Pop Up Frosty

December 01, 2011

I recently got commissioned to create a 2-D snowman that looked like it would be at home in a pop-up book. For those looking for an alternative to Frosty's uniform circles, this untraditional geometric snowman is super cute and really easy to make with 2 inch strips of cardboard.

What You'll Need:

A hole punch

3 ft x 6 ft piece of cardboard, I got my cardboard, and they cut it into 6 foot x 2 inch vertical strips against the grain at my local art supply store, Mittel's.

White paint and a small roller

Foam sticky sheets in black and orange

Scissors or a die cutter with the appropriate shapes- I used my Cuttlebug

2 9 inch plywood rounds

1 5/16 inch steel 3 foot rod

5/16 inch drill bit

Drill

Frosty waiting for his hat.

Overlap two 9 inch circles, using a 5/16 inch drill bit, drill a hole in the center of the rounds then insert pole. It should stay put on it's own.

Take strips of cardboard and bend with the grain of the cardboard. Start with a strip down the center for the head, the middle then the lower ball. Hole punch, then thread onto 5/16" bar. Underlap cardboard strips, stapling in place at the top and bottom of each "ball" until Frosty reaches his desired girth. Hot glue strips of cardboard across back to strengthen shape.

Paint the stapled areas and torn edges white with your sponge brush. Glue and staple the top and bottom edges of each ball to the next.

To keep "ball" shape from drooping, add a stapled strip of cardboard to the back of each circular. Use your foam sheets to cut out circles, button shapes, and a carrot nose and a smile and stick in place. Hot glue stick arms to the back of him.