DIY paper snowflakes. Paper snowflakes for the new year. Instructions for a step-by-step snowflake master class from a book for the New Year

DIY snowflakes are the most affordable and simple New Year's decor for your home, school or workplace. You can make them from the most ordinary paper, cutting them out according to ready-made templates and patterns, which can be found in large numbers on the Internet. You can also make a beautiful snowflake large and voluminous or using the quilling technique, origami. Moreover, as a source material, in addition to white paper, newspaper sheets, pages of an old book or an unnecessary music notebook are also suitable. Such non-standard material, especially if it is artificially aged with coffee, will give the finished craft a special charm. As for the manufacturing technique, most of the master classes for New Year's snowflakes are quite simple and accessible even for children, for example, as part of a labor lesson at school. In our today's article, we have collected for you a whole selection of original patterns and patterns for cutting beautiful paper snowflakes for adults and children. In addition, here you will find interesting step-by-step master classes with photos of snowflakes, as well as videos with lessons on making them yourself.

A simple New Year's snowflake 2017 made of paper with your own hands for children, a master class

First, we suggest that you master a very simple do-it-yourself New Year's paper snowflake master class for children. It is so accessible in execution that it is suitable even for kindergarten. To make this simple DIY Christmas paper snowflake for kids, you can use both plain white paper and colored sheets. Thin corrugated paper is also perfect.

Necessary materials for a simple do-it-yourself paper snowflake for children

• sheet A4
• scissors
• markers
• scotch
• stapler
• decor (sequins, rhinestones, buttons)

Instructions for a DIY Christmas snowflake master class for children

1. We cut the sheet into strips 2-3 cm wide and about 15-20 cm long. The number of strips will determine how voluminous the craft will be in the end.
2. We wrap each strip on a felt-tip pen or marker, fixing the edges with paper tape.
3. We leave the blanks for at least an hour so that they take on a wave-like shape.
   
4. We remove the paper strips from the felt-tip pens and connect them together using a stapler in the shape of an asterisk.
   
5. We decorate an ugly junction with bright sequins, beads or rhinestones. Also, if desired, you can add pieces of New Year's rain or stick confetti. Ready!
   
   

Do-it-yourself volumetric snowflake 2017 made of paper, a master class with a photo

Do-it-yourself voluminous paper snowflakes are considered one of the most difficult in terms of execution technique. However, if you have detailed instructions with step-by-step photos at hand, as in our next master class, then you should not be afraid of difficulties. We assure you that after the first do-it-yourself volumetric snowflake made from paper, the rest of the copies will “go like clockwork”. See for yourself by following the instructions below.

Necessary materials for a do-it-yourself volumetric paper snowflake

• sheet A4
• scissors
• tape or glue

Instructions for a master class of do-it-yourself volumetric paper snowflakes

1. For the next craft, you will need a rectangular sheet with the following parameters: length - 25 centimeters, width - 18 centimeters.
2. We bend the lower left corner of the sheet inward, as in the photo below.
3. Cut off the extra edge to make an isosceles triangle.
   
4. Fold the triangle in half.
   
   
5. With scissors on the dense side of the fold, we make two shallow cuts, as in the next photo.
   
6. We unfold the workpiece so that we get a rhombus with notches. We connect the inner corners of the central incision with each other using adhesive tape or glue.
   

   On a note! If you use glue, then be sure to additionally fix the workpiece, for example, with a clothespin until it dries completely.

7. We repeat the procedure with the next edges of the notch, fixing them in the opposite direction with the first workpiece.
8. The edges of the last cut will also be fastened together, but in the opposite direction.
9. The result should be the following construction.
10. For one volumetric snowflake, 6 to 8 such blanks will be required. They can be made in different colors to add colorful crafts.
    
11. Using adhesive tape or glue, we fix all the blanks according to the template below.

Beautiful big snowflakes 2017 do-it-yourself paper - step by step with a photo

You can make a beautiful paper snowflake with your own hands for decoration in quite large sizes. Such a decor will certainly attract everyone's attention and will become an interesting interior solution on the eve of the New Year. How to make a beautiful big snowflake with your own hands out of paper, learn step by step from our next master class.

Necessary materials for a large do-it-yourself paper snowflake

• sheet A4
• Ruler and pencil
• clothespins
• Christmas garland, glitter

Instructions for a step-by-step master class of a large beautiful snowflake with your own hands

1. First you need to cut thin paper strips in the amount of 20 pieces, 10 strips on each side. The longer they are, the larger the finished craft will turn out. Then we lay out five strips in a row at small intervals, and lay out five others on top according to the braid principle.
   
2. We turn the resulting workpiece so that it lies in front of us in the form of the letter "X". Now we connect first the neighboring, and then the extreme strips and glue them. Top with clothespins until completely dry.
   
