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Budget Gifts Ideas Winner! : katyelliott.com. Posted on | December 23, 2008 | 5 Comments Stephanie from Even Cleveland is the winner of the budget gifts ideas sweepstakes! I absolutely fell in love with her diy snowflake ornaments. A sweet and cost-effective gift for the holidays. Stephanie was kind enough to share the instructions with all us. This is how you make them: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 7. I made mine white, but I think colorful ones might be fun, too. Related Posts:Diy: Birch Bark HeartsHoliday Pack Basket For Front DoorDiy: Salt Dough Ornaments share Comments. Paper Snowball Tutorial. Let it Snow! All we have been getting are ice storms around here, no snow to play with! We have been making our own, including a paper snowman! Below is a tutorial for how to make your own paper snowballs out of your paper snowflakes. If you would like some inspiration for cutting your snowflakes, please visit my previous post, "Snowflake Party! " To begin, you need to cut 3 snowflakes.

It works best if your snowflakes are close to the same size. You can use any kind of paper. After you have cut your circles out fold them in half, then in half again, then in half one more time, for a total of 3 folds. When you finish cutting and unfold them you will have 3 snowflakes that are close to the same size. Stack the three circles on top of each other.

Take the stack of 3 snowflakes and just sew one line down the center of the snowflake. Next, fold the top snowflake up: Like this: and crease it down the middle. Then do it again for the back layer snowflake. Here is how they look hanging. Popular Front: SnowDays. Featured Download: Snowflake App Designs and Prints Your Flake t. Make-a-Flake - A snowflake maker by Barkley Interactive. Carrying on the tradition... Thanks for your wonderful response to my window display! All of your kindness and encouragement are totally nourishing. I am just as insecure and vulnerable as the next person. I was so immersed in creating this window, that I had lost any sense of objectivity and couldn't see it clearly. This display was so dear to my heart, that I have been a bit tender for the last few days... in a good way... but when your heart is wide open, it can be intimidating to share your work.

My window display is dedicated to my 90 year old grandfather, who taught me the art of snowflake cutting. It's such a surprise every time you unfold a snowflake, but the magic of opening one that my grandfather had drawn just for my delight cannot be described in words. This one is my favorite. On to the tutorial... Advent Day 1: Snowflake Bentley and paper snowflakes. Book: Snowflake Bentley by Jacqueline Briggs Martin Activity: paper snowflakes I thought we'd start the month with an easy activity that needs no more than paper and scissors. I use copy paper but any paper will do as long as you can fold it 4 times without it being too thick; experiment with tissue paper and coffee filters too. Snowflake Bentley is a biography about Wilson A. "Under the microscope, I found that snowflakes were miracles of beauty; and it seemed a shame that this beauty should not be seen and appreciated by others. You might want to warm up by making some virtual snowflakes.

Step 5: After cutting, open up carefully and press folds open with your fingers. And Kenneth Libbrecht, who was the photographer for the snowflake images on U.S. holiday stamps last year, has several books out with gorgeous photography. The best. If you're in an area where it snows maybe you'd like to try your hand at identifying different types of snowflakes. Enjoy your snowflakes!