Snowflakes made of paper: lace decor for the New Year's interior (62 photos)
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Snowflakes made of paper represent the winter flavor, they are traditionally used in the New Year's interior. Openwork decorations on the Christmas tree, used in the festive decor of windows and doors. The trend of New Year's style is large snowflakes on the wall made of dense multi-colored paper.
New Year's snowflakes: manufacturing features
Paper plastic - cutting snowflakes from paper - is developing as a separate type of creativity. Products with patterns are made using various techniques:
- a traditional simple snowflake is cut out of paper using scissors;
- complex versions of the openwork symbols of the New Year involve the use of scissors, glue, accessories;
- fluffy paper snowflake is created on the basis of modules;
- in the quilling technique, volumetric snowflakes are made of paper;
- Origami art involves the creation of three-dimensional volumetric snowflakes from paper.
In the manufacture of patterned elements of New Year's decor, various types of paper are used. Thin sheets are used to decorate window systems; materials of a transparent design, with a reflective effect, on a shiny basis, and other types of this resource are also relevant here.
Variants of wall decor - large snowflakes made of paper - are made of dense types of material, which allows the product not to deform under the load of its own gravity, to look attractive. Luxurious snowflakes made of corrugated paper are often used as Christmas tree decorations, used as part of Christmas wreaths, garlands, table compositions.
How to cut snowflakes from paper?
Making fancy ornaments in the company of children is an exciting lesson on the eve of a series of winter holidays. Most often, they use the elementary method of turning an ordinary sheet into a beautiful snowflake - the technique of symmetrical cutting:
- the paper is folded in several layers;
- cut the lines at a certain angle.
Kits for beginners in paper plastic provide simple patterns for cutting snowflakes from paper. What is required to create an openwork masterpiece with your own hands:
- paper and scissors;
- screen designs;
- pencil.
The blanks are folded from a square sheet, the drawings of the scheme are transferred with a pencil to the base and cut out with scissors strictly along the drawn lines. These openwork paper snowflakes can be glued to glass surfaces or hung around the room.
Do-it-yourself volumetric paper snowflakes
Volumetric varieties of lace creations made of paper, which are worthy of attention by the sophistication of forms:
- snowflake-braid - an ingenious combination of simple stripes;
- 3D star - three-dimensional modular composition;
- large volume snowflakes - creative decoration of the walls of the house;
- origami snowflakes - luxurious 3D effect;
- in the Kirigami technique - weightlessness and tenderness;
- in quilling technique - impressive elegance.
To perform a volumetric snowflake-accordion, the following set of materials and means is required:
- office paper - 2 sheets;
- white threads;
- pencil, scissors, glue.
How to make a snowflake out of paper in stages:
- take the paper and fold it into an accordion. To ensure even folds, it is necessary to fold the sheet several times in half in the transverse direction and outline lines, and then make an accordion;
- we determine the point of the middle of the accordion, symmetrically designate zigzag lines from it and cut it out with scissors according to the drawing;
- using the same algorithm we make an accordion with slots from the second sheet;
- we fasten both accordions with a white thread exactly in the middle, straighten the workpiece and fix all 4 fragments on the sides with glue to make a round openwork snowflake.
This voluminous composition can also be made of colored paper and use the thread of the current gamut.
Creative snowflake patterns
There is a huge variety of simple and complex patterns. To make a Christmas paper snowflake with your own hands look spectacular, use creative patterns with winter motifs.
Volumetric snowflake with Christmas tree
The composition is assembled from 6 modules. Materials and fixtures:
- green paper - 6 sheets of 8x8 cm;
- pencil, scissors, glue;
- 1 decorative element - a round-shaped rhinestone, a bow or a polystyrene rhombus.
Stages of work:
- fold the square sheet in half in the transverse direction;
- we draw an arc from one inner corner to the second - this is the outer contour of the module;
- departing from the first arc, we carry out the second and third lines of the arc, which end, not reaching the second corner;
- draw a contour of the Christmas tree in the center;
- we carefully cut out the marked lines with scissors, and delete the fragment around the Christmas tree.
As a result, the module is a leaf-shaped figure with a Christmas tree in the center, which is framed by two stripes. We bend the inner strip to the base of the tree and fix it with glue.
