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Last Updated on September 13, 2018 by Chris Butler
Yarn Snowman Craft Tutorial
This week our Feature Friday comes from Crystal Mc Ewen-Best! Crystal made this adorable yarn snowman and she shares all of the steps with us! She is the owner of Crystal’s Cupcakes and is a self-taught baker, crafter, decorator and aspiring clothing designer from the beautiful island of Trinidad and Tobago. Most of all she loves spending time with her husband and five year old son.
You can find Crystal on Instagram @crystals.cupcakes or on her blog crystalscupcakes.wordpress.com
Today Crystal is going to show us how she made this adorable Yarn Snowman by wrapping yarn around a balloon!
This is a fun craft for kids to help with too! My kids and I made pumpkins using this method last week, they are begging to do this snowman now! All I’ll need to pick up is some white yarn and we’ll be ready to go.
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Supplies Needed for Yarn Snowman
Here is the list of supplies you will need:
- White Yarn
- Two Balloons
- Glue
- Water
- Bowl for Mixing
- Black and Orange Foam Paper
- Gift Paper or Ribbon
- Two Twigs
- Hot Glue Gun
- Scissors
Making The Yarn Snowman
You’re going to start by blowing up your two balloons. Crystal used a 12-inch balloon for the head and a 16-inch balloon for the body.
Next, add about 4 ounces of glue and 2 tablespoons of water to your bowl and mix together. We are going to dip the yarn into the glue mixture and wrap it around the balloons. If your kids are helping, it’s best to at least start this for them. Once the yarn is wrapped around the balloon a few times, it gets easier to do. You may want to lay down some newspaper or a disposable tablecloth down first, it can get messy!
As you can see in the picture above, you want to cover most, but not all of the balloon for the best results. Once you have the balloons mostly covered, you can brush on the remaining glue to ensure they are well coated.
Now find a place where they can dry for 24-48 hours. Be sure to flip the balloons over about 1/2 way through so the undersides dry too.
Making the Snowman Hat and Nose
While your yarn snowman is drying you can craft the remaining pieces. Here is the hat Crystal made from foam paper and gift wrap. I think a wide Christmas ribbon would look good too. She made this one free hand, and it turned out great!
If you need a pattern for a snowman hat I do have one available along with instructions. See this post for all of the details: How to Make a Snowman Hat with Free Template.
You will also need to cut two eyes and four “buttons” for the body. Cut a strip for the mouth and make an orange cone for the nose.
Once the yarn is dry, pop the balloons in the middle with a pin. This might be another fun part for the kids to help do! (mine get scared lol) Now we get to put it all together.
Hot glue on your eyes, nose, mouth, buttons, and hat. Finally hot glue the head to the body and attach the twig arms.
Isn’t he the cutest thing? You can finish your yarn snowman with a scarf or bowtie to complete the look. Happy Crafting!
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Chris Butler has helped thousands of crafters learn how to use their Cricut machine without feeling overwhelmed. She is a best selling author and an up and coming designer. For fun Chris enjoys designing SVG Files, hanging out with her family (preferably at the lake), traveling, and volunteering at her church. She is a wife and mom of two crazy fun kids.
This is such a cute craft! I pinned it for winter break with my daughter.
Please could you tell me what type of glue to use, thank you
This is so fun! I’ll have to make this as part of our Christmas decor this winter. Pinned!
how do you get the ballons so round? Mine look pear-shaped.
Don’t blow them up quite so big and they will stay round. You’ll have to buy the bigger size balloons though if you want a bigger snow man.
This would look cute with fairy lights as well.
Great idea Cathy!
Will the glue stays even if you put it outside or at the yard with snow.
I wouldn’t let it get wet, I think that would ruin it. But outside with a dryer snow should be fine.
What type of glue you used?
I use regular elmers glue.
Hello! I tried this with my only white yarn i could find, glued it with the limited supply elmers glue in our house onto some balloons, when in what time to get rid of the balloon, the hardened string shrilled up along with the balloon 🙁
Oh no Emma! I’m sorry to hear that. You may be able to form the yarn ball still if it’s stiff enough.
Did you flatten out the bottom of the yarn ball so it doesn’t topple/roll over?
Yes the bottom is slightly flat so it sits straight.
I am going to attempt to make a couple of these snowmen this year. They are really cute. x
I have tried 2 different times to make a snowman, the first time I used Elmer’s glue with a little water, let it sit for 2 days. When I went to pop the balloons the yarn was stuck to the balloon, so I gently loosened the yarn then popped the balloon. It completely fell into itself, I tried to reshape it and that didn’t work. I searched the web and found a site that said to wrap the balloon in plastic wrap and add cornstarch to the glue with a little water. So I did this and let it dry for 24 hrs. Took the first balloon, pierced it to let the air out slowly, once I got the balloon and wrap out the balloon still didn’t hold shape. So I just put a balloon back in and blew it up then attached it to the other balloon to make a snowman. It’s not what I really wanted but it turned out cute. My only other thought would be to let the balloons sit for 2 days and add another layer of glue until the yarn is stiff or get fabric stiffener. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated
I just made snowman. How did you get the arms to attach, glue?
Yes, hot glue
I made the ball but when I popped the balloon i can’t get all the glue off of the yarn! Any suggestions on how to remove the dry, white glue from the yarn without breaking the yarn ball?
It sounds like maybe too much glue? The glue should dry clear and make the yarn stiff, but there shouldn’t be clumps of glue to remove.
How much yarn/thread do you use for each part? Thanks.
Did you cut bottom to make it stand up