Do you guys know why I don’t do too many crafts on this blog? I mean honest-to-goodness, make-something-cute-out-of-something-else crafts? Because when I do, I end up with ugly shit that I have to throw away. And after the effort of crafting a thing, even if it turns out like the aforementioned shit, it’s hard to throw it away. But I love you, and I decided that this had to be tested anyway, despite my fear of crafts.

Image from Then She Made
Aww, a sweatsock snowman!
For the average person, you should have all the stuff you need for this craft already around: Basically, you just need a tube sock and a sock with a pattern on it, and some buttons and stuff for the decorations.
I am possibly the only person in North America who does not have a white tube sock in the whole house.
But I refused to let that stop me.
I decided we were going to have a love snowman, since the closest thing to white tube socks I had were a pair of threadbare trouser socks with “love” written on them. (No, I don’t know either.)
And thus began the creation of Calvin the Love Snowman.
And then he became Calvin the Flaming Love Snowman.
(Incidentally, when people ask me what the weirdest thing in my sock drawer is, I can honestly answer “my socks,” because these are just the ones I was willing to part with. There are more. Oh yes, there are more.)
Fully assembled and ready for decor, I realized I needed a method to attach Calvin’s buttons and facial features. I could have used my hot glue gun. I do, in fact, possess one. But who wants to wait for glue to heat up etc., etc. when you have Krazy Glue readily available?
I went to fetch it from where I’d stashed it on top of my desk hutch in the office and I swear to god it was covered in Indiana Jones quality cobwebs. I have never seen cobwebs in a house that massive, sticky, dusty, and hideous. Some mutant spider, I’m pretty sure, has been feeding off my Krazy Glue and shitting out monstrous mutant spider webs. Yech. (No pictures because I was freaking the hell right out at that point.)
Krazy Glue in slightly-still-cobweb-bestickied hands, I began.
If there’s one thing you guys should expect by now, it’s that if I am using Krazy Glue, something is going to get glued to something else that it wasn’t supposed to get glued to. In this case, I accidentally glued a button to my thumb. After prying it painfully free, I was left with a glue callous of impressive size.
And also, there will forever be evidence of my left thumbprint on Calvin’s bottom button.
Anyway, after long minutes of highly skilled crafting, I came away with a wacky snowman of love that no person in their right fucking mind would ever display anywhere, ever.
Merry Christmas from Calvin the Flaming Love Snowman.
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It looks like the Oogie Boogie Man from The Nightmare Before Christmas!
If you use the “x” and “o” on the top part as eyes, of course.
Awww…I think he’s cute!
I think he’s cute too!
Sonja (apparently we are on a first name basis now…) you HAVE to give him away a la the menses card!!!
” Mommies little piggie”.
If you let your eyes relax (kind of like one of those magic eye pictures) it looks like some distorted freaky zombie penis. Guess you’re on some zombie kick. After I knew it was supposted to be a snowman I saw that too. I just had to let my eyes relax again and think of snow and not semen.
I actually think this snowman looks great! I know that is not snarky or edgy of me, but I needed some levity today. I genuinely enjoyed seeing your take on a soft, hand crafted, sock sculpture of Guy Fieri as a snowman. It was MONEY and it certainly drove my bus to FLAVORTOWN.
Oh god. Now I just want to make a bunch of Guy Fieri snow men and film my own Diners, Drive Ins, and Dives. I’ll even put frosted blonde tips, eau de douche, and sun glasses on the back of their heads.
This one actually turned out to be pretty darn cute! Masochistic snowman, with the flames, but still cute!
I expected so much worse from you. Oh the disappointment when I see that Calvin is actually not a vomit-worthy little troll of a sock creature. Nicely done, master of the permanent finger button, nicely done.
Aw, he’s not horrible!
Eh – I’ve seen worse 🙂
You snow man is adorable. I am inspired 🙂
It’s actually kind of cute, in a sad way.
If you squint your left eye and then you squint your right eye and then you close them it kind of looks like a snowman
Given the piggy like nose, Calvin looks like a pig in a blanket. A cute little pig in a blanket.
Don’t feel bad, apparently I’m not an average person either. I don’t own a white tube sock. Or patterned socks. Or loose buttons. Or a hot glue gun, for that matter.
