button snowmen - day 11 of the 12 crafty days of christmas

has everyone been spending today getting ready for all of their holiday celebrations?

i have been cooking all day for a big party we are hosting at our house tomorrow,
 so today's craft is a quick and easy one.

i love searching crafting blogs and websites and somewhere i saw a craft that used buttons to make snowmen on the front of christmas cards.
i can't for the life of me remember where i saw them, but i thought i would take that idea and make something from it.

here is what you need..

white buttons in three different sizes (with 4 holes)

colorful felt

fabric fusion (fabric glue)

orange and black embroidery floss

 first, take one button of each size and glue them to your colored felt as pictured below.

next, trim around your snowman.

now, take 3 strands of the orange floss and sew across the bottom 2 holes of the top button to make the carrot nose. 

then take 3 strands of the black floss and tie knots in the holes pictured below for the 2 eyes and the 3 coal buttons. 

i had to tie several knots with the black floss to get them to stick out over the button.

cute little snowman, huh? 

i think i will be gluing mine to a barrette for my sweet little girl's hair.

it would also be a precious addition to a gift for someone special.

just one more day to go....

because of my family's get together tomorrow, i will be posting day 12 on christmas day.

so once your presents are open and you've eaten your fill of turkey and dressing, come back to check it out.

until then, i hope everyone has a very merry christmas!