3. We repeat with each side. As a result, one strip should remain on each side, forming a thin cross.
   
4. Leave the workpiece to dry completely for about half an hour. Then we remove the clothespins and move on to the second identical part of the craft.
   
5. We connect both parts together by rotating the bottom of the snowflake 45 degrees. Now free strips can be fixed with ready-made beams.
   
6. We glue them with glue and fix them with clothespins, leave them to dry completely.
7. It remains to decorate the finished snowflake. This can be done with pieces of Christmas garland and sparkles.
   

   On a note! Instead of glitter from the store, you can use broken Christmas decorations. To do this, carefully crush a glass toy wrapped in a dense cloth with a rolling pin. The resulting crumb must be mixed with transparent glue and then used to decorate crafts.

   Snowflake 2017 from the book for the New Year with your own hands, a step-by-step master class

   In the next step-by-step master class, we will make snowflakes for the New Year with our own hands from an old book. This is a great way to breathe new life into its yellowed pages. It is impossible to call a snowflake from a book for the New Year with your own hands (a step-by-step master class below) as a simple children's craft. Small children will definitely not cope with it. It's more of a master class for creative adults who don't see making Christmas decorations solely as child's play. On the contrary, they are happy to create beautiful and exclusive decorative elements.

   

   Necessary materials for a snowflake from a book for the New Year

   • book sheets
   • sequins
   • ruler and simple pencil
   • scissors
   • fishing line or thick thread

   Instructions for a step-by-step snowflake master class from a book for the New Year

   1. First you need to draw book sheets into strips of 2 centimeters wide.
      
   2. For one side, you will need 7 of these strips: 1 the full length of the page, two 2 centimeters shorter, two more 2 cm shorter than the previous ones, and two strips 6 centimeters shorter than the first.
      
   3. The longest strip should be folded in half in the form of a loop, gluing the bottom edges together. On the sides, you need to fold the strips shorter, also gluing their lower parts, as in the photo below.
      
   4. Repeat these manipulations with the remaining strips and fix them under heavy oppression, for example, a table lamp.
      
   5. When the workpiece dries, you should additionally fix its edges with a thin fishing line. In general, you will need 6-8 such blanks for one snowflake.
      
   6. Draw the book sheet again into strips of the same length. Cut and roll into a tight ring, tie with a fishing line. The ring can also be additionally smeared with transparent glue.
      
   7. After complete drying, you should proceed to the connection of the craft. To do this, the end of the workpiece is tightly coated with glue and connected to the ring.
      
      
      
   8. We repeat with each workpiece.
      
   9. To better fasten the snowflake, glue the extreme loops of adjacent rays of the snowflake with glue.
      
   10. As a decor, small sparkles are suitable, which should be applied to the side edges of the snowflake. You can also use pieces of garlands, sequins, small beads.
       
   11. Then you need to make a loop of fishing line so that you can attach a snowflake, for example, to a Christmas tree. Ready!
       

   Do-it-yourself children's paper snowflake using origami technique, master class

   The art of origami is multifaceted and difficult, but with the right instructions in this technique, you can make a fairly simple craft with your own hands, for example, a children's snowflake. True, to be frank to the end, the next master class with a photo made exclusively in the origami technique cannot be called. In it, for children's do-it-yourself paper snowflakes, in addition to the origami technique, threads with scissors will also be used.

   

   Necessary materials for origami children's snowflakes for the New Year

   • dense colored sheet
   • pencil and ruler
   • needle and thread
   • scissors

   Instructions for the master class of children's snowflakes using the origami technique

   1. To begin with, we cut out a strip 5-7 cm wide and about 20 cm long. Using a pencil and a ruler, we make notes on each centimeter along the length. Cut out an imitation of a “fence” from above, as shown in the photo. In the middle of the resulting columns we draw small rhombuses. Then we mark the middle of each centimeter with dots and pierce them with a thin needle.
      
   2. Now we take the ruler and put it on top of the first line dividing our “fence” section in half. Carefully bend the workpiece inward, and then remove the ruler and bend it in the opposite direction. We repeat the same with each section. The result should be an accordion, as in the photo below.
      
   3. Hold the harmonica tightly with the fingers of one hand and cut out the rhombuses outlined earlier in the middle of each section with scissors.
      
   4. We take a needle and thread and carefully thread it through the small holes that we already pierced with a needle two steps back.
      
      

      On a note! The thread must be taken tight so that it firmly holds the finished structure!

   5. When the thread has already passed through all the points, we introduce it again into the first hole to close the structure.
      
   6. We remove the needle and begin to gradually tighten the thread until a tight ring is formed. We tie the thread into a knot, and put a coil on top of the snowflake to straighten it.
      
