Pallet Wood Seashell Covered Seahorse Wall Art

Last month I made this adorable seashell covered seahorse by using pallet wood and seashells that I've collected from the beach. It stands a little over 2 foot tall and is now hanging on the wall in our sun room. It took my husband one afternoon to do the wood portion and it took me 3 days to do the seashells.

If you're interested in learning how I made it along with assembly tips you'll want to check out my post over on my other blog TwoClassyChics.com. The Coastal Craft: Seashell Covered Seahorse Wall Art has become one of my most popular posts over on the blog, so I wanted to mention it over here too.

Living at the beach or traveling to the beach often has its perks! I used over 250+ shells to make it. You'll need to collect a lot of tiny, small and medium-sized seashells if you plan on making one. The pallet wood was FREE (hubby gets those at work, brings them home, tears them a part) and we use them in various craft and landscaping projects around our home.

I love the coastal and beach lifestyle, so I'm always making new projects that work with that home decor theme. Since completing the seahorse, I'm already working on a dolphin, whale and mermaid tail one too. They're easy to make, but do take several days to complete. My only expense was a few nails, screws, wood glue, E6000 adhesive glue, clear acrylic spray sealer and a sawtooth hanger on the back so that I could hang it up. That's about it!

Rustic Wood Gingerbread Man Ornaments

Last week we sat down at church with a group of 6-8 year old kids and whipped up these adorable wooden Gingerbread Christmas tree ornaments. It's a great little project for kids to do because it lets them paint and get creative.

All of the supplies we got at our local craft store and/or had them on hand. For each gingerbread ornament, here is what you will need:

Wooden Gingerbread Christmas Tree Ornaments

1 unfinished gingerbread man wood cut-out
jute or thin gauge rope
scraps of homespun fabric
buttons
1/4" diameter unfinished wood heart
bottle all-purpose craft glue
brown, pink, white and black acrylic craft paint
paint brush
paper towels

* Each unfinished gingerbread shape measures 4" to 5" tall.

Lay some newspapers down or an old plastic table cloth. Let the kids paint their gingerbread wooden shapes however they would like. (The one shown in the photo was done by an 8 year old girl). Once all of the paint is dry let them glue on ribbon, fabric bows, buttons or whatever else you have to decorate them. Let the paint and glue dry completely before hanging.

Note: Some of the kids decided to not glue on hanging loops and instead glued on magnets on the back and turned them into refrigerator magnets.

How to Spray Paint Wooden Photo Frames

I love to visit the Dollar Store and pick up little items to accent my current home decor. In addition, the Dollar Store has a lot of great crafting supplies for only a buck...and you can indeed find some great deals there.

I primarily decorate in a coastal cottage or shabby chic style. Here in my area...finding those type of decor items can be a difficult process. Most people around here decorate in a country or victorian style, totally not my taste at all.

Recently I picked up three of these wooden photo frames at my local Dollar Store. They are the perfect size for sitting on a bookshelf, table top or on a wall shelf. While I love the style of the picture frames...I did NOT like the color of the wood at all. I bought them any way and decided to repaint them myself. I picked up one can of flat white spray paint from Lowe's and I was ready to rock and roll.

Lay down an old plastic table cloth or slice open some plastic bags. Remove the glass and backing from all of your picture frames and lay them flat on the plastic. Shake up your can of spray paint and lightly spray them with the paint. Don't get too close or you will cause drip marks...so stand back about 2 feet when spraying your projects. Let the first coat dry for 1 hour. Repeat for a second coat. Let dry for 1 hour. Flip them over and repeat the entire process again.

If you want to add a little texture or crackling to your paint finish...sprinkle a little table salt onto the wood and then lightly spray your paint. I do that for some of my projects but for this particular one I didn't do the table salt technique as I wanted a nice flat white finish. Once they are completely dry, insert the glass back in, your photos and then add your back. Done!!!

