Snowman Fishbowl Christmas Decoration DIY

My future mother-in-law loves Christmas. Her house is the one with all the lights, blowups, extra tree outside, and even huge stockings on the windows. I decided that I needed to make something extravagant without being to costly. The snowman project cost about $30 using a few coupons for my local craft store really helped.

Think about what two scenes you would prefer in the tiers of the snowman. My first scene is a house with a truck and Christmas tree outside. The second tier is "Santa's Wonderland". It includes a huge wooden snowflake, a mini snowman, kids rolling a huge snowball, and a "Santa's Wonderland" sign. I suggest that your scenes have two different themes, it makes the snowman seem more complex and decorative.

I found all of these materials at Walmart & Hobby Lobby

Materials needed..

Two fishbowls: 10"& 8"

Foam ball: 7"

Santa hat

Fake snow

Ornaments

Clay

Paint: orange & black

Cardboard

Glue gun

Newspaper or magazine

Getting started..

1. Form a small block of clay into a nose shape

2. Pierce a tooth pick into the bottom of the nose

3. Cut out two eyes and a mouth from the cardboard

4. Paint Black

5. Set both aside to dry

Construction of the fish bowls..

On the larger fishbowl push four small globs of hot glue around the edge of the bowl with even spacing in between. The hot glue prevents the middle bowl from slipping out of place.

1. Sprinkle some fake snow into the two glass bowls

2. Place the ornaments in the fishbowls

3. It's that easy!

Creating the snowman's head..

1. Hot glue the eyes and mouth to the foam ball

2. Stick the nose into the foam ball

3. Crumble newspaper and stuff the Santa hat with about 15 magazine balls

4. Glue the hat onto the foam ball

In order for the snowman's hat to fit around the foam ball I had to cut into the white rim (about 2"). Once the hat is prepared glue the hat onto the foam ball. I put a medium sized glob of glue about every two inches around the ball. You may prefer to glue the small white puff ball at the end of the hat to the side of the snowman's head, however, I left mine alone.

Finishing touches..

By now the snowman is looking pretty great. The finishing touches make him come to life, however, are completely optional. I found an old red tie and folded it up and slipped the tie through the loop on the back creating a scarf. I then found a mini ornament around the house and hot glued a sewing pin onto the back. The Santa pin then went in the middle of the "scarf". A great option would be to glue the tie down to the smaller fishbowl, however, tying it up is just fine.

I went back and added a light. I scooped the bottom of the foam ball to fit a small lightbulb that I got at my local craft store. The bottom fishbowl has a lightbulb that is just sitting inside the rim of the bowl.

This craft is going to be a center piece in your home during the holiday. I hope that you find these instructions easy and fun!

Happy Holidays!

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