Frosty Made from a Can of Pears

I started working on a tiara for Miss G4's tree topper.
All 3 boys have picked the themes for their trees and I am trying to finalize all the details on their trees.  I can't wait to show you each of their trees. Now for some Frosty magic.

I placed this Christmas decor 
on top of some of the cabinets.  
The opposite side will be a Santa theme.


I love the bright red balls



I still need to decide what I will put in the cloche pieces--


ANY SUGGESTIONS?

I added 
silver balls 
and 
candy canes 
to the vases I made

Just after the Mcklinky party is the Tutorial on how I made this from things around the house.



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I wanted to share with you how I made the Frosty the Snowman centerpiece/mantel decor.  I originally did this tutorial for my guest post at Someday Crafts with Michelle.


 

The concept of this popped in my head one day and I had everything on hand to throw it together without even having to go pick up 1 item to make it.



I made a Frosty the Snowman Hat Centerpiece or Mantle Display.


I started with a Large can of pears, emptied the pears and cleaned it.  Then I covered it in black felt




I picked these mittons up at a children's consignment store for a dollar.  I covered the flowers up by adding Frosty's hat to the front of them.







I made my carrot out of felt and a plastic grocery sack.  I hot glued the sack inside the orange felt, then tied string around it, leaving the knot and a little string so it looked like the little fibers coming off a real carrot.  I highlighted the carrot with a little paint.

Then I made a snowball

I made the snowball in the same way as the carrot--yeppers-with a few plastic sacks, then distressed it with my distress ink pad. 

I then made the fluffy chenille candy canes.



I tied the candy canes together with some burlap strips and added some berries to the center.





The pipe is out of a stick in my yard and a cork.  I hot glued it together then went over it with my distress ink pad



I found a font I liked and printed off
FROSTY THE SNOWMAN,
then distressed it and
added fairy dust glitter.


I had an old book, I was using the pages for another couple of projects (Librarians--I promise it was not a literary keepsake.)I took the hardback cover and made a NEW cover for it.


 
I even distressed the inside of the book. 


 I would love to find a free down loadable site that has Christmas music (preferably-not just the lyrics)and have Frosty the Snowman and other favorites in it.

Frosty's arms are made from burlap strings.

I LOVE IT
 

I had this plaid wool piece and fringed the ends so it looked like a scarf.




I took a piece of black craft foam, using one of the kiddos little plates I drew and cut out a circle, then covered it in black felt.  This would be the rim of my hat.  I then glued my "can of pears" to the center of the rim.

I had the pretty stems of red berries, cut them apart and starting adding them to the can.

I began putting everything together 
and adding fairy dust glitter.

 I used the scarf as a "table runner" and placed everything on it.  I think it looks like something you would purchase from a craft decorating shop.



I hope you enjoyed my Tutorial.