TUTORIAL Snowman Sock Ornament

 

Are you ready to make an easy and so adorable snowman ornament? Let’s do this. These ornaments are great for presents, to adorn on gift wrapped presents, or keep for yourself to adorn on your own tree. Grab the kids, put on some Christmas tunes, and let’s make snowman ornaments.

 

 

M A T E R I A L S

Gerber Baby Socks 0-3 Months - https://amzn.to/3lRgBH8

Head - Styrofoam 2” Balls - https://amzn.to/3GuB8sV

Body - Styrofoam 1.5” Balls - https://amzn.to/3ELaWK4

Eyes – Dritz Long Sewing Pins - https://amzn.to/3rSCV7a

Nose – Dritz Short Sewing Pins - https://amzn.to/3DCF9tn

Orange Sharpie Marker - https://amzn.to/3EFWy5R

Black Sharpie Marker - https://amzn.to/3dBEgGZ

Scarf - Scraps of 100% Cotton Fabrics

Pompoms - https://amzn.to/336jE7G

Black and White Twine - https://amzn.to/3ELgTGU

Tacky Glue - https://amzn.to/3y19MHL

White String - https://amzn.to/33hISQL

Olfa Rotary Cutter 45mm - https://amzn.to/3c1uTj1

Dritz Cutting Mat - https://amzn.to/3DtRQGQ

Omnigrid Ruler 6” x 12” - https://amzn.to/3lFxQLc

Alphabet Beads - https://amzn.to/3oEcyzy

Flexible 22 Gauge Wire - https://amzn.to/31K2T1V

 

A S S E M B L E   O R N A M E N T S

Since the baby socks come in pairs of 6 socks, let’s make 12 snowmen. These assembly instructions are written to make 12 snowmen. The Gerber brand of socks has terrycloth on the inside which is perfect for these snowmen.

  

Open up the socks and Styrofoam packages. Insert the 2” ball first, followed by the 1.5” ball into each sock. Repeat for all 12 socks.

 

 

Next, cut 6” of white string to tie off the opening of the sock. Then, cut another length of string to tie off the sock between the 1.5” and 2” balls. Fold over the top of the sock onto the 1.5” ball. Repeat for all 12 socks.

 

 

Let’s move on to the face of the snowman. Each snowman needs 2 eyes and one nose.  The shorter sewing pins has a pinhead slightly smaller than the longer pins. Use the orange sharpie to color the pinhead for each snowman. Use the black sharpie marker to color two pinheads for each snowman. In total, color 12 short sewing pins orange and 24 long sewing pins black.

 

 

Once the pins are dry, push in two black and one orange pins into the head of the snowman to make a face with two eyes and one nose. Repeat for all 12 snowmen.

 

 

If you are making these snowmen as ornaments, then cut the black and white twine to about 8” long. Tie together the ends. Place tacky glue at the top of the snowman hat. Place the knot of the twine on the glue and then a pompom on top of the knot. Press and hold for a few second. If you’re not using these snowmen as ornaments, then simply glue on the pompom to the top of the hat. Repeat for 12 snowmen.

 

  

 

My daughter and I used some of these snowmen as gifts to our friends. To make them extra special, we used alphabet beads to spell out names of our friends, beaded them onto 22 gauge wire, and then tied it onto the snowman.

 

Now we are ready to make the scarf. Use scraps of 100% cotton fabric to cut into strips of 1” x 10”. This doesn’t need to be perfect, so adjust as desired. Cut a total of 12 fabric strips.

 

Fold and press the strips of fabrics in half by the width with wrong sides together. Either glue the wrong side together or edge stitch with a sewing machine. Tie the scarves onto all 12 snowmen.

 

You may want to color in 3 more long sewing pins for buttons. If so, then insert them into the body of the snowman. Color as many pins as desired for the number of snowmen as desired. Congratulations. You have made 12 adorable snowmen.

 

If you like this free tutorial, then show me your appreciation by following me on my social media. I also posted and shared some reels on my social media platforms. Be sure to check them out. I’d love to see your version. Make sure to share a pic of your tree by tagging me with @bysandraclemons.

 

Merry Christmas, everyone!

Sandra