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    Canning Ring Snowman

    By: Jane · Updated: 8 Nov, '19 · This post may contain affiliate links · 12 Comments

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    If you're ready to start some Christmas crafting, I have the most adorable, handmade canning ring snowman for you to make!

    Canning jar bands

    Do you have any rusty canning jar rings just lying around? Then let's use them to create a thrifty handmade Christmas decoration! 

    If you've been following me for very long, then you know that I love to make something from nothing. 

    Not that canning rings are nothing, but when the rings get rusty, I don't know what to do with them! 

    For a long while, I was holding onto them thinking I'd make one of those cute canning ring pumpkins that we've seen all over the internet. 

    But one day, I was on Pinterest and I saw a snowman made from them! I just adore snowmen and have a collection of them. 

    So I knew what I was going to make for our Christmas Edition of the Thrifty Style Team! 

    Adorable handmade snowman made from canning jar rings

    Isn't he just darling? I'm so excited about him and how quickly I was able to put him together. 

    Basket of canning jar bands

    This project was very thrifty for me because I already had a ton of canning jar rings, but you can find boxes of 12 of them at discount stores or on Amazon for a very good price. 

    Or perhaps you have a family member or friend who is into canning, and you can beg them for all of their canning jar rings! 

    Once you have your canning rings along with a few more craft supplies, you're good to go. 

    What you need to make a canning ring snowman

    • 25 wide mouth canning jar rings (for the bottom layer)
    • 24 regular size canning jar rings (for the middle layer)
    • 17 regular size canning jar rings (for the top layer)
    • 1 snowman head ornament (mine came from Dollar General)
    • 4 white pipe cleaners
    • white spray paint
    • clear glitter
    • 3 buttons
    • hot glue and glue gun
    • strip of fabric for scarf (I used an old sock)
    • twigs for arms
    • scissors

    Learn how to make a canning ring snowman

    Once you have gathered your supplies, learn how to make a canning ring snowman with my step-by-step instructions.

    The first step is to make the bottom layer of the snowman. Take 2 pipe cleaners and join them together by making a knot.

    Canning rings and a long pipecleaner

    Thread all of the wide mouth rings onto the long, making sure you turn them in the same direction.

    Canning rings threaded onto a pipecleaner

    Pull the pipe cleaner until it is taut and then twist and knot it. Cut off the excess with scissors.

    2 layers of canning rings to make a snowman body

    Spread out the rings evenly to make a circle. Using the regular size rings, repeat the procedure to make the second layer of the body. 

    3 layers of canning rings to make a snowman body

    And do the same to make the third layer.

    Painted and glittered canning rings

    Spray paint the 3 layers of rings with white spray paint.

    Spray paint and glitter for snowman

    This is the spray paint that I used and while the paint was wet, I sprinkled some clear glitter on the paint to give it a snow effect. 

    I did two coats  of each on the layers, but I didn't worry about getting the rings painted on the inside. 

    Flat black buttons

    After the paint was dry, I stacked the layers to form the body. I added just a bit of hot glue to each layer so they wouldn't move around. Next, I hot glued 3 buttons onto each layer. I really like these buttons from Hobby Lobby because they have a flat back. 

    Snowman head ornament

    The next step was to hot glue a head to my snowman. I found this one at Dollar General, and his head lights up! 

    A few twigs from the yard for arms and a scarf made from an old fuzzy sock completed my handsome man! 

    Canning ring snowman with a head that lights up

    Doesn't he look adorable? I took this photo near dusk so that you could see how he looks at night! 

    Adorable handmade canning ring snowman

    And he's mighty cute during the day, too! After making him, all I want to do is decorate for Christmas! 

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    1. Barbara A Barnett

      September 12, 2020 at 10:45 am

      I LOVE snowmen and this one is so.....cute!!! I hope I can find a cute head like yours he is Beautiful!!!! Thank You Barb

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    2. Deborah

      November 12, 2019 at 10:05 am

      He's SNOW cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I just love him!!

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    3. Meegan

      November 11, 2019 at 2:54 pm

      Jane,
      This snowman is just about as cute as can be! I love all the extra details you added to make him even more special.
      Thank you for sharing.

      Reply
    4. Mary Beth

      November 10, 2019 at 11:29 am

      Jane!!!! Seriously, this has to be one of my favorite snowman crafts ever. It is simply adorable. I think I've told you before that I had a snowman collection and I loved it. I donated a bunch of them, but I think I may need to recreate this one and start a new "collection"! Thanks so much for sharing. xo

      Reply
    5. Connie

      November 09, 2019 at 3:01 pm

      Jane, this is beyond adorable. I saw this earlier in season & thought, I have the materials to make this. My motivation just never kicked in. Love yours.

      Hope you & Leo are well.

      Reply
    6. Jenna

      November 09, 2019 at 9:35 am

      Adorable Jane!! Really clever!!

      Reply
    7. Lorri Rauscher

      November 09, 2019 at 8:27 am

      Oh my ..he is the cutest snowman...love the way you put him in the urn... Cutest ever!!!!!

      Reply
    8. Kristi Dominguez

      November 08, 2019 at 10:31 pm

      He is just the cutest little snowman I ever did see!! What a great idea! I've got some canning rings to collect so I can make one of these!

      Reply
    9. Beth Bryan

      November 08, 2019 at 2:57 pm

      Well this is cute as a button! Pinning!

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    10. Courtenay @ The Creek Line House

      November 08, 2019 at 2:42 pm

      Oh wow! He looks like he would be so complicated to make! I'm intrigued to hear that the whole process was actually pretty quick and easy for you! Thanks so much for sharing this fun idea! I think he'll definitely spark a lot of conversations this Christmas!

      Reply
    11. Vicki and Jenn 2 Bees in a Pod

      November 08, 2019 at 2:23 pm

      This is the cutest idea! Such a smart re-use of old canning rings. Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    12. Bliss

      November 08, 2019 at 8:44 am

      How cute is that!!! Pinned Frosty.

      Reply

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