Greetings to all…
MAKING A CANDY BOX SANTA FIGURINEBody Form -- Strips of paper rolled and glued around a bamboo skewer…drill hole in top for small bottle brush tree trunk and glue in place…wrap body form with strip of paper towel and glue like paper mache…finished body form is about 2 1/4” long x 1/2” diameter…leave skewer long for a handle while building…cut skewer flush with body when ready to add legs…
Note -- I used Aleene’s Original Tacky Glue® and Elmer’s® Glue-All on throughout this project…
Suit -- Red flannel folded and stitched…turn inside out to form pointed tube…the fit over body form should not be skin tight…turn up suit bottom edge about 1/2” to make a cuff that’s flush with the bottom of body form…dab glue around the bottom edge in a few places…
Note -- making the flannel suit was the trickiest part…I had to cut out several, sew them up and test to get a proper fit…you can get a general idea as to the size and size and shape from the photo…yours will be different due to the actual diameter and length of the body form you make…
Belt -- Strip of black paper glued at waist to cover turned up edge of suit…
Arms -- Green pipe cleaner about 3” long…covered with rolled red flannel attached with glue…
Legs -- Black pipe cleaners…insert and glue between body form and suit…
Face -- I’m making my own…guess that’s no surprise…the main part is “molded pulp cardboard packing”…see photo… I chose a corner piece that was rounded like a face and forehead…eyebrows, nose, moustache and lower lip are tiny pieces of cardboard…it’s like adding layering details to flat cardboard “flattie“ figurines…prime first then paint facial details…
Note…Our friend, Pete Oehmen, has pre-made Candy Box Santa faces…go here and scroll down…
https://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=1270&p=8460&hilit=santa+face#p8460Note -- you may have to adjust the sizes of the parts you make depending on the size of the face you choose…
Beard -- A tuft of wool roving attached with glue…
Suit and Hood Trim -- I used Dill‘s® pipe cleaners…they’re a natural color, more tightly wound than craft store items and have a vintage look…legs and arms could be made with Dill‘s® pipe cleaners and then dyed or painted…
Tree -- 1” long piece of craft store “Canadian Pine Stems”…
Attachment wire -- Salvaged off a floral pick…folded in half and glued into a tiny hole drilled in the back between belt and arms…
Merry Christmas to all…
Howard…