In my opinion...the frames look a whole lot better being turned into white frames and next on my list is to buy some tiny 2" and 3" diameter sand dollars and starfish which I am going to glue onto the frames to decorate them. I will update this post once I complete that portion next. Enjoy!

Wooden Easter Bunny Egg Figures

Sigh...I really wanted to get this post published before the Easter holiday but things just got in the way. In any case, I am publishing it now and this way it will be on the blog for when next Easter rolls around.

These wooden Easter Bunny Egg Figures are really easy to make and I love their little country appeal. You can make up an entire family of them for less than $10.00 max.

Wooden Easter Bunny Egg Figures

Solid Wood Unfinished Eggs
Vanilla or Off-White Acrylic Paint
Paint Brush
Sharpie Fine Tip Markers: Black, Pink and White
Scraps of Muslin Fabric
All-Purpose Craft Glue or Glue Gun

Lay down some plastic or newspaper onto your work surface. When painting, you always want to take the time out to protect your work surface!!!

Paint your eggs the color that you want them (we did an off-white almost an antique pale beige color). Let them thoroughly dry. Use the fine-tip Sharpie markers to draw on the eyes, whiskers, nose and mouth using the appropriate colors. If you're a good decorative painter, please feel free to paint on your own cute facial features. Cut some muslin fabric into thin strips and tie each strip into a knot. Glue the knotted strip on top of each of the bunny's heads to resemble ears.

Note: If you would like to add some pink to the center of the fabric ears use a little bit of powdered cosmetic blush.

How to Refurbish and Refinish Old Furniture - Infographic

Hubby and I love scouring yard sales and flea markets for old pieces of furniture, particularly furniture that is made out of wood and from the 1950's and 1960's. If you ask us, those old piece are better made than many of the cheapo junk you find out in the marketplace today.

Fix.com just launched this DIY guide to prepping, painting, and protecting wood furniture that I wanted to share with all of you today. I love DIY Infographics like this one! You can see it properly sized by visiting their web site. Great tips and tricks for all of us to enjoy.

Source: Fix.com

Craft Project - Quick & Easy Wooden Gingerbread Man Shelf Sitter

Wooden Gingerbread Man

Last weekend the family got together as we always do during the holiday season and worked on some new holiday crafts. One of the projects we worked on were these simple wooden Gingerbread Man shelf sitters which we are donating to the local assisted living center for the residents to enjoy. For some reason this one didn't get his mouth painted on at the time of the photo! Geesh!  Here is how we made them.

Wooden Gingerbread Man Shelf Sitter

Pine Wood
Saw
Sand Paper
Acrylic Paints: brown, white, pink and black + paint brush
Paper pattern, scissors and a pencil
Clear Acrylic Sealer

Pattern: We hand drew out a gingerbread man shape onto paper and cut it out to use as our pattern. Ours measures 5 1/2" tall by 4" wide by 1" thick. You can make yours any size that you would like.

We had the guys cut out 12 of these from pine wood that measured 1" thick and then sanded them smooth. We then base coated them with the acrylic brown paint, left it dry for 30 minutes and gave them a second coat. You can decorate yours as fancy as you would like but we kept ours plain & simple. We added some white paint trim around each ankle and wrist...3 white painted on buttons down his chest. We used pink paint for his cheeks and black paint for his eyes and mouth. We left them dry and then sprayed them with clear acrylic sealer that comes in a can. You will want to let them dry one final time for about 10 to 12 hours.

Trash to Treasure Craft Project - Wooden Scrapbooking Paper Organizer

The Photo Above is how it looked when I purchased it. Ewwww!

Last month we went to the Flea Market and while I was there I spotted this really ugly, puke green office paper organizer. It kind of looks like it came from a 1970's office and was used for holding mail or paper. Not really sure which! It was in terrible shape and was painted an ugly puke green color. It had a ton of nicks and scratches too!

