How to Craft a Christmas Gourd Snowman
Bring a little outdoor holiday cheer inside with this cute-as-can-be veggie snowman.
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You Will Need
- Bottle gourd
- Wood putty
- Fine sandpaper
- Acrylic paints and paintbrushes
- Drill
- 2 small twigs
- Clear acrylic spray finish
- Grapevine wreath
Steps
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Step 1
Select gourd
Select a bottle gourd that has a smaller bulb on top for the snowman's head and larger bulb on bottom.
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Step 2
Wash and dry
Remove the stem at the top and wash the gourd, scrubbing off dirt with a pot scrubber.
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Step 3
Fill in holes
Fill in holes and other indentations with wood putty and then sand with fine sandpaper.
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Step 4
Paint the hat
Paint a hat on the top of the gourd. Remember to turn the gourd and paint all sides. Then paint the rest of the gourd white and let it dry completely.
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Step 5
Paint the face
Paint black charcoal eyes, an orange carrot nose, and charcoal dots for a mouth onto the upper bulb. Then add a colorful scarf around the neck where the upper and lower bulbs meet.
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Step 6
Create the body
Dab on a few dots of black paint for buttons along the lower bulb. Paint on mittens or drill two holes on either side of the body and insert small twigs for arms.
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Step 7
Finish
Complete the snowman with clear acrylic spray finish. If the gourd doesn't stand on its own, place it on top of a small grapevine wreath.
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"Snowman" is golf slang for scoring an eight on a hole, due to its similar shape.
