This DIY Christmas ornament is SUPER EASY! Similar to the square snowmen ornaments I made last year. Only this time they are round and they have cute rosy cheeks like these mason jar snowmen I showed how to make on my blog. There are differences of course but all three of these snowmen are so adorable.
If you are a craft-aholic like myself, then you probably hang on to EVERYTHING. The dowels I’m using for this snowman ornament were actually leftover stems from a larger version of these 2×4 wood pumpkins. Really, I probably should have tossed these scraps BUT then I wouldn’t have been inspired to create this Christmas ornament tutorial to share here on my blog.
See more of my 30 DAYS OF DIY CHRISTMAS ORNAMENTS here
Here’s what you need to make a dowel rod snowman ornament
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1”x1.5” cut piece of dowel rod – I found mine at my local home improvement store
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acrylic paint (white, black, orange, pink)
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optional: drop cloth to keep your surface clean
This ornament is so fun, easy and a wonderful Christmas craft to make with the kids. Don’t sweat it if they don’t come out perfect. Lord knows when we craft with our kids it’s never about the perfection, rather it’s about the memories and bond you’re building with your children.
1.PAINT
The first thing I did was paint the dowel rod piece all white, including the top and bottom. I let the first coat dry then I applied a second coat for a little more coverage then I let that coat dry before moving on to step 2.
2. CHEEKS
Because I want the nose to go over the cheek I painted the snowman’s cheeks first. This takes a TINY amount of paint, like a teeny tiny amount. I lightly tapped the tip of my paint brush into the pink paint then into the white paint, but less white paint than pink paint on my brush.
Then I made swirly circles with my brush. I probably should have used a round tipped brush for this but I grabbed a pointy tipped one and just didn’t want to hunt for a new brush so I went with it. It worked but not as good as it could have with a round tipped brush.
I kept added white and pink paint to the cheeks till I was happy with the way they looked.
3. NOSE
After the cheeks were dry I painted on an orange nose. I used the same pointy brush for this. I made a sideways triangle then filled it in with orange paint. I added a tiny bit of black paint to give it a little depth.
4.EYES & MOUTH
Using the same brush I painted on irregular looking circles for the eyes and for the mouth in black. I really tried to make them look like coal.
After the black paint was dry I used the end of my paint brush to make accent dots on the eyes and mouth.
5. SCREW EYE AND JUTE
I screwed the hanger (screw eye) into the top of my snowman ornament to hang it. Then I added a piece of jute to hang it from the Christmas tree.
I hope you enjoyed this crafty Christmas ornament tutorial. Let me know if you have any questions in the comments below.
Don’t forget to pin the image below to save for later :)!