The asking price was $10.00 but I asked the man if he would take $3.00 and it was sold! I brought that thing home and got to work on it. I knew it would make the perfect wooden wall shelf to hold all of my 8 1/2" by 11" sheets of scrapbooking paper.

We are still remodeling my sewing & craft room and I know this will look fabulous in there once we are done.

The first thing I did was wipe it down...it was filthy dirty! Once it was dry, I took a palm sander around all four of it's sides. I couldn't get the palm sander into each of the cubby holes so I ignored those during the sanding process.

Once it was done being sanded, I took a spray can of white primer and sprayed the entire thing with two cuts of primer. I left it dry for 24 hours. Once it was dry, I painted the entire thing with white matte indoor paint. Once try, I sprayed it with an acrylic sealer. I left the sealer dry for 24 hours and it was done!

The Photo above shows the new and improved scrapbooking paper organizer! Yay!

As soon as my craft/sewing room is finished, this will be hung up onto the wall near my scrapbooking table. Now all of my smaller scrapbooking papers will be organized by color hue and perhaps size. Each cubby hole will hold an entire 8 1/2" by 11" sheet. Yay!!!

I need to hit the Flea Market again next week and look for some more things that I can transfer into useful things in my craft & sewing room. Enjoy!

Craft Project - Scrabble Tile Framed Wall Hanging



My future son-in-law is turning into a really crafty guy and today, I just had to show you all what he made for my daughter as a Christmas present this past year. Even though he gave it to her for Christmas, it would make a great Valentine's Day, Mother's Day, Easter, Wedding or Birthday gift too!

Scrabble Tile Framed Wall Hanging

Supplies List:

Wooden Frame (your choice of size, his is very large)
White Photo Mat (or color of your choice)
Piece of Heavy Duty Cardstock (color of choice to fit inside the photo opening of the mat)
Lots of Wooden Scrabble Tiles
Glue Dots ( adhesive used in scrapbooking & cardmaking)

Directions: For the project, he spelled out their names, daughter's name and words that are related to love, trust, friendship, etc. (sorry for the flash in my photo). He spelled out the words he wanted and then arranged them onto the black piece of heavy duty cardstock using the glue dots on the back of each wooden tile to hold them in place. He then took the left-over wooden Scrabble tiles and just randomly placed those letters onto the white photo mat as shown in the photograph above. He then assembled everything and slipped it all into a black wooden picture frame. On the backside of the frame, he wrote a love letter to my daughter directly onto the back of the frame which is super sweet!

My daughter has her new piece of handmade "art work" hanging up in their family room and I think it's absolutely GORGEOUS! My photo doesn't do it any justice thanks to my flash on the camera bouncing off of the glass. I will try to get a better photo of it and update this blog post when I do.

Wood Staining Made Simple with Flood.com

This is a Sponsored post written by me on behalf of Flood® Wood Care for SocialSpark. All opinions are 100% mine.
Since we have moved into the new house, we have been busy remodeling and getting everything ready indoors.  Now that Spring is here, it is time to get the outdoor projects going!  One this that I would love to have is a beautiful overhang with a comfortable wood bench for lounging, stained in a wonderful rich redwood color, just like in the pictures.  I have the perfect spot in my backyard that I am going to have my hubby build the lattice style overhang so we can have some shade from the hot sun.  The beautiful bench would be a welcome place to sit and relax to enjoy the cooler evenings.

Thankfully the wood stain from Flood® Wood Care makes it easy to finish a beautiful project like the ones I want, super fast with beautiful results. Flood means Staining Made Simple because they are designed to restore, protect and beautify natural woods and other surfaces. I was over on their site looking at all of the awesome projects, inspiration and DIY tips for starting and finishing a staining project.  They have a Staining made simple guide to help you get the results you want quickly and easily.  Check it out on their site.

Plus you can enter the Flood Better Backyard Sweepstakes for a chance to win a $1,500 gift card or one of 12 $10 gift cards given away daily! All you need to do is like Flood® Wood Care on Facebook to enter, and share the sweepstakes for more entries! Also, follow Flood Wood Care on Twitter for helpful tips about staining and other ways to make the most of your outdoor living space.
Take a few minutes to plan your next staining project with the help for Flood.  We did and I cannot wait to see the end result!

