Snowy!

17 years ago

This is my snowman made from two fish bowls. I have been looking for a hat for him & found the pieces just in time for spring!

I had a Christmas luncheon at work that I forgot about, so I make a quick run to the grocery store for cubed cheese. I needed something to put the cheese on. I take a stroll down the dish isle at the store & found a small plate with Santa in the middle. I'll never use the plate again, cause I didn't like it but needed it & for $1, I didn't mind buying it. It turned out to be the right size for Snowy's hat brim.

Then just the other day at a TS I found the aluminum pan to make his top hat. I can't decide, do I paint the pan black or white to go with the brim or leave him as is? Any suggestions all you creative people?

Vickie

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smickerdoodle
17 years ago
Vickie...I would paint it black. This would make it really pop and bring your eye straight to the snowman. The snowman is great. Isn't that how it always goes? You find something that you want for winter just in time for spring? He will be wonderful for next winter though.

~Micki~
sunnyca_gw
17 years ago
Yes, He looks like "Frosty" so he needs a black hat!! Is he glued? If not he would look cute filled with popcorn, carmelcorn or that mix of nuts, little pretzel twists,popcorn & white bark candy melted over it. It is all white & looks so nice in clear glass. Jan
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Marlene Kindred
17 years ago
Your snowy is great! I'd paint his hat black I think. You sound like me finding things in the wrong season, but at least you'll be prepared for next year!
susiewantsroses
17 years ago
Vickie- Great Snowy!!!!! I would paint it shiney black ( mimicking a satin top hat) but I would put a red hat band between the white brim and the black top. Then a spring of greenery. Also, I saw a girl put fake snow and glitter inside the fish bowl pieces. Susie
luvs2click
17 years ago
He's cute! You can also make these using a wide mouth gallon jar for the bottom and a fish bowl or light globe for the head. How about a scarf tied round the neck?
Arlene
akup_a
Original Author
17 years ago
Thanks ya'll. I was leaning towards painting his hat black. I haven't glued him together yet, want to make sure I have all his pieces first. I have three rubber stoppers that went on the legs of an iron hot plate holder that I will glue on for buttons.
SusieRose: I thought I had all his pieces together, now you've given me something else to look for, his band around the top hat. Maybe a red tin, that will give his hat height too.
luv2click: a scarf! I knew something was off & that's what he's missing.
sunnyca: I want to put him outside on my red bench, under my front porch, holding a white sign with black letters that says, "Let It Snow, Please! I don't want him toppling over, esp. in our Texas heat, so I will glue him together. I'm not sure if I should put something inside him since I will glue him.
Thanks again ya'll,
Vickie