Paper Cube Snowman
Material List
- STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam Block- 18" x 4" x 4"
- STYROFOAM™ Brand Foam Cubes- 5" and 3"
- Acrylic Paint- Orange
- 12" X 12” White Embossed Scrapbooking Paper- 3 Sheets
- Coordinating Decorative Papers: Stripe; Polka Dot; Pink Solid; Black Solid
- 1/8" X 6" Wooden Dowels- Two
- Pom Poms, Two Each: 1/4" Light Pink; 1" Dark Pink Tinsel
- Chenille Stem- Dark Pink
- 1/2"Assorted Buttons- Nine
- 3/8" Wiggle Eyes- Two
- Serrated Knife
- Candle Stub Or Paraffin
- Pencil
- Ruler
- Wooden Chopstick
- Round Paintbrush
- Disposable Palette
- Water Basin
- Paper Towels
- 3/8" Hole Punch
- Scissors
- Straight Pins
- Craft Knife With Sharp Blade
- Low-Temp Glue Gun And Glue Sticks
- Thick, White Craft Glue
Project Instructions
Step: 1
Wax serrated knife with candle stub or paraffin; cut 4" cube from foam block. Set aside remainder of foam block for future project.
Step: 2
Cut the following strips from white embossed paper to cover foam cubes: one 3-1/2" x 12"; two 4-1/2" x 8-1/4"; two 5-1/2" x 10-1/4". In addition, cut one 2-3/4", one 3-3/4", and one 4-3/4" square from white embossed paper; set aside.
Step: 3
Overlap two short ends of 4-1/2"-wide strips 1/4" to create one 4-1/2" x 16-1/4" strip; glue overlapped ends to secure. Repeat with 5-1/2" strips, creating one 5-1/2" x 20-1/4" strip; glue ends to secure. Score and fold each paper strip 1/2" from top of long edge to make sharp crease.
Step: 4
Beginning and ending in center of one side of each cube to prevent visible seams, wrap appropriate paper strip around four sides of each foam cube, allowing paper to extend 1/2" above top edge of cube; do not glue yet. Use fingers to crimp paper at cube corners; remove paper and crisply fold at crimp marks.
Step: 5
Glue and pin paper strip around cube sides, overlapping ends. Clip paper corners above foam and fold excess down to top of each cube; glue and pin to secure. Glue paper squares to tops of cubes. Use glue gun to glue cubes together as shown; align all seams at back of snowman.
Step: 6
Cut two 1" x 6" strips from striped paper; glue paper around dowels. Glue light pink pom poms to dowel ends. Use craft knife to poke small hole into each side of body; glue dowel ends into cube for arms.
Step: 7
Cut two 3/4" x 12" strips from striped paper for scarf, noting stripe position. Wrap and glue one piece around snowman's neck; cut second strip in half. To curl scarf tails, gently pull paper strips over side of pencil. Glue tails to neck as shown. Cut 3/4" fringe into scarf ends.
Step: 8
Paint chopstick tip orange; let dry. Use craft knife to poke small hole into center of face; glue nose into hole.
Step: 9
Refer to photo to glue wiggle eyes to face. For cheeks, punch two circles from pink paper; glue to face. Cut narrow "C" shape from black paper for mouth; glue in place.
Step: 10
Cut 1/2" x 10" strip from polka dot paper and glue down center front of snowman. Glue buttons to paper. Trim and bend chenille stem to fit over head; glue ends into head and tinsel pom poms over ends for earmuffs.