*Disclaimer* NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Legal residents of the 50 United States of America and (D.C.) 18 years and older. Ends 5/17/2013. To enter and for Official Rules, including odds, and prize descriptions visit www.facebook.com/flood. Void in Puerto Rico and where restricted or prohibited. This Sweepstakes is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with Facebook. You understand that you are providing your information to Sponsor and not to Facebook.    

Refinishing Old Wooden Kitchen Stools



A few months ago my husband and I picked up some old wooden stools at our local flea market for $5.00 a piece. These stools are made out of solid pine wood but needed to be refinished. The varnish was old and rough...and there were scratches in the 15 year old stools.

We brought them home (4 of them) and used an electric palm sander with fine grit sand paper to sand off the old varnish and finish. Each stool took about 5 minutes for the sanding process. The stool on the right in the photo is the ugly old stool with the worn finish. The stool on the left in the photo is one that was completely sanded down to it's original unfinished pine wood.

Once we were done sanding them, we sprayed each stool with a golden pine stain and used a clean cotton cloth to wipe the excess stain off. (We used a spray stain by Thompson's Water Seal). We left the stools dry out in the sun for 2 hours and then applied a spray clear coat varnish on top. We left them dry again for another 2 hours out in the hot sun and they were done!



This was a quick and easy make-over project that didn't take a lot of time, effort or money to do. We love the results and are using the wooden stools on our back deck (we have an outdoors bar area on our deck during the Spring, Summer and Fall months). (photo above shows a completely refinished wooden stool).

Next week I want to get into my sewing room and make some cushion covers for the stools, so that they are more comfortable to sit on. I think I will use some beautiful sea shell beach fabric that I picked up at the fabric store last week to make the new stool cushions. I will update this post again once that part has been completed. Enjoy!

Flood.com :: The Wood Care Specialists

This is a partnered post written by me on behalf of Flood Wood Care. All opinions are 100% mine.

I am really excited that Summer is almost here! Hubby and I have been super busy lately planning some new outdoor projects for our backyard. This year he is going to attempt to make a new wooden swing set, sandbox and little table and chairs set for our grand-wee-one. In addition to that, he wants to extend our wooden deck by another 10 feet or so and build a nice wooden fence around it. If he does a great job with all of that work, I am thinking about having him build me some rolling planter boxes for some of my big tree-type of plants.

With all of those projects going on, we have been doing some research into finding a good outdoor wood stain to treat all of our wooden backyard projects. We found a company called Flood® Wood Care who has been in business since 1841. The company was started by a family of painters so they definitely know their wood care products!

The Flood® brand earned the reputation as being "The Wood Care Specialist" because they understand the time and care that you put into your projects. They know that once it has been completed and looks beautiful that you will feel great pride in your work and completed projects. When it comes to getting the job done well, it all begins with the quality products that you use. They totally understand that and I look forward to trying out their products this summer.

You can trust Flood® brand products to simplify the process and to deliver the results that you want. Flood® wood stains have been recognized in the wood care industry for delivering quality results, reliable protection with long-lasting performance. In addition to all of that, their customers rave and rave about how beautiful their projects look after they have used the companies products. Gotta love customer testimonials!

Now that hubby and I have planned out our new projects for the backyard we need to get busy shopping for all of our supplies. I am hoping hubby can get our projects completed before the end of summer because in the fall I want him to work on some additional projects for our front yard areas.

Have any of you ever used the Flood® Wood Care products? If so, we would love to hear your thoughts. Do you have any projects planned for your outdoor living space this year? Who will be doing those outdoor projects?

Handcrafted Country Amish Wooden Swag Wall Hanging

I love country crafts and this easy to make "Amish" country-style swag is no exception! This swag takes about 2 hours to make because of the hand painting involved but you don't have to be an expert painter to make it because all of the painting work is really easy to do.

