Snow Cowboy

courtesy of Nancy

Materials:

3 inch Styrofoam ball

Textured snow paint

Orange Polymer clay

2-15mm wiggly eyes

5 inch straw cowboy hat

Red bandanna fabric, 1/2 x 20 inch strips, three Misc. items--wax paper, palette knife, hot glue gun, clear monofilament, sewing needle.

1. Use the palette knife to coat the ball with snow paint; let dry on wax paper.

2. To make the nose, use the polymer clay and follow the manufacturer's instructions to mold and bake a 1-3/4 inch carrot nose. When cool, glue to the center

of the face.

3. Glue the wiggle eyes to the face 1/2 inch apart and 1/4 inch above the nose.

4. To make the hatband, braid the fabric strips.

Wrap and glue the braid around the hat, overlapping the ends at the center back.

5. Glue the had on the head 3/4 inch above the eyes.

For a hanger, thread monofilament through the top of the hat and knot.