Nailed it! Your love snowpig is precious. 🙂
I don’t have any white tube socks either. I do have both white and patterned socks, but none that go above the ankle. High socks, like high underwear, are unbearably uncomfortable.
Honestly? That’s pretty fucking adorable. Good show.
Aaawww! Love it! Looks like a great Sock Snowman … Pig! 😀 Greeting from Germany
Ok, maybe it’s just me but i’m pretty sure he looks like a thug! Snoop Snowman, looks like he could put a cap in someones ass…..just sayin yo 😉
I agree that it is a gansta snowman. It can’t be cute because honestly, can a gansta be cute? I think he is bad ass. 😉
Nailed it.
Flamin’ love piggy thug. I like it.
The first one is butt ugly. The whole idea is stupid. If one must be made, yours at least has character. I love the eyes, nose arrangement. He’s like Puss in Shrek. And then he’s just a hot mess, as signified by his ‘shirt’.
Evidently I’m super mean.
I don’t allow crazy glue in the house after the incident where I accidentally glued my mouth open. Never try to bejewel a wine glass WHILE drinking and then attempt to remove the glue cap with your teeth. Everything smelled and tasted like super glue fumes for a month. 2 years later, and I’m pretty sure there is still some on my teeth.
Had a thought, made me come back. I know you said that you hate doing crafts, and you have to throw half of them away, but have you ever thought of selling them? I bet you there are folks here whpo would dive at the chance to possess a real live craft fail from you.
athenahm Or not. Don’t get me wrong, I love the Pintester but I don’t display my own sh*tty crafts let alone those someone else conjured up. But perhaps you are a more gentle and forgiving soul than I. Someone has to be the balance for cynics such as myself.
Truffles8761 athenahm Didn’t say that everyone would. Just that there are some out there who might. I like funny stuff, and displaying something that is obviously not there for it’s beauty gets a conversation started. I prefer to display my sense of humor more than have a “perfect” house with “ambiance”. Everyone has a different prerogative.
I think Calvin is adorable, and much better a sock snowman than the paragon held up in the tutorial as your goal.
Needs glitter, anyone know a flaming love snowman is also of the homosexual branch of the United Sock Snowman Association USS Ass. for short (see what I did there?)
RinGilmore I like you.
That rocks! I would display it…with a fucking spotlight on it! And then I would facebook it…that’s how much ass it kicks!
Awww!!! I love his little nose!!! I this you did a great job!!! (You should definitely send it to me!! I can put it in my bathroom ;))
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No joke, you made me want to go get socks to make these lil guys!! I think I just might!!
pig nose o.O
Your snowman is super cute! I don’t think you messed it up as much as you think. I am glad to find someone else whose socks are all throw backs from the 80’s with funky patterns.
On another note, no one in my house is allowed to be alone with crazy glue (least of all the adults). I have glued myself to soooooooooo many things and my husband is lucky not to fall down looking for the flippin stuff.
I super-glued my finger to my tongue once. True story. Because licking it off my finger is the solution. They didn’t stick together long, but the super glue did stick to my fingerprints and my tastebuds, respectively.
Super glue always glues stuff to my hands like 10x better than it’ll glue the things I want it to glue together.
I like it! He’s cute and has personality! That’s a lot better crafting than I can ever do…
It’s a cuddly biker snow pig!
I would Instagram the shit out of that adorably FABuuuuulous Flaming Love SnowPig. Calvin is just a hunk-a-hunk-a burning love.
I think he looks like a snow pig. Not a good look…
I would so sit Calvin in a highly visible place of honor. I think he’s adorable!
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I like Calvin. A flaming snowman is an interesting concept.
One of my favorite ornaments was a gift. It’s a critter of some kind (impossible to tell) in a stocking with crooked opposite side of head googly eyes. Some of us just have a warm spot for misfit toys. Calvin qualifies!
lol! I really think he’s a cutie – but I would wrap him up as a gift for someone “special” and then snigger whilst they open it!
it’s the perfect oxymoron, the flaming snowman – it should be our mascot!
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I think he’s kind of cute.
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Dying. Of. Laughter. Also, it kind of looks like a pig snowman.
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I like Calvin. A flaming snowman is an interesting perception