January Craft Day...

We made snowmen (and ladies)! The bases were either old bed springs, candlesticks, vintage salt shakers, or - in my case - a larger, vintage sugar shaker. This one was really fun for all of us!

Once I chose my base, my creative juices started flowing and I had my Valentine snow lady finished in no time. There were rustic snowmen, and snowmen with pillbox hats (created using either the shaker lid or the lid from a spice jar. Each one is very unique, and all of them were special! Here are each of the ladies with their creations...

l-r: Nancy, Linda, and Kris

 

l-r: Adrienne, Marie and me

Here's a closeup of mine. I placed her with my snowman/Valentine heart bowl. You can see from this photo that I found some sweet "bling" to add to her...the "love" piece around her neck and there's also a little sparkling button in her hair bow. I filled the sugar shaker with snow white glitter for more shimmer. The shiny buttons down the front were hot glued in place. I held the button in my left hand to affix the glue to the back. On the second one, the button slipped in my hand and started to burn my index finger and thumb. 

 

As I jumped and tried to right it with my right hand, it got stuck to my right index finger and gave me a second degree burn. I couldn't get it off right away, so I've got an impressive blister there now. In retrospect, I was pretty proud of myself for getting through the entire ordeal without cursing! At home, I usually use a chopstick and/or large tweezers for such tasks, which I'll be sure to do from now on. I won't be forgetting this injury anytime soon. Dang hot glue guns. This is the first injury from one in decades, but I'll remember this one for a while.

Anyway, I really think it was worth the sacrifice as I loved this project that much. I'll share photos from Sunday's Birthday party tomorrow, but I have to run. Handsome flies south today, so I have to get moving. See you later!