Hello dear blog readers Life hand made ! And again an article about snowflakes. Why? These Christmas decorations do not require expensive materials, and making them is interesting. The kids love the results. And voluminous paper snowflakes sometimes surprise even adults!
What techniques are used to make voluminous paper snowflakes
How to decorate your house for the holidays?
Of course, not without snowflakes!
Do-it-yourself paper snowflakes are made for the new year already for a long time, therefore, a set different methods how to make a three-dimensional snowflake without a ruler, pencil and glue.
These are paper snowflakes. I wrote about how to make them in an article.
There are also techniques such as origami and quilling.
I will write more about this here.
Maybe even you will invent your own unique method while you cut out simple well-known snowflakes.
The templates are presented below - take and create!
Feel free to share your results in the comments!
Volumetric snowflakes from A4 paper
From a sheet of A4 paper, you need to make a blank for cutting - an even square.
How to do it easily and quickly?
You just need to fold the leaf as shown in the figure.
Volumetric paper snowflakes: templates for cutting
It is better to make this snowflake not from white paper, but from colored paper, and even better from packaging, shiny.
It's very easy to make but looks great!
A snowflake consists of six rays, which are fastened to each other with glue or a stapler - whichever is more convenient for you.
Step by step, the work can be described as follows.
- You need to take a square of paper and fold it into a triangle. Make cuts, as in the first photo.
- Glue the corners of the central small square to make a tube.
- Fold the corners of the next square into reverse side and glue it like that.
- So alternately bend the corners in different sides and glue. Get one ray.
More clearly, the scheme for making a snowflake is shown in the photo.
You need to make 6 such rays, fasten them together, and you will succeed big snowflake 3 d.
Fluffy multi-colored paper snowflake
You can also do something like this beautiful snowflake.
She also looks very impressive.
Step-by-step instruction for cutting fluffy snowflakes:
The paper square needs to be folded in half, it turns out a triangle.
And now this triangle must be folded in half again.
Now the thickest fold of the triangle must be folded with the longest to get a blank as in the figure.
After that, cut off the excess paper along the cut line, as shown in the figure with a dotted line.
On the resulting blank, it remains to make cuts and get a fluffy snowflake.
Cutting will not take much time, because the cuts do not have to be done very carefully.
The main thing is to try to make stripes thinner, so it will be more beautiful.
You can cut several of these snowflakes of different sizes.
Then fluffy snowflakes can be glued together in the center, and you get one, but a luxurious snowflake.
Volumetric snowflakes using quilling technique: diagrams step by step
As I already wrote in my article, quilling is a special way of needlework.
If you cut the paper into narrow strips half a centimeter wide, twist them into rolls and glue the edges, then you can create amazing applications from these rolls.
And, as it turns out, there are also beautiful snowflakes!
True, cool openwork snowflake?
The scheme of how to make a snowflake using quilling technique
And if you sew a bead to such a snowflake and attach a thread, you get a beautiful Christmas tree pendant.
Volumetric origami snowflakes: a few simple patterns
Particularly beautiful are obtained christmas snowflakes in the technique of the so-called modular origami.
You need to have great patience to create such a snowflake, because it consists of a huge number of modules.
But how proud you will be when everything is ready!
I will teach you step by step how to make such complex snowflakes.
So, fold the first simple module according to the following scheme.
How to assemble a snowflake from modules: a master class.
The assembly of the snowflake starts from the central part. The middle must be folded from 12 modules.
The edges of the module must be inserted into the pockets of the rest of the same modules.
Attach all modules on one side using the checkerboard method. Those. in a checkerboard pattern. This will form a chain of a pair of rows fastened together.
Unscrew the rest of the module and connect the ends of the chain with it, so you will form a ring.
We increase the length of each beam by attaching modules to it.
Pre-holiday parting words
Do you want to add joyful notes of diversity to the gray weekdays of November?
Choose a technique that you like and make some beautiful snowflakes.
Ask the kids to help you - there is nothing more pleasant than joint enthusiastic creativity!
The house is immediately filled with a festive atmosphere, it’s only worth it.
Yes, it’s too early to decorate the Christmas tree - if it is natural, then it will simply crumble!
But windows and rooms can already be decorated to your liking.
Join our paper-snow inspiration and create New Year's beauty!
And then in December you will have no time!
After all, you also need to prepare for sending, decide, make and, prepare, and.
We have so much more ahead of us!
We never get bored!
I wish you inspiration and festive mood!
Come to my blog for the most interesting and useful!
Yours sincerely, Margarita Mamaeva
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To perform these works, you will need white office paper. It must be cut into strips 5 mm thick along the short side. It is better to cut with a clerical knife along the ruler several sheets at once. For a small amount can be cut with scissors.
You can twist the strips with different tools. You can use an awl, a special slotted rod, a toothpick. But it was for making snowflakes that I most liked working with a wooden skewer.
