A NEW MEXICO TUMBLEWEED SNOWMAN! 

    Here in the Southwest snow does not last long enough to make a decent snowman, so we do the next best thing!  One interesting use for this dried plant in regions of the American Southwest is for making a "NEW MEXICO SNOWMAN" at Christmas time. Three proportionally sized tumbleweeds (small, medium, large) are used to make the head, lower and main body of a "snowman." You can use wire or bread ties to tie the tumble weeds together. Once your snowman is tied together securely and stands upright, spray paint TUMBLEWEEDS white and decorate with indoor/outdoor Christmas lights which assists the snowman to stay together. Last but not least decorate the face and give him a hat!

Allow me to introduce you to the New Mexico Snowman!