Snowman Cans

Last year I made these for my grandson's class instead of stockings. The class so loved them, but think the parents were more surprised that they had cans instead of stockings.

Instructions:

Gallon size cans (collected from the school cafeteria)

Lots of spray paint (white)

Black Delta or Folk Art paint

White Delta or Folk Art paint

Pale Pink Delta or Folk Art paint

1 yard of red fleece

Needle and thread

Small amount of stuffing

Hammer and Nail or a drill

Good wire or heave twine

Hot glue gun and glue sticks

1.   Wash and remove labels from the cans

2.    Now figure where to put the holes for the wire or twine, and punch or drill the holes.

3.    Now spray paint the cans.  This will take 2 coats to cover.

4.    Now draw the faces and paint the cans.  Try and give them a personality.

5.     Take the fleece and and cut 10" circles and and cut strips 15"x2".

6.    Thread the needle and on the circles run a basting stitch a 1/4" from the edge all the way around the circle.

7.    Take a small amount of stuffing and and place in the center of the circle and pull the gathering stitch closed.

8.    Then sew the strips up the long side, but leave one inch open before starting and ending the stitch and turn inside out.

9.    Now that you have the ear muffs made and the handles made, cut the twine or wire and run through the fleece handle.

10.    Put the twine through the hole and tie in place.  You will take the one inch tab left on the fleece handle and glue down over the outside of the can over the hole.  Do this on both sides.

11.    Now put hot glue all over the gathered side of the muffs you made and glue in place. 

12.    Sounds like it is hard but it goes really fast.  Have fun and hope you let me know how you did on yours.

13.    These can be Easter bunnies if you use the craft foam and make ears instead of ear muffs.