You will want to head to your local craft supply store and buy a roll of twine so that you can make the swag which is 5 pieces of twine braided together that is about 16" long. Make sure you tie a knot at the top and at the bottom.

You will want to purchase 3 wooden figures (found in the precut wood section of the store). We purchased pine wood Amish girl, boy and a half-circle shape for the "sign" along with various shades of acrylic paint and a paint brush. Paint your figures in traditional "Amish" colors and let them dry. Once they are dry use a hot glue gun to glue them onto the swag.

If desired, cut some raffia strands and tie them into a bow and hot glue them to your swag to add added interest to it. Hang your new swag on the wall or a door and enjoy!

Kids Craft - Quick and Easy Wooden Holiday Box

Here is a super easy holiday craft project for you to make with your kids. There is some painting involved but other than that...quick and easy. We found the wooden boxes (chests) at the craft store on sale 2 for $1.00.

Supplies Needed:

Wooden Chest Boxes (unfinished)
Acrylic Paint and Foam Sponge Paint Brush
Rub-on Holiday Transfers (we used a gingerbread theme)
Scrap Piece of Felt
All-Purpose Tacky Craft Glue

Lay several sheets of newspaper down on your work surface.

Step 1: Have the child paint the box using one of those foam sponge paint brushes and acrylic paint. They can also paint the inside of the box or let it plain.

Step 2: Cut a small piece of craft felt to fit inside the bottom of your box. Glue it inside using the craft glue. (Just trace around the bottom of the box but cut the felt a little smaller (by about 1/8" of an inch smaller) so that it fits inside the bottom.

Step 3: We found some Holiday Rub-On Transfers in a gingerbread man theme. Cut apart the designs and have the child rub them onto the wood surface using a craft stick (usually included inside the package of transfers).

Thats it! Pretty quick and easy! We made up a few of them with the kids in our family a few weeks ago. They added a piece of dollar store jewelry (a holiday pin) and are giving them to their mothers and/or grandmothers for Christmas.

Primitive Country Wooden Snowman Door Greeter

One of my friends who is also a big time crafter...made me this adoreable wooden snowman to hang on my front door. She made hundreds of them over the summer and they were a big seller at her fall and holiday craft shows.

These wooden door hangers are really easy to make and I helped her many of times with the construction of them...so hence, she gave me one :)

Her snowman measures about 12" long by 7" wide at his widest point and is cut from 1/2" thick pine wood. He is painted a creamy vanilla color and once the paint is dry, he is lightly sanded along his edges (so that the wood shows through along the edges).

The wooden heart measures approximately 4 1/4" tall by 3" wide and is cut from 1/8" thick pine wood. It is painted a dark barn red color and then lightly sanded to give it an aged appearance. It is simply attached on the front with some wood glue.

The eyes are simply dotted on with some black paint using the back end of your paint brush. A tiny hold is drilled slightly into his face for the nose and a rusty square head nail is hammered (along with a tiny dab of wood glue) into place. His cheeks are dry brushed a rosey color.

Using a fine tip black paint marker, she writes messages on them, this one says "Let It Snow." He is then sealed with a clear matt sealer and left to dry.

She cut some dark red homespun fabric and purposely frayed the edges of it and use that for his bow.

On the backside is a little metal wire hanger so that you can hang him up.

Country Style Wooden Snowman Door Hanger Project

This adorable snowman made from 1/4" thick pine wood is just too cute! I was able to make him in just one afternoon with the help of my hubby.

I first sat down and free-handed a pattern. I used a large circle for his head and a rectangle for his hat for the basis of my simple pattern. I then traced him onto a piece of pine wood that was 1/4" thick. Roughly, my head was a 7" diameter circle and the hat is an additional 4 1/2" to his height. You can make it any size that you would like. I had my husband cut the pattern out with his saw and drill two tiny holes in his hat so that I could thread wire through them for hanging.