   7. From the remaining thread we form a loop and our children's snowflake is ready! And for those who want to master the pure origami technique for creating snowflakes, we have selected a video tutorial with a step-by-step diagram below.

   Do-it-yourself openwork snowflake using do-it-yourself quilling technique, master class with photo

   Quilling is the real art of weaving the amazing beauty of crafts and postcards from simple strips of paper. Using the quilling technique, you can create truly unique openwork snowflakes with your own hands, a direct confirmation of which is our next master class with step-by-step photos. But the most amazing thing is that by swapping individual details and adding new elements, you can create several different openwork snowflakes with your own hands using the quilling technique according to one general pattern.

   

   Necessary materials for an openwork snowflake using the quilling technique

   • pencil and ruler
   • scissors
   • glue and brush

   

   Instructions for the master class of openwork snowflakes using the quilling technique

   1. Using a ruler and a simple pencil, you need to draw a sheet. To do this, we make marks of 0.5 cm along the width of the sheet and draw lines along the entire length. Then cut out the strips with scissors.
      
   2. To form rolls, you will need an awl. We wind the strip on it quite tightly, and then let the roll bloom a little and glue the edge to its base.
      
   3. At the heart of the snowflake there will be one round element and six drop-shaped rolls. To get an element in the form of a drop, you need to lightly squeeze one edge of the round roll with your fingers. We connect the structure with glue.
      
   4. Now add six eye-shaped rolls to the base. We will also make them from round rolls, but already flattening both edges with our fingers. Glue the "eyes" between the drops according to the pattern below.
      
   5. Now we need small rolls, so we fold the standard strip in half and cut it into two parts. From each small strip we twist a small round roll. To begin with, you need six pieces of such elements.
      
   6. Glue small rolls along the edges of the elements in the form of a cat's eye.
      
   7. We twist six standard large rolls.
      
   8. We glue them to the drop-shaped elements, as shown in the diagram below.
      
   9. Now we need six square rolls. We will form them from standard round ones, slightly flattening the sides into a square shape.
      
   10. We glue the squares to large round elements, after turning them over into the shape of rhombuses.
       
   11. It remains to twist a large round roll according to the standard scheme and glue it to the top of our craft. Let the snowflake dry completely and thread the thread through a large roll. Ready!
       

   How to cut a New Year's snowflake 2017 out of paper with your own hands, diagrams and templates

   The easiest way to make a Christmas snowflake with your own hands is to cut it out of paper according to a ready-made template or pattern. Such simple, but at the same time very beautiful do-it-yourself snowflakes are available primarily for children's creativity. However, there are quite complex schemes with which you can make even large and voluminous decorative snowflakes, which, in their originality, will not be inferior to origami or quilling crafts. Do you want to learn how to cut a beautiful Christmas snowflake out of paper with your own hands? Then a selection of photo templates and schemes for adults and children, as well as video tutorials, you will find below.

Without what it is difficult to imagine the New Year? Of course, bezels, Santa Claus, and it is extremely difficult for us, residents of the northern latitudes, to imagine the New Year without snow and snowflakes! If you want to create a truly New Year's atmosphere in the house, then do not be lazy and decorate everything around with snowflakes. Snowflakes can be flat or voluminous, carved or not. In addition, it is worth abandoning the stereotype that you can only make a snowflake out of paper. This is not so, and in this article you will find more than 50 workshops on making snowflakes with your own hands from a variety of materials!

Well, do you want to turn your house into a fabulous snow kingdom? Then let's go!

paper snowflakes

Simple snowflakes for kids

#1 From paper strips

The simplest paper snowflake that can be made with preschool children. Pre-cut paper strips must be glued with an asterisk, and then each strip should be decorated. Anything will be used: felt-tip pens, pencils, stickers, paints, etc.

#2 From handprint

And here is another simple and original way to make a snowflake with children. Cut out 6 handprints from paper. Then cut out patterns on them, glue them together and decorate.

#3 From twisted paper strips

And here is another easy way to make a snowflake. Wrap 6 paper strips on felt-tip pens and leave for several hours. Then take them off and staple them together. Decorate the center with paper circles. Snowflake is ready!

Snowflake cutters

When it comes to snowflake crafts, the first thing that comes to mind is cutouts. A white sheet of paper or a napkin is folded into a triangle in a special way, and then an intricate pattern is cut out of the triangle. After the sheet unfolds and we get a patterned snowflake.

Without some experience, cutting a really carved snowflake is quite difficult. Therefore, you can peep the ideas of patterns with us, and after a few self-cut snowflakes, ideas will come to mind on their own!

Volumetric snowflakes

Volumetric snowflakes look very nice, which can be made from plain paper. In terms of manufacturing, there is nothing complicated in such a craft. Just follow the master class and you'll be fine!

#1 Volumetric geometric snowflake

To make such a snowflake, you will need 6 identical paper rectangles. Fold the rectangle in half and make 4 cuts: two long and two short. And then see the picture.

