Gift Box Snowmen (Dollar Tree DIY)

This cute jewelry box snowmen trio is fun winter craft to make with dollar store supplies. Just paint and glue the materials together to make a DIY snowman decoration to enjoy during colder months.

Three snowman-shaped gift boxes with button eyes, carrot noses, and scarves; one wears a red hat, another a black top hat, and the third has blue earmuffs. A pine branch and snowflake nearby.

We bought new gift boxes from the Dollar Tree, but this is also a great project to use up extra gift boxes from holiday presents.

This quick and easy craft is perfect for older kids, tweens, teens, adults and winter crafts for seniors. In fact, it is a great DIY project for almost anyone!

Three snowmen figurines with button eyes and carrot noses, wearing a red hat, black hat, and earmuffs. A pine branch and snowflake decoration are beside them on a white background.

Many of the craft supplies we used are also used for our other Dollar Tree DIY snowmen, including this melting snowman craft, our Boho-inspired rope snowman, and snowman sunglasses. You could easily buy the materials and make several different projects in a day.

How to Make Jewelry Box Snowmen

Most of our supplies were bought at the Dollar Tree.

Supplies

3 pack of Jewelry Boxes in assorted sizes (make sure one is tall)
1 Craft Stick (Popsicle Stick)
1 Wooden Snowflake
6 Black Buttons
Acrylic Craft Paint (White, Black)
Craft Felt (Red, Orange)
3 in. X 36 in. Plaid Fabric (or glue together two 3 in X 18 in strips from a fat quarter)
10 inch Natural Jute Twine (or ribbon, if you prefer)
2 Pom Poms
6 inch Chenille Stem
Hot Glue Gun or Craft Glue
Paintbrush
Scissors
Pencil
Permanent Black Marker

Instructions

Step 1

Paint the three cardboard jewelry boxes with white acrylic craft paint. Set aside to dry and apply a second coat, if necessary.

Three blank white rectangular canvases of varying sizes are set on a wooden surface alongside a bottle of tan acrylic paint and a paintbrush.

Step 2

Arrange the cardboard jewelry boxes in a grouping, as seen in the photo below. Place the craft stick at the top one-third of the tall jewelry box (we placed it at an angle) and draw a line across the box with a pencil.

White boxes arranged with a wooden stick on top and a pencil beside them on a rustic wooden surface.

Step 3

Paint the craft stick and the top part of the tall jewelry box above the pencil line with black acrylic craft paint. Let dry, and apply a second coat, if necessary.

A small white canvas with a black top border, a bottle of black acrylic paint, a flat paintbrush, and a stir stick are on a rustic wooden surface.

Step 4

Attach the three box lids to the three box bases with glue. Do not glue the three boxes together yet, just attach the lid to each individual box.

Glue the black craft stick on the tall box as the hat brim.

Glue gun with green tip next to white cardboard boxes on a wooden surface.

If you are using a liquid craft glue, allow time to dry.

Step 5

Cut out a carrot shape for each of the snowmen’s noses from the orange craft felt.

Glue the carrot nose and two black buttons onto each snowman with glue.

Craft supplies for making snowmen, including white boxes, black buttons, orange felt, scissors, and a black paper hat on a wooden surface.

Step 6

Cut a 5” by 9” rectangle from red craft felt.

Red fabric piece with an orange-handled scissors, a silver ruler, and a pen placed on a white wooden surface.

Glue the felt rectangle to the top of the large snowman box with the seam at the back, making sure to secure the seam closed with glue. You only need to glue about 1/2 in to 1 inch of felt on top of the box, leaving the rest open on top.

A hot glue gun and red felt sheets are placed on a white textured box, positioned on a wooden surface.

Once glue is dry, bunch up the felt to look like a fleece hat and tie the jute twine around the top to gather and secure. Tie a knot and trim any long ends.

A white gift box with a red cloth covering, tied with twine, next to orange scissors and a ball of twine on a wooden surface.

Step 7

Cut a 6” length of chenille stem, then glue to both sides of the small box.

Glue a pom pom on top of the cut ends of the chenille stem to create earmuffs.

Craft supplies on a wooden surface including a glue gun, scissors, blue pom-poms, pipe cleaners, a felt triangle, buttons, and a foam block.

Step 8

Using a permanent black marker, draw on the coal mouths for each of the three snowmen.

You could also use black acrylic paint to paint on small dots instead.

Three rectangular snowmen made from wood blocks with button eyes, orange felt noses, and black marker mouths. One wears a red hat, another a top hat, and the third has blue earmuffs.

Step 9

Cut a 3 inch X 36 inch strip of plaid fabric. Or glue together two 3 inch X 18 inch pieces of fabric strips cut from a fat quarter (as we did from a Dollar Tree fat quarter) by overlapping the short ends slightly and gluing together.

If you prefer a frayed edge along the fabric, as seen in our photos, you will want to tear the fabric rather than cut.