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I wanted to share with you how I made the Frosty the Snowman centerpiece/mantel decor.  I originally did this tutorial for my guest post at Someday Crafts with Michelle.

 

The concept of this popped in my head one day and I had everything on hand to throw it together without even having to go pick up 1 item to make it.



I made a Frosty the Snowman Hat Centerpiece or Mantle Display.


I started with a Large can of pears, emptied the pears and cleaned it.  Then I covered it in black felt




I picked these mittons up at a children’s consignment store for a dollar.  I covered the flowers up by adding Frosty’s hat to the front of them.

I made my carrot out of felt and a plastic grocery sack.  I hot glued the sack inside the orange felt, then tied string around it, leaving the knot and a little string so it looked like the little fibers coming off a real carrot.  I highlighted the carrot with a little paint.

Then I made a snowball

I made the snowball in the same way as the carrot–yeppers-with a few plastic sacks, then distressed it with my distress ink pad. 

I then made the fluffy chenille candy canes.



I tied the candy canes together with some burlap strips and added some berries to the center.





The pipe is out of a stick in my yard and a cork.  I hot glued it together then went over it with my distress ink pad



I found a font I liked and printed off
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN,
then distressed it and
added fairy dust glitter.


I had an old book, I was using the pages for another couple of projects (Librarians–I promise it was not a literary keepsake.)I took the hardback cover and made a NEW cover for it.

 
I even distressed the inside of the book. 

 I would love to find a free down loadable site that has Christmas music (preferably-not just the lyrics)and have Frosty the Snowman and other favorites in it.

Frosty’s arms are made from burlap strings.

I LOVE IT
 

I had this plaid wool piece and fringed the ends so it looked like a scarf.




I took a piece of black craft foam, using one of the kiddos little plates I drew and cut out a circle, then covered it in black felt.  This would be the rim of my hat.  I then glued my “can of pears” to the center of the rim.