#2 Snowflake flower

To make a flower snowflake, prepare 6 strips of paper. Roll each of them into a cone and secure with a stapler. Glue the cones to the base in the form of a circle with their vertices, and place a bead in the center. The finished snowflake can be additionally decorated

#3 Origami

And here is a step-by-step master class on making origami snowflakes.

#4 Snowflake from components

A three-dimensional snowflake made of components that won the hearts of millions of people around the world. The craft is done very simply, but it looks very impressive. Try it too!

#5 Snowflake 3D

And one more version of an unusual 3D snowflake, which is very simple to manufacture, but looks no less spectacular than the previous one.

#6 Snowflake flower

And here is a step-by-step master class on making a flower snowflake. Watch and repeat.

#7 Snowflake from stripes

And here is a variant of a three-dimensional snowflake made of narrow stripes. You will need 10 thin strips of the same length. Now put five strips in front of you on the table, and put the remaining five perpendicularly and pass through the first five in a checkerboard pattern. The result should be a kind of wicker "rug". Now we begin to connect the strips closely spaced to each other. To do this, first grease their ends with glue, and then carefully fasten them together. As a result, you should get some kind of leaf. Now, according to the same scheme, we make a second snowflake and connect them: we glue the free strips of one snowflake into the petals of another.

#8 Volumetric snowflake

And one more scheme of a volumetric snowflake made of paper strips. The manufacturing scheme differs from the previous one only in details: the number of strips and the way they are connected. All the nuances are perfectly visible in the step-by-step master class.

#9 Composite snowflake

And another MK.

#10 Snowflake medallion

You can make a volumetric snowflake medallion out of paper. Fold a rectangular piece of paper into an accordion shape. Then, on each element of the accordion, draw a pattern and cut it out. Now the matter remains small: connect the leaf into a ring and pull it with a thread along the bottom edge. The craft is ready!

#11 Volumetric snowflake

And here is a simpler version of the previous snowflake. You can start with this MK, and then complicate it using the top option.

#12 Fluffy snowflake

And finally, a very simple MK for making a fluffy snowflake. Fold a sheet of paper according to the standard pattern, cut off the excess and cut the edges into thin strips. Repeat the procedure 2-3 times and glue the snowflakes together. Fast and beautiful!

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#1 Thread decor

#2 Sequins, rhinestones and pom-poms

#3 Colored tape, cotton balls, stickers

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Snowflakes from fluffy wire

Unusual snowflakes can be made from fluffy wire. Flexible twigs can be twisted together in different combinations, and a fluffy “fur coat” makes the craft voluminous, so you can do without additional decoration of the finished product.

#1 Wire only

A beautiful snowflake can only be made from wire. To do this, you will need twigs of different lengths: longer (for the base) and shorter (for decorating the rays). You can come up with your own scheme, but for inspiration, use our ideas!

#2 Wire and beads

Having connected the wires in the shape of a star, put a few beads on each beam, and so that they do not fall, twist the end of the wire.

#3 Fluffy wire and crystals

From fluffy wire we make a snowflake. Then we prepare a saline solution for growing crystals (you can buy ready-made in the store). Next, lower the snowflake into the solution and wait. After a few days, crystals will grow on the snowflake blank. Here is such an unusual craft, as well as informative.

#4 Fluffy wire and salt

We collect a snowflake from fluffy wire, smear the finished product with glue and sprinkle with coarse salt. By the way, pre-salt for crafts can be mixed with silver or white sparkles, then the snowflake will shimmer in the light, just like a real one.

Snowflakes from cotton swabs

And here is another option for crafts for creative needlewomen - snowflakes from cotton buds. When the baby needs to be occupied, and there is nothing left of the materials for creativity, it's time to look for an alternative.

#1 Sticks and stickers

#2 Application

#3 More snowflake shape ideas for appliqué

Drink straw snowflakes

You can make a snowflake from drinking straws. The tubes play the role of rays, and you can make additional structural elements from other materials.

#1 Tubes and paper

For example, an additional snowflake design element can be made of paper. Cut out two circles, glue tubes to one of them, cover with the second from above. From above, circles can be additionally decorated.

#2 Tubules and pasta

And here is an example of a snowflake from a tube and pasta. Made a snowflake in the form of an application. You can come up with schemes for combinations of elements yourself. By the way, this craft can be safely done with the kids, they will be delighted!

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Clothespin snowflakes

If there are unnecessary clothespins in the house that have been hanging idle for several years, then it's time to give them a new life! On the eve of the New Year holidays, absolutely everything goes into crafts, suitable for snowflakes and clothespins!

