Snow Buddies - More Fun with Vintage Items

Well winter has officially hit my house.  It was 7 degrees this a.m.!  Ugh - it's supposed to get below zero tonight!  Well, it may be cold outside, but this little guy I've been working on warms my heart!  This little Snow Buddy is a hand sculpted & painted snowman who is sporting a vintage kitchen measuring cup for a hat:

 He's quite the dapper fellow!  He is sitting on a vintage tin cup.

 His hat has a snowman and cardinal bird painted on it:

 You can still see the measurement markings on the hat:

 His cup is sporting a sweet tag:  "Winter Wonderland"

Salt Dough Ornament Bowl Fillers - Winter Mix & a Give Away!!!!

 Oh my goodness! I logged onto my blog yesterday and I have 400 followers! I think that calls for a celebration! Take a look at my newest addition to the salt dough bowl filler selection: Winter Mix:

They look great in a bowl or around a candle, or tucked into a favorite container.

If you can't wait to see you will win these, they will be listed on my Esty site. OR....if you are feeling crafty, you can make some yourself!!!Now, how do you win? Well, here are the entry rules:

Entry 1. You must be a follower of Punkin Seed Productions. Leave me a comment if you already are or join up and then leave me a comment.

Entry 2. Post about this give away on your blog. Make sure to leave another comment so you have an additional entry.

Entry 3. Refer a friend to my blog. Make sure to tell her to follow. You guessed it, leave me a comment of the name you referred. When she becomes a follower, you've got another entry!

Entry 4. Grab my button and display it on your blog. Leave another comment and you have another entry!

Entry 5. Leave a post on your facebook (or twitter, etc.) about this give away and my blog. Leave another comment and you have another entry!

This give away will be open through Thanksgiving Weekend. Check back on November 29 to see who the lucky winner is!










    Pinkapotamus 

Winter Kisses - Vintage Roll Top Desk Drawer Light

Whether I want to admit it or not, winter is sending its kisses (snow) my way shortly....it has already been trying!  Doesn't "winter kisses" sound more enticing than snow?  LOL!   By the end of winter, my family is definitely ready for it to be over, but there is always a certain excitement in the air when winter sends its first kisses to our home!  Since we homeschool, I have the luxury to stop what we are doing and let the kids go enjoy those winter kisses.  So, we are patiently waiting  (some of us impatiently) for the first winter kisses:

 This "Winter Kisses" is made from a vintage roll top desk drawer!

Pinkapatomus

Signs I Make and Sell

Here are a few of the recent signs I've made and sell on etsy or you can contact me personally if you have questions or would like a custom sign! I love comments, so let me know what you think!

Here is a custom sign I recently made for a wedding:

Welcome to Punkin Seed Productions and a Snowman Tutorial!

Welcome everyone! I'm so excited to jump into the world of blogging and sharing what I love to do - crafting, repurposing, and basically anything artsy fartsy!!!! I have always liked to craft, but have just recently started selling on etsy at the suggestion of my sisters who I did a bizarre with =0).

I thought I would start out my blog with a little tutorial on how to craft these cute snowmen. Unfortunately, I didn't take pictures in the process, but it is pretty self explanatory. I love comments and want to get to know others who craft and/or like crafters!!! =0)

Here is the list of supplies:

6 inch Styrofoam cone

2 inch Styrofoam ball

Model Magic White Air Dry Clay

Paint

twigs

scrap material and embellishments (buttons, etc)


These were so fun to make. First cut the very tip off the Styrofoam cone. Then attach the cone to the ball - you can put a tooth pick in them to hold them until after you get them covered with clay.


Then take your clay and roll it out with a rolling pin. After you have it big enough to cover the Styrofoam ball, just fit it over the ball, using your fingers to stretch and smooth. You want a fairly thin layer - but be careful to not make it too thin or it will crack. Do the same thing to cover the cone. Don't worry about getting it perfectly smooth as snowmen have bumps - it makes it look more like snow!!


Don't forget to mold a nose out of the clay and smooth it on. The hats were made out of clay also. For the top hat, cut a small cylinder out of Styrofoam (I used the left over top I cut off the cone), shape it like the top part of the hat and then cover with clay and make a brim out of clay. Then attach it to the head, smoothing the clay seams. I also stuck twigs in for arms and shaped some cute little mittens out of clay. Don't forget to add buttons!


Let the cute little fellows dry overnight and then paint as you desire! I also painted on modge podge after they paint was dry and dusted them with glitter.

Here are a couple of the little fellows helping me display a sign I recently painted to sell on etsy: