Snowman with Shovel SVG

About this design

Snow day, and someone has to clear the driveway. This snowman has taken the job: it holds a long snow shovel upright in one stick hand and waves cheerfully with the other. The shovel has a round loop grip at the top and a wide, flat blade at the bottom with a ridge down the middle.

The snowman wears a knitted beanie with ribs around the cuff and a pom-pom on top, plus a scarf whose fringed end hangs down the front. It has coal eyes, a carrot nose and three coal buttons.

Pieces and weeding

The solid file has 11 pieces and 14 cut-outs, including the face, the buttons, the rib slots in the beanie cuff, the hole in the shovel grip and the ridge in the blade. The stick hand rests in front of the shovel handle, and a thin cut line separates the two where they overlap. Keep all the pieces on one sheet of transfer tape. It passes our cut checks from about 3 inches tall.

Color layers

• Backing in navy: the face, buttons, beanie ribs, shovel details and fine outlines
• Design in pale ice blue: the snowman, beanie, scarf and shovel

Projects

• Snow-day shirts for kids.
• Thank-you gifts for whoever shovels the driveway.
• Garage or mudroom signs.
• Mugs for early-morning shovelers.
• Winter cards with a funny note inside.

Step by step: a thank-you mug for the shoveler

1. Set the design to 4 inches tall and download the solid file.
2. Cut it from permanent vinyl in a color that contrasts with the mug.
3. Weed the face, buttons, beanie ribs and shovel details.
4. Apply it to one side of the mug and add a short thank-you message on the other.
5. Fill the mug with cocoa packets and give it on the next snowy morning.

Size guide

Color ideas

• White snowman with a red shovel, layered
• Ice blue on navy, as shown
• White on gray for a sweatshirt

Sayings that suit it

The shovel invites a bit of humor. Pair the snowman with your own lettering, such as “Snow day crew”, “Will shovel for cocoa” or “Driveway duty”, and it becomes a playful gift for the neighbors and family members who do the hard work on cold mornings.

Pairs well with

The Snowman with Mittens is dressed for the same weather, and Let It Snow adds a winter greeting.