Jilly Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Check out my blog. My daughter made some great snowflakes today :), and we posted step by step instructions on how to make them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 (edited) I have a question about step 3--does it mean you fold for the second time, or two more times? Step 4--the "right way"--looks like that means holding it long side down? Step 6--does this mean use 6 pieces of paper? Edited December 16, 2009 by gardening momma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 That is a great craft! Thanks for sharing. I adore snowflakes (I just posted the same rave on your blog :) -- I'm not too creative in the writing arena tonight) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 What time can the girls and I come over tomorrow for private instructions? :D (We're friends IRL) Those are AWESOME!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I think we'll try this soon--how will it look if the lines are cut crooked? :D (I'll have dd6 do the cutting). Although I might draw the lines for her to cut--she does cut well, but I'm not sure about freehand cutting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesmama3 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 I need help on the last 'taping them together' thing. I have all six taped together in a straight line and can't seem to connect them. Any advice?:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
julesmama3 Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Duh. I'm gonna lay them out in the snowflake pattern then tape. Can you tell it's 1:00? lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 I have a question about step 3--does it mean you fold for the second time, or two more times? Step 4--the "right way"--looks like that means holding it long side down? Step 6--does this mean use 6 pieces of paper? Luckily my daughter is still awake because she is the one who did this. :) Here is what she has to say: Step 3 - You fold it for the second time. Step 4 - You will notice that the triangle has two sides that are the same, and one that is different (it's longer). Keep the "legs" of the triangle at the bottom and keep the longer part to the right. Then cut three parallel lines to the longer side. Step 6 - Yes, six sheets of paper are needed for each snowflake. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Duh. I'm gonna lay them out in the snowflake pattern then tape. Can you tell it's 1:00? lol Yes you have to use a good deal of tape for this project. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 I think we'll try this soon--how will it look if the lines are cut crooked? :D (I'll have dd6 do the cutting). Although I might draw the lines for her to cut--she does cut well, but I'm not sure about freehand cutting. It will look slightly off, but still like a snowflake. You can also trim the triangles if you didn't fold it perfectly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mothersweets Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Wow, how smart is your dd?! Very neat craft - I'll have to try this one out. and best of all...no glitter!!:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TammyinTN Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Beautiful job!!! Thanks for the instructions!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
helena Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 bump :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jazzyfizzle Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Check out my blog. My daughter made some great snowflakes today :), and we posted step by step instructions on how to make them. Great, thanks! We have been doing simple ones, these would be fun to try. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Thanks, Jilly--I think I will make a bunch of these and hang them up as a surprise on Christmas morning! BTW, my son is a film student wannabee--trying to get into VCU's Cinema dept. They are very big into French film there and have an agreement with a famous French film school--graduates of VCU can go for a free semester, if they can speak the language. Won't happen for my son (not good at languages) but thought it might interest you. LOVE your blog. Your dd looks like a model--truly! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenpatty Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 We just made one. It is pretty and HUGE! I love it! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenpatty Posted December 16, 2009 Share Posted December 16, 2009 Wow, how smart is your dd?! Very neat craft - I'll have to try this one out. and best of all...no glitter!!:) Ooooh, but just think how much prettier it would be with glitter!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted December 16, 2009 Author Share Posted December 16, 2009 Thanks, Jilly--I think I will make a bunch of these and hang them up as a surprise on Christmas morning!BTW, my son is a film student wannabee--trying to get into VCU's Cinema dept. They are very big into French film there and have an agreement with a famous French film school--graduates of VCU can go for a free semester, if they can speak the language. Won't happen for my son (not good at languages) but thought it might interest you. LOVE your blog. Your dd looks like a model--truly! I majored in film at UCSB. They also had a program for going to France. Unfortunately, I was like your son, not good at languages at all. I still enjoy French films though, and I am glad they are subtitled! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I was going to make one tonight, but I totally forgot that we're out of scotch tape. :crying: Hmm...how about packing tape? :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam101 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Made our first one tonight and hung it in the front window. Ds is working on the second one! Thanks for sharing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 I was going to make one tonight, but I totally forgot that we're out of scotch tape. :crying: Hmm...how about packing tape? :D My daughter actually finished her last one with packing tape!:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I'm having trouble getting the 6 pieces taped together...any tips? I thought I'd try making 3 sets of 2, taped end-to-end, but then it seems a little awkward to get them together, crossed at the center. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2boys Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 We just made one. It is pretty and HUGE! I love it! Thanks for sharing. We make these snowflakes too, but our directions say to cut the paper into a 5 inch square. And we make two cuts instead of three. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 (edited) I just finished mine. I worked on a smaller scale--I made 4.5" squares. I finally got the pieces to fit together by taking apart the 3 sets of 2. Then I matched up the sides of the pieces--outer ring to outer ring, then smaller ring to smaller ring, outer ring to outer ring, and so on, taping the middles together as I went. The finished snowflake measures about 13" across. If my camera battery is working, I'll post a picture. Edited December 17, 2009 by gardening momma Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
