I love cutting snowflakes at Christmastime, but I've never been sure what kind of paper to use. Tissue paper is too thin, standard printer paper is too thick. It's not a pressing problem, of course, but I was happy to run across this simple solution that makes getting started on snowflake night a cinch.
The trick? Use cupcake liners. Simply fold a few times and let the decorative cutting begin! Go for white or patterned — there are lots of possibilities. Get the full instructions over at Scrumdilly-do!
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Comments (12)
Making them that way would be much easier!
And coffee filters- the round ones, not the cones. I've been doing this since i was a kid.
Yep. I thought everyone used coffee filters for snowflakes!
Has everyone changed from the 8 point to the 6 to be more realistic? (I need to find a protractor!)
Oh noooo that sounds too cute!
I have a pile of little mini white cupcake papers and I know what I'm doing later today!
Fun! I just did this with coffee filters and ribbon to create snowflake garland. I posted some pictures to my blog today - it's amazing how chic a kindergarden craft can look! :)
YoNella, you don't need a protractor. Fold your paper in half and then in thirds (just eyeball it).
Yep we discovered using coffee filters for the first time this year. It works really well and you can make 6 or 8 points depending on how many times you fold it. They're a great thickness; not too flimsy but not too strong to cut through. They make nice large snowflakes to tape to your front window!
Tooo cute! The girls and I are totally on this :o)
Going to try this today ~ looks easier than the standard way --Youtube has some cutting methods for designs...
how fun to see my snowflakes up there! yay! i used cupcake liners because of their size. it's the "new" coffee filter of craft projects!
I am a fanatic about SIX pointed snowflakes! (Basic science! Ice crystals don't form 8-sided shapes!)
To fold them in paper, start with a square or a circle. Fold it in half. Then fold in thirds. The way to get thirds is to start by eyeballing, folding one end toward the middle, but not creasing at first. You are at this point layering one of the thirds over another one. The un-layered section and the layered section should be the same width. Slide to adjust as needed before creasing. If the paper is slightly thick, you can fold the un-layered third backwards, accordion-style, rather than fold it on top of the other two thirds.
But it's key that all three of the sections are exactly the same size if you want the points to come out even.
For snowflake lovers, here's my favorite web site! http://snowdays.popularfront.com/