#1 Snowflake with a bead

You can make such a snowflake from ordinary clothespins, decorated with a bead, with your own hands. It is necessary to remove the middle from the clothespins, then glue the wooden bases with the reverse side, fold them with an asterisk (fixed with glue), and then paint and decorate with a bead.

#2 Composite snowflake

And for this craft you will need clothespins of different sizes. Make two snowflakes: bigger and smaller, and then glue them on top of each other with a slight offset, so that the rays of one star are in the gaps between the rays of the other star.

#3 Shiny snowflake

And this snowflake is very similar to the first one, only the way of decoration differs. As you can see, you can decorate a snowflake from clothespins exclusively with sparkles. It looks very cool and stylish, and most importantly, no one will ever guess that these are ordinary clothespins!

#4 More clothespin snowflake ideas

And here are a few ideas for a note on creating snowflakes from clothespins of various shapes. Take note and give your clothespins a new festive life.

#5 Another way to glue clothespins

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Snowflakes from toilet rolls

Original snowflake crafts can be made from toilet paper rolls. As a rule, the products turn out to be large and strong enough, so such a snowflake will decorate a Christmas tree or an interior for more than one year!

#1 Prefabricated structure

Large buildable snowflake made from ordinary toilet cylinders, decorated with sparkles. Cut the toilet sleeve into rings of the same size. Glue a flower out of six. Glue birds from other rings into each petal and insert them between the main petals along the ring. After complete drying of the design, decorate with sparkles.

#2 A la quilling

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#3 Big snowflake

And here is a large snowflake made from toilet rolls. The bushings are cut into rings of equal sizes, and then glued together in the shape of an asterisk. The finished product can be decorated with paints and sparkles.

#4 Another big snowflake

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Snowflakes from beads

Real needlewomen are not afraid of difficulties, but on the contrary, they incite and stir up interest. Easy snowflake crafts for wimps! A real creator wants complexity and frills. If you are one of those people, then you definitely need to make a beaded snowflake!

#1 Snowflake bicolor

You can weave snowflakes of the most unusual shapes from beads, but we will start, perhaps, with the simplest one. For practice, so to speak. The detailed diagram is shown below. Learn and try! The combination of colors and their order you can think of yourself.

#2 Beads and bicones

And here is a slightly more complex design, in which, in addition to beads, beads are used in the form of two folded cones - bicones. The step-by-step master class is described below.

#3 Beads and round beads

And here is a snowflake made of round beads in combination with beads. You can choose the arrangement of colors yourself, and see the step-by-step diagram for making a snowflake in the picture.

#4 Beads and bicones

And here is another pattern for weaving snowflakes from beads. Please note that in this product, in addition to beads, there are also beads of a different shape - bicones. Instead of bicones, you can use round beads, cathedral beads, barrels, etc.

#5 Beads, bicones and glass beads

To make such snowflakes, you will need: beads, bicones and glass beads. Of course, you can use beads of a different shape, but in any case, follow the pattern, then the snowflakes will turn out to be truly curly.

#6 Beads, bicones and round beads

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#7 Embroidery with beads

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The ideas for making snowflakes do not end there. You can make a winter craft from any materials at hand, you just need to dream up a little and success is guaranteed. Here are some more original ideas for making DIY Snowflake crafts.

#1 Bead appliqué

A snowflake can be made in the form of a picture. To do this, take a suitable size plywood and glue it with a cloth or tape. On top of the finished "canvas" make an applique of snowflakes from beads. The craft is ready and looks very impressive!

#2 From sweets

Another original idea for a snowflake is to make crafts from candies. For this design, you will need New Year's candy canes. Glue them according to the template from MK below. Such a snowflake will not only please the eye, but also the taste buds!

#3 Cotton balls

If you want to make a New Year's snowflake craft with kids, then take note of this master class. By the way, such a gift will be appreciated by grandparents. For crafts you will need: cotton balls, PVA glue, a sheet of colored paper.

#4 Candy wrappers

And this idea is suitable for the sweet tooth. There are still benefits from sweets! You can make wonderful snowflakes from wrappers. The wrapper needs to be folded in four, and then cut out in an intricate pattern. Such snowflakes can decorate the interior, Christmas tree and even gifts.

#5 Plastic bottles

Well, this idea will fit perfectly into the interior of those who care about the environment. You can make wonderful snowflakes from plastic bottles, which will be an excellent element of New Year's decor. Cut off the bottom and paint it with paints. Snowflakes are ready, and most importantly, the bottles do not pollute the environment and are pleasing to the eye!

#6 Crispy sticks

Who didn't eat snowflakes as a child? I don't think there are any! Well, since the kids eat them anyway, you need to make delicious snowflakes for them! You will need crunchy sticks (salted or unsalted), white chocolate, and decorative sprinkles.

