This snowman wall hanging is a rustic Christmas decoration that is made from an old kitchen door frame.

It is super easy to make and looks great hanging on the shutters at our front door entry.

Using recycled wood in this project saved me some money and also helps to save the environment.

I have a huge collection of both snowmen and Santa Claus Christmas decorations.

Our family room really gets into the Christmas spirit this time of the year when I bring them out of hiding for their yearly winter display.

Long gone are the days of purchasing new items for the collection. I have so many of them, I really can’t add more. But I do still love to create Christmas decor items. This Snowman Wall Hanging is my latest creation.

My husband and I are redoing our kitchen this year as a sort of Christmas gift to ourselves. We started with a pantry makeover and then made a shiplap barn door for the door opening.

That mean t that we ended up with a big pile of wood just itching to be made into some sort of rustic craft.

There is nothing quite as satisfying for me than taking a big ole pile of wood that came from a door frame and turning it into some sort of home decor item.

Let’s get started on our Snowman Wall Hanging

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To make the snowman, you will need the following supplies

Five pieces of wood – 4 sized 1 1/2″ x 5/8″ x 18″ and one sized 1 1/2″ x 5/8″ x 9 1/2″ long
Two pieces of plywood – 5 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ x 1/4″
1 metal picture hanger
Acrylic Craft paints – orange, black and white
Saw
Hammer and nails
Confectioner’s sugar
Sandpaper

We started the project by measuring and cutting the wood to make the slats for the snowman’s body and also one piece to use as the brim of the snowman’s hat.

The body pieces were cut square. We also cut two small pieces to use as braces on the back of the body to keep the snowman slats in place.
After a quick rub with some sand paper, we laid out the snowman pieces, face side down and used a large nail to space them.

Then we nailed the plywood braces in place 2″ down from the top and bottom edges.

We used a metal saw tooth picture hanger and added this to the top brace.

The next step was to cut a shorter piece of wood for the snowman’s hat brim. We cut the edges on a slight angle, since I planned to attach the brim of the hat on a angle on the Snowman Wall Hanging.

The pieces of wood were already white, but I gave them an additional coat of white paint to cover any imperfections in the wood and also painted the brim of the hat black and the top of the snowman black too.

We nailed the hat brim to the top of the snowman at the join of the black and white paint, on a slight angle. Painting the hat was fun.

I used white craft paint to give the impression of bits of extra snow on the top of the hat and brim for an icicle look.

I painted my snowman by hand, penciling it in first and then painting over the penciling. If you need to use a template, you can print mine out here.
The final touch was to add a “falling snow” effect to the top of the hat. I did this by adding some wet black paint and sprinkling it with powdered sugar.

This was a last minute thought and I didn’t have any fake snow to use, but it gave just the right look, I think!

That is all there is to this project. Here is my Snowman Wall Hanging. I plan to decorate this week and I can’t wait to add him to my collection!

I am going to add him to the shutters at my front door entry. His slightly sad face seems to say “baby it’s cold out here!”

He fits right in with my other entry decor.

Have you used reclaimed wood in any of your craft projects? What did you do with it?

More of the left over wood was used to make a Santa Claus wall hanging to add to our back patio wall.

Pin this DIY Snowman wall hanging for later

Would you like a reminder of this fun snowman wall hanging? Just pin this image to one of your Christmas boards on Pinterest so that you can easily find it later.

Admin note: This post first appeared on the blog in December of 2018. I have updated the post to add a printable project card, new photos and a video for you to enjoy.

Yield: 1 wall hanging

Snowman Wall Hanging - A Rustic Christmas Decoration

This DIY snowman wall hanging is made from recycled wood. It's easy to make and fun to display.

Active Time 1 hour

Total Time 1 hour

Difficulty moderate

Estimated Cost $5

Materials

Five pieces of wood – 4 sized 1 1/2″ x 5/8″ x 18″ and one sized 1 1/2″ x 5/8″ x 9 1/2″ long
Two pieces of plywood – 5 1/2″ x 1 1/2″ x 1/4″
1 metal picture hanger
Acrylic Craft paints – orange, black and white
Confectioner’s sugar
sandpaper

Tools

Hammer and nails
Saw

Instructions

Measure and cut the wood.
Also cut two small pieces to use as braces on the back of the body to keep the snowman slats in place.
Rub with sand paper to smooth the finish.
Lay out the snowman pieces and nail the plywood braces in place behind the sections of wood in the snowman shape.
Attach a metal picture hanger to the top brace.
Paint the Santa pieces white and the hat brim black and allow to dry. Also paint the area at the top black for the top of the snowman hat.
Place the hat brim on an angle and attach with nails.
Add some white paint on the brim and hat top to resemble falling snow.
Paint the snowman face using the template in the post above if you need it for reference. I painted mine by hand.
Add some more wet black paint and sprinkle powdered sugar on it for falling snow.
Display with pride.

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