The remaining 5 elements are made according to a similar principle. When assembling the composition, the first 3 modules are arranged in a circle with the first layer with fixation with glue in the center. The remaining 3 are applied in a second layer in a checkerboard pattern with respect to the lower circle and also fixed with glue. Moreover, in all elements, the top of the tree is directed inside the figure. The center of the snowflake can be decorated with rhinestone or foam accessories.
This beautiful snowflake with Christmas trees can be used as part of mobile compositions and garlands, when decorating a wreath on the door or decor of the main beauty of winter holidays.
Snowflake with snowman
To make an unusual New Year's decor, collect the following materials:
- square sheet of paper;
- pencil for sketching and line drawing, colored markers for decor;
- scissors, glue.
Work sequence:
- fold the paper square in half diagonally into a triangle;
- the triangle must be folded by bending 2 more times by 3 equal angles;
- on the folds with a pencil, we draw the silhouettes of snowmen so that the tops rest against the corners of the triangular composition;
- cut along the contour lines and expand the structure.
Next, the work on the decoration of the openwork creation is to be done:
- draw the contours of snowmen with a blue marker;
- draw eyes and nose with a black marker, and red make out a smile;
- then you need to identify the buttons, draw a scarf, color the hat;
- repeat all manipulations on the decor also on the other side of the openwork sheet.
The result is unusual paper snowflakes made by yourself. Interesting New Year’s compositions can be invented with other fabulous characters of the holiday and make patterns with Santa Claus, the snow maiden, deer, bullfinches, and even a hut.
DIY quilling snowflakes
If you don’t know how to make a voluminous paper snowflake with luxurious quilling curls, then start with the simplest compositions with a few elements.
Materials and tools for making snowflakes:
- long narrow strips of thin paper of white and cream colors;
- thread for a loop or rain;
- special tool for quilling or knitting needle / awl / skewer;
- glue with a brush;
- file with a cardboard attachment as a work surface.
Work sequence:
- twist 8 spirals of white and cream stripes;
- flatten the round parts a bit along the opposite edges to form a “leaf” element;
- Prepare another 17 smaller spirals from strips of different colors.
Now you can assemble the composition:
- put in a circle cream elements "leaf", in the center place a white circle;
- fix the details among themselves, applying glue on the side surfaces and at the junction with the central figure;
- in the same way, fix the white elements of the "leaf", placing them in a second circle between the white parts;
- Give each sharp corner circles in the same color.
Next, you can attach a thread to one of the outer circles and form a loop. This lace beauty looks good on the Christmas tree, it can be put in a box with gifts. If you make several delicate compositions using the quilling technique, then it is easy to assemble an exclusive garland from them.
Kirigami Art: Newly Designed Snowflakes
The Kirigami technique, which is a type of origami, involves the use of a stationery knife or scissors in the process of creating paper figures. Transparent hexagonal bases are also relevant here, as when folding three-dimensional origami snowflakes.
Lace compositions using the Kirigami technique are weightless, despite the impressive volume, and are often used in window decoration. For greater attractiveness and originality, for the sake of Kirigami snowflakes, they are painted with markers, decorated with sparkles, fluffy balls.
New Year's toys from paper snowflakes
Snow-white ballerinas with an openwork skirt are an elegant attribute of the New Year's interior. As a Christmas tree toy, cardboard models of dancers with a pack with a snowy ornament are used. To create a soaring composition under the ceiling, ballerinas are cut out of office paper. For a lace tutu, you can make simple round snowflakes or lush 3D compositions.
Balls with snowflakes perfectly complement the Christmas tree decor, but are most often used in the design of table compositions and wreaths. To build a cute Christmas toy, you need to prepare the following materials:
- foam balls - the basis of the craft;
- a lot of paper snowflakes - blanks are best done with a hole punch for snowflakes;
- pins with a decorative finish;
- sequins, rhinestones, beads, sparkles.
We cover the tiny snowflakes with sparkles and put 2 pieces each on pins together with beads and sequins. Next, we attach the pins on a foam form and we get a ball covered with a fluffy layer of lace. For a change, you can use colored circles with a snow ornament and assemble an original garland from them.
Use the best ideas for decorating paper snowflakes in the Christmas decoration!