The Demise of Frosty the Snowman – Miniature Rock Statue

Who doesn’t love getting a DIY Christmas gift?  I would prefer something hand-crafted over store-bought anytime of the year.

I spent about an hour thinking up a “non-morbid” name for this diy Christmas gift idea and “The Demise of Frosty” was the only thing that kept creeping in.

Here are a few more ideas I came up with after the fact:

• use tiny seashells instead of painting the buttons
• you can find a round’ish pebble anywhere, the the flat rock might not be so easy to find.   So you can always take a piece of corrugated cardboard and tear it into shape you like, prime it with gesso to make it a bit more sturdy and then paint it white.  
• the addition of twigs makes it really organic, but if you can’t find anything small, you can use
  • a pipe cleaner
  • bamboo sticks for shish-ka-bobs
  • toothpicks
  • cotton swabs (q-tips)

Substrate: 1 slab of thin rock and 1 small rounded rock

Palette: DecoArt Media Fluid Acrylics

• Burnt Umber – DMFA03
• Ultramarine Blue – DMFA43
• Titanium White – DMFA39
• Pyrrole Orange – DMFA21
• Pyrrole Red – DMFA18

Prep, Mediums and Finish:

• DecoArt Media White Gesso – DMM18
• DecoArt Media White Texture Sand Paste – DMM23
• Americana DuraClear Polyurethane Varnish: High Gloss – DS128

Brushes: Royal Aqualon

• #8 & 12 Shader – 2150
• #2 & 5 Round – 2250

General:

• E6000 Glue (optional)
• Palette Paper
• Palette Knife
• Water Bucket
• Paper Towels/Baby Wipes
• Heat Gun/Hair Drier (optional)
• tiny branches/twigs

Diy Christmas Gift Idea