If you’re wondering why a post about making paper snowflakes belongs on a houseplant blog, rest assured that crafting won’t take over gardening around here. This post was originally published on an old blog of mine (oh, I’ve had so many blogs) and still getting a lot of views in the months leading up to Christmas. Since the old blog has been put to bed, I’ve decided to move this post here for the people who are looking for easy paper snowflake instructions. Welcome, my Christmas-loving friends!
I really don’t like buying Christmas ornaments from big box stores. It seems to me that all the collections available are cheaply (and exploitatively) made in China. The glitter is more in the box than on the baubles, Santa’s eyes are drawn on his forehead and angels have dubious things hanging from their backs that definitely don’t look like wings.
Making a paper snowflake was a simple and fun project done while we were watching TV. I remember doing this paper project when I was in kindergarten, so it really is easy. The most difficult part might be picking the right book to butcher, if you choose to use book pages instead of regular paper.
I did, so I picked Jerry Seinfeld’s Seinlanguage. Jerry wouldn’t mind, and all the jokes are in his shows anyway, so I felt the sacrifice was minimal.
What you need to make paper snowflakes:
3 book pages for every snowflake
sewing thread
a needle
scotch tape
scissors
patience
8 Simple steps to make paper snowflakes
1. Cut out a page out of the book.
2. Fold the page accordion-style, from the bottom to the top.
3. Cut the two ends into little hearts or stars (optional, but it looks nice).
4. Fold the page in half.
5. Make two more sides, following steps 1-4.
6. Tie three folded pages in the middle with regular sewing thread or a thin ribbon.
7. If the snowflake doesn’t stay “open” (this depends on the paper), use scotch tape to attach the separate pieces of paper at the ends.
8. We used a needle and thread to attach the snowflakes together.
If you’re making just one snowflake, you can use the thread to make a loop – it will come in handy if you want to hang the snowflake on the Christmas tree.
