do's!!

Ivy and Elephants said...

Your snowman make do is just adorable, Danice. So clever!
Hope you have a happy and blessed holiday season.
Hugs,
Patti