courtney.byrum Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Fun! My 4 yr old DD and I made one today and she had a blast :) She loves her snowflake and is trying to decide where to hang it. Thanks for the instructions, they helped a ton! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tam101 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I'm having trouble getting the 6 pieces taped together...any tips? I thought I'd try making 3 sets of 2, taped end-to-end, but then it seems a little awkward to get them together, crossed at the center. My son and I ended up with different techniques. I taped center crosses together first, then messed with the middle/end pieces. My son taped two end to end then did the center crosses on the next two and taped then ends to the middle. Repeating on the other side. I think his turned out better. (hope that makes sense :( ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crafty Mathy Mom Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Our snowflakes turned out great! My dd used origami paper which is already square. Thanks for the idea. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oak Knoll Mom Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Thanks for sharing! I made one today and it is now hanging over our dining room table. The biggest problem I had was figuring out how to get the ends to join together in the middle. I think what I came up with works, but I don't think it's how your daughter did hers. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 I commented on the blog itself, but wanted to know if it was alright for me to forward this to some friends. Would you mind if I sent complete strangers to your blog? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Imprimis Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 Okay, the kids and I, and, even dh made these snowflakes today. LOVE them! It really was fun. And, they turned out beautifully. We did various sizes and colors--one of them is now our tree topper (this one was cardstock, so it holds it's shape well)---the rest will be hanging at varying lengths in our family room. Thank you and your daughter! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted December 17, 2009 Author Share Posted December 17, 2009 I commented on the blog itself, but wanted to know if it was alright for me to forward this to some friends. Would you mind if I sent complete strangers to your blog? It's a public blog, so I don't mind. Thanks for asking though. I just wanted to let everyone know that my daughter has started to use our stapler instead of tape now. She thinks that works better, especially for construction paper. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lionfamily1999 Posted December 17, 2009 Share Posted December 17, 2009 It's a public blog, so I don't mind. Thanks for asking though. I just wanted to let everyone know that my daughter has started to use our stapler instead of tape now. She thinks that works better, especially for construction paper. LOL, we ran out of tape and I've come to the same conclusion ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted December 18, 2009 Share Posted December 18, 2009 Camera batteries are charged...here's my pic. I used 4.5" construction paper squares. Finished product is 13" across. I have mine hanging above the dining room window--I used an ornament hook. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted December 18, 2009 Author Share Posted December 18, 2009 Camera batteries are charged...here's my pic. I used 4.5" construction paper squares. Finished product is 13" across. I have mine hanging above the dining room window--I used an ornament hook. Looks great! I love it in red. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in MD Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 The kids and I made them on Thursday and had a lot of fun! Thanks to you and your dd for posting the idea :) Heather in MD Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
myfunnybunch Posted December 19, 2009 Share Posted December 19, 2009 OoooooooooooooooooooooHHHH! <smacking my forhead> I get it! Talk about your visual vs. verbal learners. I printed instructions for these stars but they didn't show pictures, just described how to do it, and not well. A few pictures and....DUH. I won't embarrass myself by saying how many times I tried to make these. :leaving: Cat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 OoooooooooooooooooooooHHHH! <smacking my forhead> I get it! Talk about your visual vs. verbal learners. I printed instructions for these stars but they didn't show pictures, just described how to do it, and not well. A few pictures and....DUH. I won't embarrass myself by saying how many times I tried to make these. :leaving: Cat I watched my daughter make these numerous times, and I still can't make one. Talk about embarrassing! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted December 21, 2009 Author Share Posted December 21, 2009 The kids and I made them on Thursday and had a lot of fun! Thanks to you and your dd for posting the idea :) Heather in MD My daughter wanted me to tell you that she loves your snowflakes, especially the colors. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 I just wanted to bring this thread back as my daughter got the urge to make snowflakes today, and I thought others might be interested in doing the same. I re-posted our original blog post about them with instructions for anyone looking for a fun craft to make with the kids. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen in NS Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 I just wanted to bring this thread back as my daughter got the urge to make snowflakes today, and I thought others might be interested in doing the same. I re-posted our original blog post about them with instructions for anyone looking for a fun craft to make with the kids. :001_smile: Thank you. I remember seeing this thread a couple of years ago, and wanting to try the craft. We never did. But I'm leaving your blog post up on my computer so my daughter can look at it tomorrow - she might like to try it this year! It's so beautiful! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest submarines Posted December 5, 2011 Share Posted December 5, 2011 Awesome! Thanks! We will be making them tomorrow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jilly Posted December 5, 2011 Author Share Posted December 5, 2011 I just wanted to give this one more bump for anyone who missed it. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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