To make a snowflake (pendant or applique), you need to prepare a variety of shapes from twisted strips. Forms can be closed, i.e. glued and open, where no glue is used. Both are suitable for applications. And for snowflake pendants, you can use only closed forms.
1. Take a strip. Pull back slightly with your fingernail and round off the end. Put a skewer on it. Wind the strip, trying to make the first turns tighter.
2. When the paper "grabs" with the stick, it will be possible to rotate only the stick to the very end of the strip.
3. Roll a flat washer. To remove it, rotate the wand slightly.
4. Now dissolve the workpiece to make a ring with a twisted spiral. The diameter should be 12-14 mm. Sometimes it is enough just to let go of the workpiece. If it was twisted very tightly, then you need to lightly squeeze it with your fingers to open it. Glue the tip with a small drop of PVA glue.
5. To get the “Drop” shape, pull the middle of the spiral to one side, on the other side, squeeze several layers to get a sharp end.
- Eye shape. Squeeze the round blank from both sides at the same time.
- "Square" shape. Make an “Eye” shape, turn vertically and squeeze the sides again.
- Rhombus shape. Make from "Square".
- Triangle shape. Make a “Drop”, take hold of the corner and flatten the base of the triangle.
- Arrow shape. Make a "Triangle" and end index finger push in the middle of the short side.
- Crescent shape. Runs almost like "Eye", but curved shape. And the corners are pinched not opposite each other, but with a shift.
Open Forms:
- "Heart". Fold the strip in the middle. Twist both halves inward.
- "Horns". Fold the strip in the middle. Screw both halves out.
- "Curl". Lightly outline the middle of the strip without making a crease. Twist the ends to the middle, but in different directions.
- "Twig". Bend the strip in a ratio of 1: 2. Twist the ends in one direction.
Assembling snowflakes using quilling technique
A snowflake pendant can be made consisting of 1, 2, 3, 4 rows. First you need to come up with a pattern so that neighboring parts have a sufficient contact area for gluing. For each row you need to make 6 identical elements.
For example, such a combination. First row. We glue the six "Drops" together with the sides.
Second row. We paste six "Arrows".
We glue six "Squares" to the "Arrows".
And here is another option, consisting of "Eye", "Crescents" and "Drops".
We glue the application. Any form can be used here. Before gluing, align open curls so that they are the same size. Lubricate the curl itself with glue in two or three places. Press firmly to the base and hold a little.
Decided to do quilling technique? Then know that this skill is very easy to learn. By the approach of the New Year, it is worth making snowflakes using this technique. In this article, we will tell you how to make quilling snowflakes for the new year for beginners. Here you will find interesting master classes and a lot of useful information.
What is quilling technique
Quilling appeared about 500 years ago in Europe. This technique involves twisting strips of paper. Combinations are made from these strips in various crafts and patterns.
To create a quilling craft, you will need a small number of tools. You should prepare:
- toothpick,
- tweezers,
- scissors,
- glue.
In addition, paper is required. For crafts in this technique, strips of paper are used, which are 3 mm wide.
How to make a simple quilling snowflake
We talked about the quilling technique. Now it’s worth talking about how to make a quilling snowflake.
- So, you should take a landscape sheet on which stripes are drawn with a pencil and a ruler. The lines must be straight.
- Now the sheet should be cut into even strips.
- Next, take a toothpick or an awl and attach its end to the edge of the paper strip.
- Screw the strip onto the tool.
- The end of the strip should be glued to the coil that turned out. After that, the resulting roll is carefully removed from the toothpick or awl.
- You need to make another coil. However, the next coil should be squeezed a little with your fingers on one side. As a result, you will get a coil that will look like a droplet. It is worth making 5 such coils.
- After that, you take the first spool and glue 6 teardrop shaped spools to it.
- Then it is worth rolling 6 coils and squeezing them with your fingers from two opposite sides. As a result, you should get a figure that reminds you of an eye.
- New parts are glued between the snowflake petals.
- Next, take 3 strips, bend them in half and cut. You should have 6 short strips.
- 6 coils are twisted from new strips.
- A new coil in the shape of an eye is glued to each tip of the part.
- From long strips we make 6 coils. However, they should be slightly larger than the first coils. In this case, the paper should not be pulled tight.
- Glue new coils on the “droplets” parts between small rolls.
- Now it's worth making 6 more coils big size. They need to be bent with your fingers in order to give them the shape of a square.
- Square blanks are glued with the top to large coils.
- Now wind a strip of paper around the pencil.
- Glue the end of the strip and remove the coil.
- A new coil is glued to one of the tops of the snowflake. Thread or ribbon should be threaded into the ring.
If you manage to make such a snowflake, then ready product will look attractive on the Christmas tree. It can also be attached to a window or door.