#7 Mosaic details

It is difficult to find a child who does not have a mosaic. It is even more difficult to find a child who has all the details in the mosaic. They are constantly going somewhere. Well, if you have such a set that lacks details and it is not interesting to collect a picture from this, do not rush to throw it away. From the remaining details, you can make a New Year's snowflake. Well, shall we create?

#8 Threads and paper plate

And snowflakes can be made from ordinary paper or plastic plates. By the way, even kids can cope with such crafts, but mother's help, of course, will be needed. Step-by-step MK can be found below.

#9 Salt dough

Another improvised material from which you can make a snowflake with your own hands is salt dough. Make the dough (1 tbsp salt, 1 tbsp water, 1 tbsp flour), roll it out, cut out the snowflakes, and then decorate them. Snowflakes from dough can be painted, pasted over with glitter, beads, or you can just leave them white.

#10 Eco snowflake

Eco decor lovers can make a snowflake out of twigs. You can find sticks on the street or in the forest. It remains only to come up with a pattern and glue the sticks. Good luck!

#11 Wax drawing

And here is another version of a snowflake for creativity with children. You will need a sheet of paper, a candle, watercolors. Draw a snowflake on paper with a candle, and then paint the sheet with paints. In those places on the sheet where the wax remains, the paint will spread and as a result an unusual drawing will turn out, just like Frost draws on the windows on a frosty day.

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Without what it is difficult to imagine the New Year? That's right, without the corresponding decorative elements, the main of which are snowflakes. And our collection of paper snowflakes is constantly updated! Surely all of you have already seen and know how to make such easy ones:

Winter is the most creative time of the year! Yes, don't be surprised. If you count how many postcards, various crafts, decorations, gifts and snowflakes are made in the world (this is not counting the production of snow in clouds), then this whole huge set will more than cover other pre-holiday preparations! And every year I want to do something new, original and pleasing to the eye. If you are looking for such an idea, then you are on the right track. Moreover, 2019 is coming to an end.

We propose to make new voluminous paper snowflakes - many step by step tutorials, step by step, diagrams and different photos of ideas for the New Year 2020! If you have your own original ideas for snowflakes, send them to our New Year's Eve through the form at the bottom of this article.

A new video on how to make beautiful voluminous openwork snowflakes:

Snowball from strips of paper

Plain white paper can be a great material for making Christmas snowflakes. For example, many thin strips can be cut out of it, which will become the basis for the snowflake shown in this master class.

For such a snowflake, we will prepare:

• white paper;
• a ruler with a simple pencil;
• scissors;
• decorative rhinestone.

We will make a snowflake from thin strips of paper of various lengths. Therefore, first we cut them, the thickness of all strips is the same and is 0.5 cm. And the length will be different. We will need 6 strips 20 cm long, 12 - 16 cm, 12 - 12 cm and 10 strips 10 cm long.

For one ray, we need the following blanks - 1 strip 20 cm long and 2 pieces each 16, 12 and 10 cm long.

We take the longest strip and glue its ends.

Then we fix a strip 16 cm long from the edge, forming a kind of loop out of it.

On the right we fix a strip of the same length.

The next will be strips having a length of 12 cm, we glue them on the sides symmetrically.
Finally, we fix the remaining strips 10 cm long. This is how we made the first ray.

We need to glue 5 more rays from narrow strips.

For the center of the snowflake, cut out a small circle from cardboard. We glue the first rays on it, placing them opposite each other.

Then glue a pair of rays on top at the same distance from each other.

We fix the remaining blanks. Such a snowflake from thin strips turned out. We decided to decorate its center with a decorative rhinestone.

Snowflakes from openwork napkins

Paper lace napkins can be an excellent material for creating New Year's crafts. After all, you can make a variety of snowflakes from them. 2 MK on openwork snowflakes from Marina.

We show one of the options for creating such a New Year's decor in this new 2019 master class.

First, fold the white openwork napkin in half. Then cut along the marked fold line with scissors. Next, each half needs to be cut in half. As a result, we got an openwork napkin, cut into 4 equal parts.

Now from these quarters we will make rays for the future snowflake. To do this, first fold the workpiece in half, outlining the fold line.

Focusing on this line, we bend the half of the openwork part.

Then we symmetrically bend the second openwork half.

By bending both sides, we get a blank for the first ray of a snowflake.

This is how it looks from the front.

We continue on the same principle to make other rays.

And so we continue to work.

In order to get a snowflake, we needed 10 rays. If desired, the center can be decorated with a shiny rhinestone. We got such a New Year's snowflake from openwork napkins.

Now we propose to make a convex round snowflake from openwork napkins according to the 2018 master class. Very light and beautiful, suitable for children, see detailed instructions.

To create such a snowflake, we prepared:

• • openwork napkins (6 pieces are enough);
  • scissors;
  • glue;
  • decorative rhinestone for the middle.

