Decorative Packaging

Materials

Light bulb

1 inch Styrofoam ball

Cinnamon sticks cut into 3 inch pieces

Small straw hat for a snow lady

Small black top hat for a snowman

Polymer clay

½ inch glittery holiday ribbon

2 ½ or 3 inch Wide ribbon

Small button

White glitter

Hot glue gun

Hot glue sticks

Black Tulip or Scribble Craft paint

Blush

2ply cord 1/16^th inch thick or3 inch pre-tied bow

Decorative beads and greenery

This craft is fun, simple but time consuming. Fit the Styrofoam ball on to the metal part of the light bulb, making an intention, then using some hot glue, press it onto the bulb.  Let dry,

Next, Pour the white glitter into a bowl, hold the Styrofoam ball, take a craft sponge or paint brush to spread glue evenly all over the light bulb except for the metal part. Roll the light blub into the glue until completely covered.  Tap the top of the bulb to knock off the extra.

Let dry,

Form the clay in to little cones for the carrot nose and bake according to box directions.  I used white clay and painted orange when dry, but they sell orange clay so what ever you choose is fine. When dry and cooled off, press the nose into the center of the Styrofoam ball making and indention, then hot glue it on. Let dry,

Make a ring of hot glue all around the inside edge of the straw hat and press it on to the Styrofoam ball, let dry, cut 7 inches of the cord and knot the ends forming a 3 inch loop, hot glue the knotted end to the back edge rim of the hat. Or you can glue the bow of the 3 inch pre-tied bow on the back edge rim of the hat. Let dry

If you have some tiny beads and some holly leaves you can glue them to the side rim of the hat if your snow man is a girl, I make snow ladies and snow men for Christmas gifts, the girls get lady snowmen and the guys get the snow men.

Cut 6 inches of the shiny ribbon and tie a bow leaving the ends long for snow ladies, or short for a bow tie look for the snowmen , and set aside

Cut approx 6 inches of the wide ribbon, or fabric for the vest, depending on the size of the light bulb, it will need to over lap a bit and have enough to fold in a 1/16 the of an inch for a finished edge.  Fold down the top edge ½ inch for the top edge of the vest; fold both ends in to form a V or point for the closure of the vest.  When you have it positioned, place a dot of hot glue at the center back top edge of the ribbon and then at the two points where the vest meets. It will be a little loose so you can slide the cinnamon sticks up under the folded down edge of the vest to form the arms, when you have them in position, squirt some hot glue up under there too hold them down and a dot of glue under the bottom end of the sticks onto the light bulb.  Then hot glue the bow tie just under the neck and place a tiny button on the center of the vest where it closes.  Use the Tulip tube paints to dot the eyes and mouth to look like coal,a small paint brush and some blush make up just lightly dusted on each side for the rosey cheeks and then 3 tiny dots for the buttons on his/her belly. I painted the date on the back of the bulb since I make different ornaments every year as gifts.  Time consuming, but very unique and will be a great surprise and added ornament to your collection.  Have fun! And be careful with the hot glue gun, I think my fingers took a lot of abuse during this craft but was well worth it.