Snowflakes in quilling technique
If you make all the details using the quilling technique, then completely different snowflakes can be obtained from these parts. For work, it is worth using many strips of paper that have equal length and width. These strips are wound on a toothpick. Lots of things like this need to be done. They are glued together with glue. Schemes can be used absolutely any. You can see examples of the scheme in the picture.
The process of creating snowflakes using quilling technique should start from the middle. In other words, you should glue the parts to each other in order to form a circle of them. After that, it is worth continuing to glue other coils to the circle. It is worth saying that the schemes of snowflakes can be different. For example, in some types of snowflakes fit snugly together. In others, on the contrary, the center should be hollow.
Quilling and what forms exist today
The quilling technique today has 12 forms of coils that are used in the work. Snowflakes for the New Year can be made both in one technique and using all at once.
- This blank is called an open coil. The end of the strip in this case is not glued.
- The next coil is the closed coil. The end is glued here.
- This reel is tight. The strip is stretched throughout the work. The end is tightly glued.
- Big coil. In its creation it is worth using a regular pencil.
- A drop. One end should be pressed with your fingers.
- Eye. At the workpiece, 2 ends are pressed with fingers.
- Petal. The coil is compressed by fingers, and on the one hand it is bent.
- Sheet. The coil is compressed on both sides and waves are made.
- curls. The strip is folded in half, after which the ends are wound in the right direction.
Snowflake schemes
Snowflakes from quilling on New Year counts great decoration for the Christmas tree. Now we will offer you schemes of interesting snowflakes that you will make for the New Year using quilling shapes.
Finally
We hope that our article will help you in your work and by the New Year you will make a lot of snowflakes with which you will decorate a Christmas tree or your home.
Paper snowflakes - traditional Christmas decoration. Most often they are cut out by stencils. create more elegant and unusual jewelry possible in fashion technology entitled . Complex-looking compositions are assembled from simple elements- coil, drop, leaf, ring, curl. It's easy and very exciting.
Video master class Snowflake in the technique of clearing
For this you will need:
- Paper
- Long ruler and simple pencil
- Scissors
- Toothpick, skewer or knitting needle
- PVA glue
- Fine brush
- School stencil with round holes different sizes
- Tweezers
There are ready-made quilling kits in stores. They have already cut strips different colors and twisting tools.
Snowflake quilling, Everything is very simple!
A sheet of paper must be marked into long strips of the same width and cut. To make a coil, you need to tightly wind a strip of paper onto a knitting needle, carefully remove it, dissolve it to the desired diameter using a stencil, and fix the tip with glue. If the end is left free, it will be a curl. A drop will turn out if the finished coil is slightly pinched with your fingers on one side. The leaf is pinched on both sides. Similarly, triangles and rhombuses are formed. To get a ring, you need to wind the strip onto a thick knitting needle or pencil and glue the free end, and then remove the finished element.
A snowflake can be made according to the model ...
To do this, you need to count the number of parts in the sample, wind them up, and then just assemble the desired composition. First, glue the elements that form the middle of the future snowflake with glue, and then glue the other parts in sequence, moving from the center to the edges. Better choose simple model to start, and then try more complex schemes.
... and you can improvise!
Invent a pattern on the go, connect the elements in random order, glue them on top of each other to add volume. Use colored or craft paper, sequins and beads. To fantasize and create unique lace masterpieces.
A particularly beautiful snowflake can be inserted into a deep frame and hung on the wall. Framed under glass, the fragile creation will retain its beauty for a long time and will create a magical festive atmosphere in the house.
What technique can better convey the airiness and lightness, the openwork lace pattern of snowflakes than the quilling technique? Making snowflakes out of paper, or rather from twisted strips, resembles a mosaic or a kaleidoscope with a huge number of options. The prepared parts can be glued to the base, making postcards or panels, or glued together to hang amazing lace decorations on the Christmas tree.
To perform these works, you will need white office paper. It must be cut into strips 5 mm thick along the short side. It is better to cut with a clerical knife along the ruler several sheets at once. For a small amount, you can cut with scissors.
You can twist the strips with different tools. You can use an awl, a special slotted rod, a toothpick. But it was for making snowflakes that I most liked working with a wooden skewer.
To make a snowflake (pendant or applique), you need to prepare a variety of shapes from twisted strips. Forms can be closed, i.e. glued and open, where no glue is used. Both are suitable for applications. And for snowflake pendants, you can use only closed forms.
- Eye shape. Squeeze the round blank from both sides at the same time.
- "Square" shape. Make an “Eye” shape, turn vertically and squeeze the sides again.
- Rhombus shape. Make from "Square".
- Triangle shape. Make a “Drop”, take hold of the corner and flatten the base of the triangle.
- Arrow shape. Make a “Triangle” and press the middle of the short side inward with the end of your index finger.
- Crescent shape. It is performed almost like the "Eye", but in a curved shape. And the corners are pinched not opposite each other, but with a shift.