Or if you fancy drawing on a pattern first, just use a pencil to mark out where to cut (have a search on Google or Pinterest for pattern ideas or just make up your own).Ĩ. Just make sure you don't cut across completely from one side to the other, otherwise your snowflake will fall apart. I usually just do it freehand and cut out random triangles, lines and circles. Take your scissors and snip off the top of the triangle, at an angle, making sure you cut past the lowest point of both the sides of the triangle.ħ. It doesn't matter if it's a liiiittle bit off (like in this example, oops!) but try to get the lines as sharp as possible.Ħ.
Try to do this as neatly as possible so the snowflakes end up being symmetrical. Take the left side of the triangle and fold it in towards the centre, on top of the right side, so both the edges line up. Take the right side of the triangle and fold it in towards the middle, just past the centre point of the triangle.ĥ. Now comes the slightly more complicated part, you kind of just have to do this by eye but once you've done it a couple of times you'll easily get the hang of it. Fold it in half again to make a smaller triangle.Ĥ. Take the square and fold it in half diagonally to make a triangle.ģ. Unfold the paper, cut down the line in the middle, and you'll be left with two large squares (save the bit you trimmed off as you can use it to make smaller squares).Ģ. Either draw round something square, or fold an A4 piece of paper in half, fold one of the corners in to meet the middle, and then trim off the excess at the top. For 6-pointed snowflakes, the folding technique is slightly more complicated, but once you get the hang of it it's pretty easy.ġ. Fold it in half again, then in half once more, so it'll be divided into eighths. Draw around something round like a bowl or mug, cut out the shape and then fold it in half. If you're a beginner, it's probably slightly easier to start off with a circular shape (however this creates 4-pointed snowflakes and I prefer 6-pointed ones).
#Making paper snow flake windows#
These ones are actually hung up over the windows in the living room (see this Instagram snap) but it was impossible to photograph them there, so they've temporarily relocated to the bedroom wall - I quite like them here too though, might have to make some more!
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#Making paper snow flake how to#
What did you do with your childhoods?! Usually I just blu-tack my snowflakes to the windows, but this year I did something a little bit different so I thought I'd share a little DIY of how to make paper snowflake garlands. Every year I make some paper snowflakes as part of my Christmas decorations, and it amazes me how many of my friends and people I know don't have a clue how to make them.
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