How to make a 3D snowflake 15/11/2013

This is a splendid idea to make along your children, to decorate the windows or the Christmas tree, you can also choose a type of resistant paper or with shine according to your taste, the ideas to decorate with these snowflakes can be so many.

Materials:

• * 6 sheets of paper (the one you prefer and works to make the snowflake)
• * scissors, scotch tape and stapler
• * ruler, angle protractor, pencil
• * hot silicone

First we cut squares, the measurements can be 15 cm x 15 cm, nevertheless it depends on how big you want the snowflake, then fold the sheet diagonally to form a triangle. Fold the triangle again in half and make 3 diagonal cuts towards the upper part of the triangle, the lines must be parallel. If you want something perfect, it is better that you draw the lines first before cutting, leaving an empty space in the center.

Open the triangle, at this point you can see something beautiful, a kind of diamond.

Take the two lateral tips from the center and join with transparent tape

Turn the diamond over and with tape join the other two lateral tips. This way the rolls appear on the opposite direction.

Keep turning over the diamond and join the tips each time from the opposite sides. Do the same process with the other pieces of paper. Join them to the diamonds 3 at a time from their ends.

At the end, when all the diamonds are ready, we must join the two parts from the 3 diamonds each one to the center using the stapler.

Join with the stapler or the hot silicone, in a way the beautiful shape is set. You can also tie a cord to the snowflake to hang it. 

Snowflake finished!

We took the liberty of taking this idea from: Wiki How to do Anything

Text: Violetta Ramagnoli.

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