Paper Snowflakes

Step 3 Design

Here's where your creativity comes in. Pick a theme and draw a design on your snow flake to cut out. Design must touch both sides and be connected from top to bottom. If these guide lines are not met you will end up with some very pretty cut pieces of paper, but not a snow flake.

Don't feel like you are married to a holiday theme. Explore and have fun. Every year I do at least one grim reaper. It has nothing to do with Christmas or winter (maybe new years) but people love it none the less. Another favorite is putting someone's name in a snow flake.

At the end of this instructable there is a close up of the design, cut, and finished product for each of the five snow flakes shown in the intro. It might be helpful to refer to these when designing your own.

Don't worry about the marks here. Unless you hang your snow flake on a window no one will see the back.

Notes on design: Start with easy designs. Thin sections are harder to cut than thick ones. Once you get the hang of thick cuts then start designing and cutting more intricate thin cuts. Also use the mirrored edges to easily create floating cuts.

Comments

[sweetandsassy1359]

what does it say pointing to the bottom?

[bFusion]

Center.

[coolboy45]

what is the mirrored edge for and how do you make it?

[kawaiipeach]

it means that when you unfold the paper, you will have the same design on both sides of the mirror edge. You don't have to do anything more for the mirror edge, just follow step 2.

[CYNICALifornia]

Good lookin' out Kawaiipeach. Thanks for answering the question in my absence.

Also note that designs on the other side of the mirrored edge will be reversed, as though viewed in a mirror.