Giant DIY 8FT Nutcracker

Have wanted to do a DIY giant nutcracker for a few years now but could never find the right shape materials to use. What else do you do when your husband works in fabrication, you utilise his skills and knock off materials he has laying around the workshop for your nutcracker structure.
Worked out exactly how I pictured him, loved making this guy!

[@josephcottam1382]

This is absolutely the best! DIY nutcracker that I've ever seen. It truly is awesome and spectacular.
🎅🎄🦌🤶

[@sonshineandsong]

So so cute! Love the blue and silver too. I get so tired of red and gold LOL. Great job 👏

[@kelcolcoke]

Me too!!

[@kathyedwards3962]

The best diy nutcracker I have seen!!!

[@kelcolcoke]

Thank you. I'm pretty happy with the finished product

[@elisalantigua2574]

Wow!!! This is spectacular 🥰

[@silbiagonzalez4311]

The best nutcracker! Lovely!

[@kelcolcoke]

Thank you! 🤗

[@mychristmasdecor]

Congratulations, it is amazing !!! Excellent job - Fantastic.

[@kelcolcoke]

Thank you

[@lkenady52]

Beautiful! Love the outcome!

[@kelcolcoke]

Glad you like it!

[@recupid2genies945]

Congratulations, it's beautiful 🤩 👍 thank you for sharing 😘💋

[@kelcolcoke]

Thank you too

[@praying4America43]

That is beautiful!!! I would love to know what it was you was pouring on the uniform of the nutcracker. Beautiful work!!!

[@kelcolcoke]

It was glitter, I do wish now that I hadnt used glitter as I would love to chnage it up with a different colour but that would involve a lot of work.

[@praying4America43]

@kelcolcoke Wow!!! That is amazing and you have a wonderful gift!!!! It all looked like alot of work lol. Thank you so very much for responding back and can't wait to see more of your work. 🙂

[@charlee7505]

Excellent job!! Do you sell them?

[@kelcolcoke]

No I don't sell them. Have had a lot of people tell me I should

[@පන්හිඳපාමුල]

I love this ♥️

[@CarmenRodriguez-xg6gk]

Awesome I love it

[@kelcolcoke]

I'm glad you like it

[@lisaaustin2190]

Absolutely stunning! How do you store such a beautiful creation? It's so large & so much work & love went into it. I'm curious as to how you keep it safe the rest of the year. Excellent job!!! So beautiful - truly. Merry Christmas! 🎅

[@kelcolcoke]

Hi Lisa, we are yet to find out as we only made it this year for this Christmas. As its made to be able to be taken apart we will do that and probably stack it all on a pallet and put up on the mezanine and cover with plastic.

[@NathalieNatasha]

How’d you make the nose?

[@PRSINPSCA]

And I just happen to have all those handy dandy power tools in my garage. Must be the simplest nutcracker on RUclips to assemble. OMG!

[@kelcolcoke]

Sheet metal welded up with some bolts out the back to bolt onto head..
Final assembly was actually the easiest part.