Fabulous felt- snowman christmas tree decorations

 Hello everyone, it's been a while! thanks for hanging in there with me! You know how it gets from time to time? your family life takes over your whole life, leaving very little no time for my life! To start with I had poorly children, ending with a stay in hospital for Sonney, nothing too serious, luckily! gladly everyone is now fit and well :) Then, I went on a mad Christmas shopping mission, I'm usually rushing around late December, totally stressed, with a stack of presents still to buy, up till all hours Christmas eve, wrapping and constructing toys, WELL, NOT THIS YEAR! for once I'm all organised leaving the rest of the time for Christmas festivities, including some Christmas crafting with the kids.

Ruby and I have been busy making felt snowmen Christmas tree decorations, very appropriate for the snowy frosty weather we have been having.

This is a quick, simple, and inexpensive project for any age, although my 4 year old said she was "too busy" playing with her Barbie's to join in! My 7 year old found it a doddle.

Here is a list of what we used, I didn't go out and buy anything specially, I just used things I already had!

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Red, orange & white felt (scraps of fabric from your stash could be also be used).

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Ribbon for the hanger (or string).

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Small buttons.

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Black beads for the eyes (Ruby stuck googly eyes onto hers).

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Embroidery thread & needle.

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Fabric glue.
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Toy stuffing (Scraps of fabric could be used or even pot pourri for a scented snowman).

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You could even bling up your snowman with a few rhinestones.

Instructions:
1: You will need to make yourself a snowman template from card, I drew mine freehand, I sure you could find a printable one online.
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2: Cut out your shapes from your fabric, snowman, nose & scarf.
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3: Using the fabric glue, stick the nose to snowman, the ribbon hanger to the inside of the back snowman felt, decoration (if any) to the scarf, & googly eyes (if using), then let dry.
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4: Sew on the buttons, temporarily put on the scarf so you get the buttons in the correct position. If using beads for eyes, sew them on too.
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5: Using a running stitch, sew around the outside of the snowman with the embroidery thread, leaving a small gap for stuffing. Running stitch is really easy for young children! For a more professional finish you could even do a blanket stitch.
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6: Stuff your snowman & finish sewing.
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7: Glue on your scarf, and ta da, a cute snowman for your Christmas tree:)
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