How to Make the Best Paper Snowflakes!

yes yes, the holidays are over for now, but it doesn't mean you can't do this simple project :)

excuse some quality of these pictures, as it was all taken with my macbook.

if this is similar to another persons intructable, my apologies, as i had learned this technique in school a few years back and was not in anyway trying to copy someones idea!

you might have guessed from the title that you'll need paper and scissors, BUT as all good instructables, this one too should have an items page.

> sheet of printer paper

>scissors

> tape ( for hanging purposes )

P.S. if you have surgical scissors, they will work GREAT for this project as you will be able to add more detail, but normal scissors shoukd work fine.

ok, here's where the folding begins. fold one corner into the other side, and for lack of a better description i highly reccomend you look at the pictures. pictures are more fun anyways.

since you folded your paper, you might have noticed how you now have a rectangle at the bottom of your sheet ( hold the pointed end up, rectangle at the bottom for orientation) now, simply cut that part off, make sure it doesnt pass the folded part ( please please PLEASE look at the pictures) as an end result you should have a squair with a fold down the middle, and a long rectangle which can be recycled.e

remember the square we made? fold that paper in half, along the line that already exists ( you should be getting a triangle )

fold triangle in half, like so.

fold the corners in ( picture fun time again )

now acquire your scissors again, your almost done! begin to cut the top off ( in a semi-circular shape ) view in picture

at this point, when you unfold what you have now, it should look like a circle. this is your " blank snowflake". if you unfolded, refold now.

next take your scissors ( here is where the medical / surgical scissors would come in handy ) and start to take small cuts of paper out of the "triangle". the more you make, the more detailed the snowflake you will get.

once you feel you have put enough cuts into your snowflake, open up and enjoy! i've made these for around the house on the holidays.