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Thursday, December 14, 2023

Felt Snowman DIY

 On a trip to Scotland last May, I met wool felting artist, Karen Price. I was fascinated with her work & she took the time to show me the process of how she creates her art. You can view her work HERE.

I was so excited to give it a try, that I ordered a kit & it was waiting on me when I got back home. Here is the finished project. It's not perfect, but for my first piece, it was fun & I don't hate it.


In the Fall, I made lots of felted acorns...


Recently I was in a shop that had some cute felt snowman ornaments & I knew I had all the supplies at home to try and make a similar one. So, I grabbed a styrofoam ball, white wool roving, & felting needles.

I pulled off a piece of the wool roving and then pulled the fibers apart so they weren't so tight together.

I wrapped the wool around the styrofoam ball & used the tool that holds 3 needles to start pushing the wool into the ball.

Here you can see where the right side of the ball is covered & the left side isn't yet covered.

I continued until the entire ball was covered with the wool.

Once the ball was covered in white wool, I grabbed some red roving, pulled off a section & tied a knot in the middle. The knot gives me a base to start making the ear muffs.

I switched to the tool that only holds one needle & began wrapping the wool around the knot & poking it with the needle. These leather finger covers are great. If you poke yourself with the needle it hurts! I learned the hard way.

I continued wrapping the red wool & poking it with the needle until I had a ball the size I wanted to make ear muffs. I made 2 of these.


I took a little black wool & used the single needle to press it into the white ball to make the eyes.


I used wired holiday tinsel ribbon to make the strap of the ear muffs.

I used a little more black wool to form the mouth.

I used tacky glue to add the muffs.

For the nose, I dipped a toothpick in orange acrylic paint, let it dry, then broke it so I had an inch long piece. Then I pushed it into the styrofoam.


I used floral wire to make a hook to hang my snowman ornament.

This was so much fun to make! I'm still no expert, but I'm going to keep trying my hand at wool arts.



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  2. LOVE that toothpick nose! We will be featuring you starting Wednesday at the Creatively Crafty Linky Party! Pinned and shared!
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  3. I just finished reading your delightful post on the DIY felt snowman, and I must say, your creativity is truly inspiring! The step-by-step guide and the adorable result make it seem like a fun and achievable project.
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  4. Oh goodness, what an absolute cutie your felt snowman is! Your use of wool is so clever!

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  6. Your DIY felt snowman project is absolutely adorable! I can't wait to try making one myself; your step-by-step instructions make it seem so doable.
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