I then sanded my wood with fine sandpaper and got busy with some painting. I painted the head off-white and the hat black with acrylic paints. I then used some orange paint and painted on a carrot shaped nose. I used the end of my brush to dot on some eyes and some spots for his mouth. I used a very pale pink to blush his cheeks. I left all of the paint dry and then sprayed him with some clear acrylic paint sealer.

I cut out a hat brim using black craft foam and glued it to the bottom of his hat. I had some plastic snowflake shaped buttons and a scrap piece of pine and glued them to the hat for accents. I then got into my fabric stash and found a piece of pink plaid fleece and cut it down to size. I glued it around his neckline to form a bow and attached it with all-purpose craft glue. I then finished up by threading some silvertoned metal wire thru the top of his hat so that I can hang him onto my front door.

I think he turned out pretty good!

Shelly

Country-Style Wooden Cosmetic Brush Holder Craft Project

Last year I was looking around for a cosmetic brush organizer that would fit with the theme of my guest bathroom, but to no avail, I couldn't find a country-styled organizer so I decided to make my own.

I went to our local craft supply store and purchased an unfinished wooden caddie with handle and decided to stain it with wood stain and then decoupage a country design on top.

You can keep your organizer in your bathroom cabinet, under your vanity or on your counter top. I think they would also look cute holding your pens and pencils on your desk top too!

Supplies Needed

1 unfinished wooden caddy measuring 3 1/2" wide by 5 1/2" tall
wood stain (I chose a dark walnut stain)
old cotton cloth or rag
1 small piece of fine sandpaper
Mod Podge (decoupage glue and sealer)
foam paint brush
gift wrap or paper designs (I used country gift wrap with quilted hearts)
scissors
several sheets of newspaper

You will want to cover your work surface with several sheets of newspaper.

Step 1: Lightly sand your wooden caddy if necessary to make sure its smooth and ready for staining. Apply a small amount of stain to a cotton cloth and rub it evenly onto the wood surfaces until they are covered. Let them dry for at least two hours.

Step 2: While your caddy is drying, cut out desired design from gift wrap paper. I found country gift wrap with a pretty heart pattern on it at my local dollar store. You will want to trim close to the edges of the design.

Step 3: Apply some Mod Podge to your foam brush and cover one panel of your caddy at a time with a thin layer of the Mod Podge Glue. Apply your design (hearts) and let dry for 30 minutes. Once dry, apply the Mod Podge on top of your designs and wooden areas to seal them which also gives them a glossy appearance once dried.

Craft Project - Wooden Spool Bee Hive Shelf Sitter

If you are looking for a little country craft project that features lady bugs and bumble bees, I think you will agree that this one is too cute! You can easily make this wooden spool bee hive shelf sitter in less than 2 hours.

Wooden Spool Bee Hive Shelf Sitter 

Supplies Needed:

unfinished 3" tall wooden spool
unfinished 2 1/2" tall wooden bee hive
3 unfinished wooden 1/4" tall lady bug shapes
2 unfinished wooden 1" tall bee shapes
1 unfinished 1" diameter wooden leaf
3 strands of 12" long raffia (for making the bow)
acrylic paints: brown, gold metallic, yellow, red, black, white
paint brushes - fine tip and a flat brush
wood glue or all-purpose crafting glue
clear acrylic spray sealer
scissors
paper towels and a dish of water (for cleaning your brushes)

Tip: If you own some paint pens, you can certainly paint the smaller items (bumble bees, lady bugs and the leaf with them to save on time).

Step 1: Paint all of your wood pieces with the colors shown in the photograph. Let them dry for 15 to 20 minutes before flipping them over and painting the undersides.

Step 2: Glue the wooden bee hive to the top of your spool, making sure to press them firmly together so that there are no gaps. Glue two lady bugs and two bumble bees to the top and sides of the hive as shown in the photograph, followed up by one lady bug glued onto the wooden spool.

