π Beautiful snowflakes and adorable paper stars for the New Year: DIY fairy tale
What we associate the New Year with in the first place is winter. And the winter itself is with snow. Therefore, New Year's decor is very often complemented by a variety of snowflakes and stars. The homemaster.techinfus.com/en/ editorial team offers to arm yourself with the right material and the whole family to create wonderful snowflakes and paper stars for the New Year.
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Simple and beautiful options for making paper snowflakes
Paper snowflakes can be not only traditional carved from paper folded several times. Today it is a real art to transform a simple sheet of paper into an elegant and ornate miracle. There are several ways to make a snowflake for home decoration using a minimum of tools and paper.
Twisting paper strips: the grace of quilling
You don't need to rack your brains for a long time over how to make beautiful and light snowflakes for the New Year, when there is a wonderful filigree paper-rolling technique - quilling. Interesting elements are collected in beautiful patterns that make up anything. On the eve of the New Year, we are interested in snowflakes, so we sit comfortably and figure out how to make a small miracle out of paper strips.
Snowflakes of different shapes and structures are collected from basic elements using PVA glue
The density of each element depends on the twisting force and tension.
The most difficult thing will not be to twist and assemble the elements, but to cut the same strips. But you can buy ready-made in a craft store. In addition, their density will be higher, which will have a positive effect on the quality of work.
To get a beautiful product, they draw a diagram consisting of the desired elements. Then they make the required number of modules and assemble them together according to the diagram or picture-instructions
Colored stripes add the perfect color to the snowflake
How else can you make a snowflake from stripes
Another interesting and uncomplicated option would be to make a snowflake by gluing stripes in a specific sequence.
We assemble several modules from strips of different colors and lengths and glue the product with PVA glue
Another way of assembling snowflakes from stripes - even a small child can cope with this option if you help him cut the same strips corresponding to the length
β 9, 10 To make such a beautiful and non-standard snowflake, either take ready-made shiny paper, or do it yourself using PVA glue and glitter. Then we proceed according to the assembly scheme:
Choosing a variety of stencils for the New Year for cutting openwork snowflakes
It seems to be a simple matter - fold the paper and cut out a bunch of beautiful snowflakes. But when it comes down to it, many people don't get the expected miracle. The reason is not in the inability to use scissors and paper, but in the difficulties with the image of a beautiful stencil. Therefore, it makes sense to use ready-made stencils. The lines can be redrawn, printed on a printer or attached to the monitor a sheet of office paper and accurately translate the drawing.
The most basic thing in work is to fold the paper correctly.
It is not necessary to use only white, snowflakes in cold colors also look good
Even if the stencil scale is 1: 1, the picture can be enlarged or reduced at will
Somewhere you have to use a cutter or a stationery knife
The stencil doesn't have to be complicated
If you connect identical snowflakes in the middle and stretch a thread through them, you get a wonderful garland
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New Year's volumetric paper snowflakes: interesting paperwork
When volume products are required to create a decor, then you should use the clear and simple schemes of volumetric paper snowflakes with your own hands.
Volumetric snowflake: New Year's geometry and figured grace
Wonderful volumetric snowflakes for the New Year from paper are obtained if you take several repetitive steps.
We make cuts and connect in pairs the elements of each side, alternating the direction. Six modules are assembled together with a stapler, tape or glue
Creative application of the angled figured hole punch. For greater expressiveness, the edges are treated with silver or gold paint
Snowflake in modular origami technique
There is also a more time-consuming, but not complicated method that can be recommended to those who are wondering how to make voluminous snowflakes for the New Year.
The work consists in making a certain number of identical modules
Let's see a small step-by-step master class on making snowflakes from modules.
| Illustration | Action Description |
|---|---|
 | Assembling the base element for assembling the beam. We install two modules with the hypotenuse of the triangle to the left, and with the pockets to the right. In these pockets we insert the legs of the third module, also facing the pockets to the right, to the end. |
 | The small beam requires two basic elements. They can be obtained by inserting the legs of one element, consisting of three modules, into the pockets of the second. |
 | It turns out a small beam, consisting of 6 modules. For the manufacture of all small beams, 36 modules are needed, and for 6 large beams, which consist of 15 small modules, 90 of them are needed. You also need to make 12 modules to connect all the beams to each other. |
 | Total: 6 small and 6 large beams. |
 | We take a large beam and two connecting modules. We insert a pocket into one module in the direction of the elements in the beam with one leg. We do the same with the second module. Insert the connecting modules into the other 5 large beams. |
 | We alternately connect small rays with large ones using pockets and connecting modules. |
 | It turns out a beautiful snowflake star. |
Volumetric fluffy snowflake for the New Year
For the option of a voluminous snowflake for the New Year, which is perfectly done with your own hands, you need to take two colors of paper, scissors and glue.
First, fold the square in half, the resulting triangle again in half and again in half.
After three such additions, we make the fourth, pulling one corner with a fold to the upper opposite corner
Cut off the corner so that we get an isosceles obtuse triangle
Making cuts towards the fold
Let's make several such blanks of different colors and sizes
Collecting a beautiful snowflake
There is another interesting way to make a voluminous fluffy snowflake on the tree with your child
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Winter stars for the New Year made of paper
Stars are no less expressive than snowflakes, so it makes sense to try to decorate your apartment with them.
In origami technique
The process involves carefully folding the paper to create precise lines and marks.
| Illustration | Action Description |
|---|---|
 | We use two identical squares of any size to complete one star. |
 | It is better to take single-sided colored paper for those who are trying their hand for the first time. We carry out the folds at once on each square, the work is symmetrical. |
 | Bend the triangle again and iron the fold line. |
 | Now expand the triangle and make two folds in half again. |
 | Let's form a corner. Make sure that the lines converge exactly at the intersection of the previous folds. Let's bend all the corners like that. |
 | We make even cuts exactly to the point of intersection. |
 | We bend the corners on both blanks in this way. |
 | We glue a piece of double-sided tape to one of the halves of the corners on each side and glue the sides together. |
 | Now we glue both blanks by turning them relative to each other. If all the fold lines were accurate, beautiful products are obtained. |
Video on how to make a snowflake
Small decorative stars
If you have a lot of time, then while watching your favorite TV series or movie, you can work productively with your hands.
We take and cut many strips of different paper and fold them as in the photo
Such stars serve as decor, which is used to decorate the New Year's table, and as a garland.
Star from book pages
The most beautiful and stylish craft is obtained from unnecessary old book pages, preferably yellowed with time. To work you need PVA glue, sequins and an old book.
We twist a bag from each sheet, and then put them together in a star shape
We wish you interesting and creative preparation for the upcoming holiday!
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