As
I’ve been trying to find interesting, engaging activities for Mariah and me
lately, I felt inspired to take on this creative Mt. Everest. Ok, so it’s
really more like going over Beverly Glen...in traffic. But anyway, we set out
to go for it. Mariah was able to help paint and pull the cotton balls apart. It
turned out so cute, I thought I’d share it with you. If you’re looking for
something to do and you have some crafty things lying around, you can do this
without making any purchases – which is my favorite way to go!! It’ll either
produce a cute inexpensive piece to add to your Christmas decoration collection,
or it’ll provide some laughter and something to do with your munchkin, on a
date night or roomie-time.
Here’s
what I used:
·
Coffee-mate
Creamer bottle (washed and dried inside and out)
·
Hot
Glue Gun (Perhaps regular glue would work, too)
·
Acrylic
Paints: red & skin color (beige, brown- whatever your pleasure)
·
Pens:
blue & black (Eyes)
·
Play-Doh:
red, white and a touch of yellow (Nose)
·
Felt:
White and brown (Hat & Coat trimmings plus belt)
·
Cotton
Balls (hair/beard & tip of hat)
·
A
small square of gold cardstock (Belt Buckle)
Here’s
what I did:
1. Paint the bottle with red
paint. Going back, I would probably have removed the label, which shows through
mine, even after 3 layers of red paint. Leave the top part down to the neck of
the bottle unpainted. Once your red paint dries, paint the neck and above whatever
color you want Santa’s face to be. I mixed white with a small amount of red and
yellow-brown to make beige. Don’t worry about having a perfectly smooth line, because
it’ll be covered by the cotton balls.
2. Cut felt: 2 thin white strips for
the coat, 1 thick white strip for the hat and one brown or black strip for the
belt.
3. Make the Play-Doh nose: I mixed
white, red and a tiny bit of yellow to make a nose slightly smaller than a pea.
I kept it in the Play-Doh container until I was ready to affix it to keep it
soft, in case any size adjustments were necessary.
4. Place hot glue onto a thin white
felt strip and glue it down Santa’s middle from neck to foot. Take the second thin
white strip and glue it around the bottom, lining up the ends in the front center.
Position the belt where you want it and glue it around. I made mine an inch
longer than the bottle so that I could feed the gold square through the belt
and have a little extra hanging off. Make 2 slices in the gold square for
feeding the belt strip through. Glue the overhang to keep the gold square on.
5. Glue 1-2 cotton balls,
stretched out, as hair to cover the back of Santa’s head. Slice a few more cotton
balls into about 5 strips each. You’ll end up with cylinders about ¼ inch thick.
Glue one at a time to form his beard. Glue on a small thin strip for the
moustache (leaving a little room below for the mouth area). Draw eyes (I used a
thin black Sharpie and then a blue paint pen). Glue the cotton ball eyebrows on.
Glue a small piece onto the tip of the hat.
6. Hot glue the nose right on top
of the moustache. Finally, glue the thick strip of white felt around the top,
so that it rests over the top of the eyebrows and covers the top of the hair.
And you’re done – Santa Claus is coming to town!!! If you want, you can even refill Santa with your
favorite creamer for any Christmas gatherings you have coming up. Tip his hat,
and Enjoy!
If you do make a Santa creamer
and want to share it, please email me a pic at wjhappened@yahoo.com. If you want me to
post it, include that in your email too!
omg too cute!!! i love it!!!
ReplyDeleteWonderful idea for recycling too cute!
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