Cut about 48 inches of wire from your spool of aluminum wire.

On one end, bend about 1/2 inch in to bend a small loop closure.

Take the remaining wire and form a ring that’s approximately 24 inches round.

Once the ring is formed, put the straight end of the wire into the small loop you created in step 2 to close the circle form together. Set these aside for now.

Now take the eight pieces that are straight and do the same as step 2 on both sides, but don’t fully close them around to the wire. Make them more of a “u” shape. Repeat this process for each of these and make sure that the “u” shapes are both going the same direction on the same side.

Once you have completed, lay one of the 24-inch ring on the ground, table, or wherever you are working on this project. Hook one of the straight pieces onto the ring and pinch the end closed.

Add each of the pieces onto the base ring, making sure to space them out approximately every 5-6 inches or so.

Once you have all the pieces attached to the base ring, now you can add the top ring and attach the other end of the “u” shaped pieces. You should now have the base of your snowman complete.

Lay out the quilt batting on a table. It should the shape of a rectangle. Cut approximately 20-24 inches off the shorter side (which would be the head or foot of a quilt – not the side). Set the remainder of the quilt batting aside (you will need it later).

Now go back to your base with the piece of quilt batting you trimmed off and place it under the base ring.

Roll the other side over the top and place a dab of glue to close the pieces together. Secure the batting all the way around the ring. Your snowman should look like “3” in the picture below. Trim off the excess quilt batting and set it aside.

To create your snowman’s nose, cut approximately 2 1/2 inches off from the base of the cone form. Lay your orange scrapbook or construction paper on a table, counter, etc. Place the tip of the foam cone on one corner at an angle and roll the scrapbook paper around it like a tube. Place a piece of tape or dab of glue to secure the paper around the tube and trim the excess paper away from the base. Next, pinch the tip of the nose to form a tip.

Grad the black vinyl or construction paper and lay it out on the table. Take the larger washer and trace around the edge twice. Do the same with the smaller washer and trace eight circles. Cut the circles out.

Now you can glue all the pieces onto your snowman to create his face…isn’t he the cutest? :)

Place your tree in the stand and grab the remainder of the quilt batting that you set aside in step 9. Stuff inside the ring of the snowman skirt and fluff to fill the space.

Have fun decorating your tree!