Snowman with Little Bird SVG

About this design

A quiet winter moment: a snowman stands with its head tilted, and a small bird has landed on the brim of its tall top hat to keep it company. The snowman has a long carrot nose, a twig arm reaching out, a fringed scarf end and three round buttons down its front. The tilt of the head makes it look as if the snowman is listening to the bird sing.

It is a softer, storybook take on the classic snowman, and the bird adds a little life without adding fiddly detail.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 4 pieces and 3 cut-outs, the three buttons. It passes our cut checks from about 3 inches wide, small enough for gift tags and ornaments, and the hat, bird and body are bold enough for felt.

Color layers

• Backing in navy: shows in the three buttons
• Design in pale ice blue: the snowman, hat and bird

For more color, cut the bird separately in red, like a little robin or cardinal, and layer it on the hat.

Projects

• Gift tags and ornaments at 3 to 4 inches.
• Bird lovers’ mugs in permanent vinyl.
• Garden signs for a winter porch.
• Felt ornaments for a child’s tree.
• Winter cards with the bird in red cardstock.

Step by step: a felt ornament

1. Set the design to 4 inches tall and download the solid style.
2. Cut it from stiff white felt, and cut a second copy from blue felt as a backing slightly larger with the editor’s offset border.
3. Glue the white snowman onto the blue backing.
4. Glue on a tiny red felt bird over the bird shape and a few black seed beads for buttons.
5. Stitch a loop of ribbon to the back and hang it on the tree.

Size guide

Color ideas

• White with a red bird on navy for a winter scene
• Ice blue on navy, as shown
• Cream and brown on kraft for a rustic look

A note on the bird

The little bird is joined to the hat, so it never shifts out of place when you transfer the design. If you prefer a red bird, cut a second copy in red, trim away everything but the bird and layer it on top.

Pairs well with

The Snowman and Christmas Tree is another quiet outdoor scene, and the Holly Berry Cluster adds a splash of red beside it.