Recycled Sunglasses Turned Snowman Ornament

Recycled Sunglasses Turned Snowman Ornament

It’s a little bit early for “Christmas in July” on our blog but I just couldn’t wait anymore!!!

I recently took an old pair of black, scratched up sunglasses and turned them into an adorable Snowman Ornament within minutes!

It’s just a clever upcycle DIY I came up with AND if you are like us living in Florida, I thought it was fitting since we don’t get to build any snowmen here! In all honesty – I rather “build” this type of snowman ANY DAY anyways!

So if you have an extra pair of sunglasses you no longer using {think about those glasses that are well beat up or a little out of style} then please keep on reading to see how I pulled it together!

Happy crafting, my friends!!! Don’t forget to share pictures if you decide to recreate your own snowman ornament made from upcycled sunglasses, with us on our Facebook page or tag us on Instagram to see! I can’t wait to see how YOU make a snowmen out of old glasses this holiday season! #gluedtomycrafts

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Ready to learn how do you recreate this Sunglass Snowman Ornament? It’s simple! You will need your recycled plastic sunglasses {make sure you like the shape of it for your snowman} white/black/orange craft paint, paint brushes, scissors and some twine/ribbon for a scarf & easy hanging.

First step – take your sunglasses and paint the lenses on the outside {while still attached to the sunglasses} completely white. I used Tulip Fabric Puffy Paint {affiliate link on Amazon} for this step but I’m sure ANY type of craft paint would work. I just love the Tulip brand and the fact that I had a nice control tip when painting. This made it easy to NOT paint the frame of the sunglasses. Plus the Tulip brand allowed me to skip a couple layers of extra paint since it was a little thick {keep that in mind, because you MIGHT need more than one layer of white craft paint to get the glasses to really POP in color!}

Once done painting, set the painted sunglasses aside in an undisturbed area, to let the white paint dry completely.

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When the white paint is dry, move on to the snowman embellishments. Use orange/black paint to draw on a face and buttons down the center. Again, I used the Tulip brand puffy paint for this step {affiliate link on Amazon} You can also paint on other embellishments you see fit {or change up the colors!}

Finally, to finish the craft – add some pretty ribbon to the center of the sunglasses {on the nose piece} for a long, flowy scarf for the snowman.

Then tie some twine or ribbon to the sunglasses for easy hanging on the tree! That’s it, my friends!! I hope this QUICK upcycle craft tutorial inspired you! Remember – it’s never too easy to start planning those Christmas crafts. So be sure to bookmark or PIN this very post & then click on over to our Christmas Ornaments collection post to recreate even MORE awesome things today! #gluedtomycrafts

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