Step 3: Spray your entire project with a light misting of clear acrylic sealer. (note - you want to do this before attaching the raffia bow).

Step 4: Cut your raffia down into 12" long strands and form a bow. Trim ends so that its appropriately sized and glue it onto the front of your spool. You might have to hold it in place for a minute or two. Put a glob of glue onto the backside of your leaf shape and affix it to the center of your raffia bow.

Easy Handpainted Wooden Crow Shelf Sitter Project

A few years ago I decided to make this cute little black crow shelf sitter for my aunt who just loves to decorate her home in crows and sunflowers. The entire project took less than an hour from start to finish.

Materials Needed

4" tall unfinished wooden bowling pin (found in the wood section of your craft store)
2 1/2" diameter straw hat
1 1/2" diameter artificial silk sunflower
all-purpose quick-drying craft glue
1 tooth pick
paint brush
acrylic paints in black, white and yellow
dish of water
paper towels
newspaper
clear acrylic spray sealer

Since you will be painting, lay several sheets of newspaper down onto your work surface. The dish of water and paper towels are for cleaning your paint brush in between changing your paint colors.

Step 1: Paint your entire wooden bowling pain with black acrylic paint. Let dry for 15 minutes and apply a second coat if needed.

Step 2: Using a fine tip paint brush, paint 2 yellow heart shapes near the bottom of the bowling pin to represent feet. Near the top of the pin, paint a yellow triangular shape to represent a mouth. Clean your brush and apply 2 small half-oval shapes using white paint to represent the eyes. Let facial features dry for 10 minutes. Once they are dry, use the end of a tooth pick to dot on 2 black dots to the upper beak/mouth and use the tooth pick to draw a black curvy line through the beak as shown in the photo. Use the other end of the tooth pick to dot on black paint on the lower edge of the oval white eyes to add depth.

Step 3: Using your craft glue, glue the straw hat to the top of the head. Cut the small sunflower from it's stem and glue onto the top left side of the hat. Let dry for 15 to 20 minutes and then spray with a coat of clear acrylic sealer.

Craft Project - Wooden Snowman Shelf Sitter

If you are looking for a craft project to do with your scout troop, school class or youth group, I think you will find this project to be a good choice. You will need to purchase a few readily available items at your local craft store.

Wooden Snowman Shelf Sitter

Acrylic Paint: White, Black and Forest Green
Paint Brush
Clear Acrylic Sealer
Glue (see note below)
2 1/2" Long Wooden Candle Cup
1 to 1 1/4" Diameter Wooden Ball
1 1/4" to 1 1/2" Wide Wooden Heart
2 Red Pom-Poms 6mm in diameter
3" Piece Thick Green Crafting Wire
5" by 1" Piece Plaid Ribbon
Newspaper, Water, Paint Dish, Paper Towels

Glue Tips: I find that using wood glue to construct the body pieces works best. You can use all-purpose quick-drying craft glue or a glue gun.

Step 1: Lay newspaper down across your work surface. Place tap water in a little dish (used to clean paint brush). Paint the wooden ball and candle cup with white acrylic paint and the wooden heart with black acrylic paint. Set items aside to dry. (about 15 minutes).

Step 2: Once items are dry, hand paint facial features as show in the photo onto the wooden ball and hand paint two circles on the candle cup to represent buttons. Set aside to dry.

Step 3. Flip the candle cup upside down and glue the wooden heart onto the bottom for the feet of the snowman. Next, glue the wooden ball to the top to represent his head.

Step 4: Lightly spray shelf sitter with clear acrylic sealer to protect the paint finish, let dry for 30 minutes before proceeding with the next step.

Step 5: Cut off a 3" piece of craft wire and bend it into a U-shape. Glue this wire to the head and glue red pom-poms at each end to represent ear muffs.

Step 6: Cut off a 5" long piece of plaid crafting ribbon and tie around the neck to represent a scarf.