Christmas Snowmen

I love this project. Last year I made 2. This year I tripled that and have a little snowman army :)

 Here is what you need to make these little beauties:

1 white sock
1 pair of decorative socks
rice
rubber bands
Hot glue gun
Any other details such as string, buttons,beads, etc
First cut the sock like so. Make sure the white sock is the one with the very long tube, not the ankle socks. Throw away the bottom part.

 Next, turn the tube inside out and tie a rubber band around the top.

Turn the tube back inside out and begin filling it with rice.

 I pick up the sock by the rim and gently shake it and bounce it upside down to let the rice settle and form the snowman naturally. About an inch from the top, rubber band it off.

Next cut up the decorative socks like so:

Put the sock around the snowman body.

Next add the hat.

Using embroidery floss, tie the top of the hat to create a poof and use it around the body to help separate the body into sections. You can push the rice around and mold it to give it the shape you want.

Now add the details. I used black seed beads for the eyes and colored the tip of a toothpick orange for the nose. I also used some buttons. I've seen people use sharpie dots for the eyes, small triangle carrot buttons for the nose and ribbon used to add details. By the way, don't try and use super glue. It just gets absorbed into the sock and it leaves a spot. The hot glue gun works the best. This part is all about creativity and using what you got :)

Here are all my snowmen.

That's all there is to it. Have fun and be creative!