How to Paint a Gourd Snowman

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Last updated on November 30th, 2024 at 12:42 am

dried bottle gourds painted to look like a snowman

How to Make a Gourd Snowman

If you grew and dried some gourds this year, or saved a few from fall decorating, then why not learn how to make a gourd snowman for Christmas?

by Jane Lake and the Craftinggals yahoo group.

Craft Supplies:

DecoArt’s Snow-Tex paint
Dried gourd with a natural snowman shape
Sculpey clay or other suitable materials to make facial features and buttons
Acrylic paint
Ribbon
Circle of felt or small Santa hat
Optional – small bell

Craft Project Instructions:

My husband brought in a gourd from his shop this week. He said he had grown it last year and had been meaning to bring it to the house, but it was a funny shape and he wasn’t sure what I could do with it.

Well, as you can see, it made a lovely snowman!

First, I painted the gourd with DecoArt’s Snow-Tex paint. It only needed one coat, which I allowed to dry for 24 hours.

I used sculpey clay to form his eyes, mouth and buttons. The nose was painted with FolkArt’s acrylic paints #433 Terra Cotta nad #736 School Bus Yellow.

The eyes, mouth and buttons I wanted to look like pieces of black coal, so I painted them with black acrylic paint. I then painted his rosy cheeks with a mix of red and white.

I found the ribbon in my box of scrap ribbons and used red and white felt for the hat. I just stitched the hat by hand and attached a red tassle and bell.