In many families, it has become a tradition to make Christmas snowflakes with your own hands. For this purpose, white napkins are usually taken and the most diverse, but very beautiful figures are cut out. From that moment, the children begin to wait for the New Year miracle.
But who said that do-it-yourself Christmas snowflakes can only be made of paper? After all, you can’t hang them on a Christmas tree. More precisely, it’s possible to hang, of course, but they definitely won’t look there. Snowflakes from paper napkins are best glued to glass. Here they will look the most advantageous.
If you want to make products with which you can then decorate the forest beauty, you should pay attention to ... dry pasta. At the same time, neither the shape nor the color of these products matters. Snowflakes from flowers, shells, wheels, feathers will look equally good. If you wish, of course, you can use spaghetti or noodles. True, it will be difficult to get an interesting pattern from such pasta. Although it’s still worth a try. Selected products are glued with glue, and then painted in any convenient way.
If you don't really like the idea of pasta, you can use foil. DIY Christmas snowflakes made of this material will glisten beautifully and shimmer with various lights along with a garland. For this purpose, rolled foil or chocolate wrapper is suitable. To do this, roll a lot of balls from the selected material. They will become the main elements for making snowflakes. Then one of them needs to be made central and a few wires are passed through it, on which the remaining balls must then be strung.
You can also knit Christmas snowflakes with your own hands. True, for this you need to be able to wield a crochet, since only with the help of it you can create the finest lace that will look like a real snowflake. Do not abuse the thickness of the thread. Knit, of course, will take longer, but the finished product will turn out more gentle and light. It will be possible to give it the final form by steaming with starch. You can also knit Christmas snowflakes with knitting needles. However, they will not be as openwork as if they were crocheted. The required shape can be provided by using circular knitting needles or a set of five pieces.
Also, snowflakes can be made from twigs, which first need to be divided into segments of different lengths. Separate fragments can be connected either directly between each other or by gluing onto some basis: fabric, paper or oilcloth. In the latter case, the snowflake will be strong enough, and the base will be almost invisible. Any of these crafts will surely appeal to a child of any age.
If you don’t want to depart from traditions, and there is a desire to make New Year’s snowflakes out of paper, then you can take an album sheet and cut it into thin strips. Then it is worth combining in a special way, giving the finished product a beautiful shape. Paper will contribute to this.