Take a page from Mother Nature’s book and decorate with snow — snowflakes, that is — of the warm indoor variety. Add a whimsical touch to your StoneGate Apartment Home here in Williamsville, NY this winter by creating some of these fun snowflakes for a wintertime theme for your apartment. We have directions for several DIY snowflake variations.
DIY 6-Pointed Paper Snowflakes from Instructables
If you’re a little rusty when it comes to making paper snowflakes, this clear, concise tutorial will help you create beautiful snowflakes in 11 illustrated steps. It all begins with a square of paper and a pair of scissors.
3D Paper Snowflakes from Wikihow
These snowflakes take the fold, cut, and unfold concept a step further. With a little more work you can have a 3D masterpiece. Make some of various sizes to hang in your windows or from the ceiling.
Snowflakes from Cardboard Tubes
From the blogger: “The process is pretty easy. Each of the tubes are flattened, cut into 1 inch segments of different lengths, and then spray-painted white (or whatever color you prefer). The different size loops are hot glued together to make the snowflake shape.”
This Fun and Facts with Kids post has nine different snowflake patterns to create. Try your hand at the Flying M, Stars and Diamonds, Acorns and Hearts, and more!
Branch out in mediums other than paper with your snowflakes. Try these projects for making snowflakes out of lace, clothespins, and pipe cleaners!
Lace Snowflakes from Aunt Peaches
Lace is lovely to look at, but we don’t often get out grandma’s lace tablecloth for everyday use, so perhaps it’s time to use it as the basis for a family heirloom. This blog teaches you how to make beautiful snowflakes from lace (get yours from a thrift shop if you can’t bear to cut up grandma’s tablecloth!).
Clothespin Snowflakes from Stephanie Lynn
These snowflakes bring an old-fashioned feel to holiday decorating. They can be made as a plain and simple ornament, or you can add glitter, feathers, or other bits and pieces to jazz them up. Use them as gift toppers, tree ornaments, or wall hangings.
Frosted Pipe Cleaner Snowflake Ornaments from Stephanie Lynn
Frosted snowflakes make beautiful ornaments for your holiday decor. All you need to make these is white pipe cleaners, spray adhesive, epsom salts, fishing line, and acrylic sealer. These snowflakes sparkle — just like the real ones!
We hope you have fun recreating a childhood favorite! If you’re hosting a holiday party, snowflakes make a simple, easy-to-make decoration. Put extra large snowflakes under clear glass plates for an instant eye-catching table setting. What other creative uses can you come up with for snowflakes? Let us know in the comments and thanks for reading today’s post.