When we see snowflakes drawn somewhere, the first thing that automatically comes to mind is winter, Christmas, and, for many moms and girls, the Frozen movie… Of course, snowflakes become the Christmas season in basic elements for decorating shop windows, shops, and also, why not, our homes. So, starting to do crafts at home, and since cold and rainy dates are approaching, ideal for activities inside the home, we are going to propose 7 easy ways to make snowflakes for Christmas, take note, and get inspired!
Christmas crafts: how to make simple snowflakes
Snowflakes with silicone and glitter
Take a white plate that you are not going to use and draw a snowflake on it with a permanent marker and simple strokes. Then spread a little liquid soap and take a gold, silver or white string, place it on top of the snowflake and stick it with the silicone gun. Begin to make the same lines that you have made with the marker, but with the silicone gun. Don’t skimp on the thickness of the line and do it fast so it doesn’t dry out. Then, sprinkle silver glitter until the flake is covered. Wait a couple of minutes and pull the string slowly. You will have a very cool snowflake and it is very to make.
Snowflakes with colored paper
Who said that flakes have to be white? Take paper in colored squares and fold it into one triangle and then another. Cut parallel lines without reaching the end with a pair of scissors. Unfold it and there will be diamond-shaped cuts. Take the corners of the rhombuses and glue them with glue or silicone, first the ones in the center and then the following ones, one for each side. When you have six, glue them at the ends and you will have a very original and beautiful snowflake for Christmas decoration in your home.
Snowflakes with white paper
Origami may seem complicated, but it’s a matter of getting the hang of it. Take a sheet of paper and cut it into a square. Then fold it in half into a triangle shape, and then fold it again. Take the two ends and cross them forming a cone, so that you have two protruding points. We cut those two ends and we will have a perfect cone. Now all that remains is to make the shapes on the sides that we want to be stamped on the coded (circles, stripes…). We unfold and it will be great (it is best that you be guided by images or videos to get ideas from the cuts, until you get practice).
Snowflakes with bottle bottoms
Cut the bottoms out of soda bottles and get a permanent marker in white, silver or pastel blues and greens. Go drawing the lines of the flakes on the plastic. Then you can add a string to hang them. Make them in different ways so that hanging them on the tree or in a garland is much more dynamic.
Snowflakes with toilet paper rolls
Cut the toilet paper rolls into more or less thick strips, depending on the size you want your flake to have. Then give them oval shape and glue them forming the petals of a flower. Then you can paint them with glue and sprinkle with glitter or before gluing them, paint them white. You already have you!
Snowflakes with ice cream sticks
Take ice sticks and glue them together to form the blades of the snowflake. You can paint them colored or white with glitter or you can even glue on beads or buttons. It will be a great Christmas decoration for your tree.
Newspaper Snowflakes
Cut strips of newspaper as wide as you want to make the flake -about two centimeters is fine- and each one a little shorter than the previous one -with a difference of one centimeter each-. Then, form loops with one and with the other, so that they are detrimental. Gather them together with staples or fishing line. Then take other strips and roll them into. This will be the center and you must glue the four shapes that you make with loops on it. Then apply glue with a brush and sprinkle silver glitter. Some very original and vintage snowflakes will remain.
Other snowflake crafts to make at home
We have already seen 7 easy ways to make snowflakes at home for Christmas, but if none of them have convinced you, we will bring you two more crafts that you will surely love to decorate. Do you dare to get down to work?
Eva or foam snowflakes
Making snowflakes with Eva or foam rubber is the easiest; you will only need a few panels of this material in the colors you choose and an easy snowflake template. Cut out your snowflake template and support it on your Eva rubber plate. Then, cut out this material in the shape of the template you have chosen. Glue with silicone, and that’s it! You will have some very original snowflakes and made with your own hands.
Fabric or crochet snowflakes
Fabric or crochet snowflakes are probably the most complicated to make. But if you love sewing, you know how to crochet and you are good at crafts, these snowflakes are for you. Choose a yarn or crochet fabric that you like, print a snowflake template, and get to work making your most original designs. They sure look great on you!
