2012 Christmas S'mores Snowmen

I hate saying that I got this idea on pinterest, because by saying so, it somehow discounts 

the creativity involved.

I am terrible at creating, but I am pretty good at copying.

I found some 55 gallon barrels on craigslist in my area for $5.

Bonus!

They were creamish white already, so I didn't have to overdo it with the white spray paint.

Then, I used black and a rustoleum rusty paint that I already had to make the toasty edges.

I used craft paint to paint the eyes and mouth.

I carved

a piece of Styrofoam and painted it orange with craft paint.

I glued it on with

construction adhesive (in a big tube by the caulk at Wmart.)

The graham cracker and chocolate are both pieces of Styrofoam.

I cut them using a serrated steak knife and painted them with craft paint.

(spray paint melts the foam)

I made the sign out of Styrofoam and painted it with craft paint. 

The post is a piece of PVC pipe.

I glued it in a hole I cut out of the sign. (construction adhesive)

I painted inch increments to measure the snow.

A piece of rebar

hammered into the ground holds the PVC sign post quite nicely.

(haha, yes, our grass is still green on Dec 19!)

I shaped a piece of Styrofoam using a serrated steak knife.

I painted it with a mixture of maroon and brown.

The roasting stick is a piece of Styrofoam for the handle with a 1/4" dowel for the stick.

We borrowed the firewood from our neighbor, and put our Halloween cauldron

in the middle of it.

The arms are heavy gauge wire I painted with brown spray paint.

I measured the wire the length I needed and times it by 4.

I bent a wire and twisted it together to make the fingers, then I twisted it with another 

twisted wire to make the arm.

My hubby attached them to the can with a screw and washer.