We will make the snowflake itself from peculiar little bags. To create them, we first need to bend the openwork napkin in half. After that, cut it with scissors along the fold line.

Then fold each half in half again and cut. As a result, from one napkin we get 4 blanks.

Now we will use glue and connect the edges of this blank so that we get a bag.

In total, our snowflake will require 12 such bags.

We take another napkin, it will serve as the basis for our snowflake. On it we first glue 2 bags opposite each other.

Then we fix 2 more blanks in the other direction.

After that, we evenly distribute the remaining bags and glue them on an openwork napkin.

For the middle of the snowflake, we will use other blanks. To create them, it is enough to cut the napkin in half.

After that, we immediately make bags from the halves of openwork napkins.

In total, we make 4 such blanks.

We begin to glue them in the middle of the snowflake.

We evenly fix all 4 bags.

And we decorate the middle with a decorative rhinestone. Our snowflake from openwork napkins is ready.

Lush volumetric snowflake

Having 3 squares of paper, we will be able to make the New Year's snowflake shown in this Marina's master class.

To create it, let's take:

• 3 squares of blue paper;
• PVA glue;
• decorative rhinestone.

Our craft consists of three elements, each of which will require one square blank. Let's start working on the creation of the first element. To do this, on the first blue square, we outline the transverse folds.

After that, fold the side edges of the square to the middle line.

Now let's fold the other sides.

We unfold one side as follows, give it the appearance of a trapezoid.

We do the same on the other side.

Now the corners of the resulting workpiece must be carefully straightened so that they become square.

We do this with all four corners.

In place of these squares, we make folds on both sides.

Next, we will straighten these folds, and give the workpiece itself the appearance of an elongated rhombus.

We must make such rhombuses from all four corners.

The resulting rhombuses need to be narrowed a little more, for this we perform folds on the sides.

This form was acquired by the workpiece after bending.

It remains to fold it as follows. To do this, turn the workpiece over to the other side and make folds along the transverse folds.

This is what it looks like from the other side.

From the remaining two squares we make similar blanks, after which we glue them together.

And in the center of the craft we place a decorative rhinestone. Such a voluminous snowflake turned out.

Snowflake curlicues

Basic elements are formed from simple strips of paper, which can be glued in any order. The number of options for such snowflakes tends to infinity, as in nature 🙂

Simple snowflake in the technique of false quilling

Our master class on creating an openwork snowflake using the “false quilling” technique will help you make a decoration from paper strips with a minimum of time and materials.

For the creative process, you need to prepare the following materials:

• a sheet of white (or double-sided blue, silver) A4 paper;
• simple pencil;
• ruler;
• eraser;
• glue;
• scissors.

How to make an openwork snowflake using the unusual technique of "false quilling"

The snowflake will consist of three types of elements, for the creation of which you will need strips 1 cm wide. Each type of element must consist of six parts, so we need to draw a sheet of 18 stripes. The first 6 strips should take the length of the entire sheet. Draw the next 6 strips perpendicular to the first. Draw the third type of stripes under the long ones, starting from perpendicular stripes.

Cut out strips of paper and fold them into three rows, depending on their length. In places where lines from a simple pencil are very visible, use an eraser.

To make it more convenient to work with the strips - wind them around the pencil and remove. Unlike the "" technique, our task is somewhat simplified, since we will not work with dense curls, but with their likeness.

Take a strip from the "short" row. To wrap the strip in a ring, wind it around your finger, close the edges and glue. Make the next turn a little weaker and glue again at the base. Do the third turn in this way. Cut off excess paper with scissors.

Do this with the other five short strips, making sure they are the same size.

Make exactly the same curls-rings with stripes from the middle row.

Bend the longest of the strips in half.

Wrap each end tightly onto a pencil and carefully remove the ring - you will get such double curls.

Press the smallest curl rings on both sides with your fingers, giving them an almond shape.

Press the middle ring-curls from the ends to the center to get a figure of a four-pointed star (rhombus).

Let's start collecting snowflakes. Connect the six almond-shaped parts together with glue. You will get a semblance of a flower.

Glue double curls between the "petals".

For convenience, glue double curls through one petal.

Then glue the remaining double curls.

Glue the "stars" at the junction of the double curls.

That's all, the voluminous openwork snowflake is ready!

Look how twisted, like lace!
Thanks to the three-dimensional elements, it is easier to fold such a snowflake than when creating a quilling figure. Small children can also cope with such creative work, if they are shown everything and help, if necessary. Older children will figure out the intricacies of work on their own. You can also come up with other elements and make a few snowflakes to decorate a festive spruce or interior. The main thing is desire, and everything will work out for you!

Snowflake from paper squares

What to prepare to create a snowflake from paper squares:

• squares 8 * 8 cm, cut out of decorative double-sided colored paper (scrape paper);
• scissors;
• pencil;
• glue;
• rhinestones, sequins, sequins.

