Snow Folks
These adorable snow folks were designed by Amanda Formaro of FamilyCorner.com

You need:

• Mittens with Large Cuffs
• Rice
• Cotton Batting
• 1-1/4" Dia. Wooden Balls
• Buttons
• Scrap Material for Scarves
• Silk Florals (holiday springs, berries, flowers, etc.)
• Black Acrylic Paint
• Rosey Lipstick
• Black Marker
• Scissors
• Hot Glue Gun

Instructions:

Fill the hand portion of the mitten with one or two handfuls of rice, fill the rest of the way with cotton batting, be sure to fill thumb as well. Cut a scrap piece of material for scarf and gently tie around the mitten where the ribbing of the cuff meets the plain material of the mitten (end of the cuff). (When tying scarf, point the scarf material away from the thumb to make it appear as if the scarf is covering the person's other arm.) Hot glue on wooden ball to the inside the cuff and glue the "chin" to the mitten itself. Paint on eyes with black acrylic paint. Use black marker for mouth. Gently dot on lipstick for cheeks by applying first to your finger and then dotting onto face. Glue 2 or 3 buttons to tummy area. Glue a stem of holiday florals or greenery tucked into the arm (thumb), and glue arm to the mitten body.

Amanda Formaro is the entrepreneurial mother of four children. She and her husband live in southeastern Wisconsin. She is also the owner of FamilyCorner.com Magazine.

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