snowman in his snow cave

Cindy Spence here for one more ornament. I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving with their family and friends. It's hard to believe that the month is almost over!! I had fun as a guest designer this month and for my last ornament I made a cute little snowman in a snow cave.

For the snow cave:
small balloon
white crochet thread
Stiffy fabric stiffener

Cut three or four yards of crochet thread, wind into a ball. Make three or four balls, depending on the size of the balloon and how much space you want between threads. Place the thread balls in a ziploc bag and cover the thread balls with fabric stiffener. You can soak the thread balls for a few hours, but it should be fine to work with immediately. Squish the thread balls in the bag of stiffener to help facilitate the distribution of fluid. Wrap the thread around the inflated balloon. Repeat wrapping the balls of thread until you are happy with the amount covering the balloon.
Let dry a day or so. After the thread is dry, pop balloon and remove balloon.

Find a cute snowman stamp of your choice. I colored my snowman with my beloved Copic markers. Cut out the snowman shape.

Cut an opening in the side of your dry thread shell. Layer the bottom of the inside with cotton "snow". I glued additional fake snowflakes to the top of this foundation. Glue a piece of fake pine to the back wall of the shell to represent a tree. Next glue Mr. Snowman inside his snow cave. Decorate the opening with a ribbon of your choice, and accent the opening with pretty poinsettia embellishments. Add a ribbon hanger, and you are done!