How to fold unusual snowflakes from ordinary paper squares

To work, you need two squares of the same size. If you want to make small snowflakes use small squares and vice versa.

Cut out squares of the desired size from decorative paper. It is best to use paper that has a pattern on one side and a base color on the other, then the snowflake will look original.

Fold the squares in half twice.

Straighten the squares, the main lines will appear on them.

Bend the edges to the midline, pressing the folds with your finger.

Do exactly the same on the other side. When you straighten the squares, you will see that a marking of small squares has appeared on them.

Cut with scissors along the central folds to the length of one square.

Bend the corners at each end as shown.

Glue the corners so that the patterned side is on top.

Glue one part of the snowflake to the other so that the rays do not overlap each other.

Decorate the resulting snowflake with self-adhesive rhinestones, or stick glitter with glue.

A beautiful curly snowflake made of squares is ready!

So, with very little effort, we got an unusual snowflake. Such beauty was created from two squares, which is unbelievable! You made sure that children can cope with such work, which means you can make many wonderful snowflakes and decorate them with rooms, gifts for loved ones and relatives, a festive fir tree or a Christmas wreath. And if you connect several snowflakes, you can make a garland, pendants or crown decoration for the holiday.

Volumetric snowflake from foamiran

How to make a brilliant volumetric snowflake, our regular author Marina will show in her new master class.

Snowflakes can be made from various materials. In this master class, we propose to make such a craft for the New Year 2019 from shiny foamiran. But you can also choose colored paper, there is only one folding technology.

To make such a snowflake, we prepared:

• shiny (glitter) foamiran blue and silver;
• scissors;
• toothpick;
• sharp knife;
• ruler;
• glue gun.

Step-by-step instruction

We decided that our snowflake would be two-color, so we use foamiran in two colors - blue and silver. If desired, this craft can be done in any one color. The snowflake will consist of separate elements - rectangles. First, we cut out 3 rectangles 2.5x14 cm in size from blue foamiran.

Now on each rectangle you need to make certain cuts. But first, let's use a ruler and a toothpick. From the wrong side, set aside 1 cm along the edges, draw small vertical lines with a toothpick. After that, the central part must be divided into 5 equal strips, the width of each of them will be 5 mm.

Next, you need a sharp clerical knife. With its help, along the ruler, we carefully make cuts along the marked lines, not reaching 1 cm from each edge. This is best done with something solid underneath (such as a cutting board).

This is how our blue rectangle with cuts looks like, see photo:

Similarly, we prepare other blanks. In total, 3 blue and 3 silver blanks will be used for our snowflake.

Now you can start creating the openwork rays of our snowflake. To do this, take one rectangle, carefully fold it in half, combining the edges.

By the same principle, using a glue gun, we create the rest of the shiny rays. There will be 6 of them in total.

For the base of the snowflake, cut out a small circle of silver foamiran. Glue the first blue ray on its wrong side.

The second (silver) ray is placed opposite the first.

Now between them with the help of hot glue we fix the blue and silver rays.

On the other hand, we also glue a couple of rays.

It remains to draw the middle of our snowflake. To do this, cut out a small circle from silver foamiran and glue it.

Our voluminous snowflake made of shiny foamiran is ready.

Snowflake from cardboard sleeves

New Year's decor can be created even from improvised materials. An example is a simple and interesting snowflake made of cardboard sleeves, and the detailed process of its creation is shown in Marina's master class. Such crafts can be done with children at home or in middle and older groups of kindergarten.

To make such a snowflake, we prepared:

• cardboard sleeves from toilet paper or paper towels;
• ruler;
• pencil;
• brush;
• PVA glue;
• sequins;
• glue gun;
• scissors.

The first step is to make blanks for the future snowflake. We flatten the cardboard blank, and then make markings at a distance of 1 cm.

Then we need a glue gun, warm it up. He will help us connect 6 cardboard elements in a circle. This will be the base of our snowflake.

To create other snowflake elements, we need to fold the cardboard strip in half.

In this way, we add the 12 remaining elements.

You should get 6 such blanks for a snowflake.

We begin to glue these blanks inside. We do this with a glue gun.

This is what our snowflake looks like at this stage.

It remains to decorate it and apply sparkles. To do this, first you need to coat the top of the craft with PVA glue, it is more convenient to do this with a brush.

Then sprinkle glitter on a sheet of paper.

We put a snowflake on this sheet with a smeared side down. If necessary, glitter can be sprinkled on separate places. We got such a snowflake from a cardboard sleeve.

Other options (photo and video)

And more voluminous snowflakes from the Internet:

Original snowflakes from strips of paper:

From volumetric snowflakes you can make beautiful garlands on the walls:

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