Last year I was scrolling through Pinterest for DIY decoration Ideas when I stumbled upon a few (all of which I will be posting here) that I REALLY wanted to do. Time got away from me and I never got that chance…until this year…
Original post from http://dollarstorecrafts.com
The first one was so cool I thought. So here it is A DIY North Pole. Here are the items that you will need to start with.
Solar path light (I found mine at Walmart for 1.98)
Foam circle (Walmart for 3.49)
Fake snow (Walmart 4.50)
Popsicle sticks (I did not use this one for mine)
Chain necklace (I did not use this one for mine)
Paper shapes (had the perfect shape in my craft box)
Paint (had on hand)
Glue (on hand)
Start by covering a round foam base with white paint cause I noticed the snow falls off and might have gaps.
Then glue on the fake snow. I used loose snow, but you could also use the sheets of felt-like “snow” for Christmas villages or use a cheap tree skirt. Or I came up with the idea I could have used snow in the can. It probably would have looked more realistic this way and way less messy..If I can find the snow (our Walmart was out) I probably will do another one with this for comparison.
While you’re waiting for the glue on your snow to dry, take two sign-shaped pieces of paper and write “North Pole” on each one. If you go with the original idea you would hot glue it on a chain then on the popcycle sticks but I just glued it directly on to the solar lights and it worked out just fine.
Take the bottom end of the path light and press it into the snow-covered foam base. You can add a little bit of glue to make sure it stays firmly in place that is what I did.
I took foam Christmas stickers and put them together with a toothpick in between and pushed them into the foam circle. I also took one of my Christmas town figurines and put them onto the “Snow” and this was my end result
If you want to see the original post I got the idea from click HERE. Otherwise. Enjoy and hope it works out for you. Keep watch as I might add at the bottom here if I am able to do another one with Canned snow instead.