Go to your fridge and grab a carrot, seriously, I’m hungry.
Anyways, I cut out a triangular piece of wood, and painted it orange, using craft paint.
I screwed it on from the back. But, I’m sure glue would work fine too:)
Booze & Brushes – Snowman Wreath
You will be guided step-by-step on how to paint your own Snowman Wreath on MDF wood circle.
You will use acrylic paint and glitter to create your Snowman and stencils to make your festive wording. Once finished you will attach your Christmas ribbon and real battery powered led lights for that finishing touch!
This class is for everyone, no experience necessary.
All materials included. Aprons will be provided, but please bear in mind you will be using acrylic paint which will not wash out of clothing.
Please note: Drinks are not included. Only drinks purchased at The Apex can be consumed at this event.
For more information visit the Painting Passions website.
Suitable for ages 16+.
Starts: 6.30pm (Please arrive from 6pm to purchase drinks as bars may be busy).
Tickets: £35
Venue: The Apex, Bury St Edmunds
This event is promoted by Painting Passions.
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Step 1: Draw the Snowman Body
There are plenty of ways to make the circles needed to create the body.
I used 4′ x 2 1/2′ x 9/16″ plywood.
I took the approach of finding random items lying around my backyard, and I happen to find some perfect size circular items. I then traced them.
Another way to create circles is to put a nail in the center of your wood(leaving enough room for the circumference of your circles, without going over the edge. Cut a piece of string HALF of how big you want your circle. Tie to the nail, then to a pencil on the opposite side. And draw a circle, doing a few full revolutions around the nail without tilting the pencil. Keep it tight, straight up, not at an angle.
**For both routes, ensure you overlap the circles slightly, by maybe an inch to an inch and a half.
Obviously, make the top smaller than the middle, and the bottom bigger than the middle.
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Step 2: Cut the Body
Cut the body using either a jigsaw or a router.
When cutting the circles, do not stress making them PERFECT, of course you want it circular. But, its a snowman! Remember to hold the saw tight, and follow the drawing as close as you can. try not to stop too many times, you’ll run a bigger chance of making irregular cuts. Stop where the two circles intercept. So, now, you be wondering how to turn the saw to start the next circle. Please see the provided picture. I cut from the edge of the wood, about 3 inches up from the interception, then once I get close to the circle I align my blade up with the circle, and continue following the line until I meet previous cut, the start up and continue around. Unneeded pieces will begin to fall of, making it easier to cut. keep going until you have a snowman! You can make the bottom flat. But, I opted to keep it round.
Now sand down the edges using 80-120 grit to smooth out any imperfections, and to round out the body. Then use 160+ grit to smooth out the whole thing, preparing for paint. I used an electric palm sander, which works great for smoothing out the edges. But, sanding by hand works too.
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Step 3: Paint!
It should now be prepared for paint, assuming you followed my directions and sanded!
But, anyways. I chose spray paint, you can choose your own method of painting to put your own spin on him(or her?)
Obviously choose white, I wanted to make him look like snow so I used textured spray paint, which came out okay. But, next time I would go with regular spray paint, or craft paint. The texture, just wasn’t as I envisioned.
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