Usually when people say you can make something with things you already have on hand, I find myself at Target an hour later. These are the only things you need to make your giant snowflakes. Last year I invoked my poor spatial reasoning skills (those seem to come up a lot lately) to get out of writing my own tutorial, but this year I am equal to the task! What I lack in clarity I will make up for with excessive wordiness! Here we go: But there are lots of parts that even a 4 or 5 or 6 year old could do with a bit of assistance). They’re super cheap, super fast (you can easily make one in under 15 minutes once you get the hang of it), and a good craft for kids to make or help you make (my 10 and 12 year olds can pretty much do them independently the 8 year old still needs some help. Okay, so on to non-failing snowflakes! We first made these several years ago I saw a tutorial on them on my homeschooling message board, and we whipped a few out and found them both easy and impressive (particularly given how easy they are). For another, as I completely forgot until I got started, it’s designed to only be pretty on one side. For one thing, wrapping paper is floppy and difficult to work with. I had hoped to also put a new twist on this year’s post by making our snowflakes out of pretty wrapping paper instead of regular copy or construction paper. Because my kids asked to make these snowflakes again, and we’ve made them often enough that I can pretty much do it in my sleep now, and I wanted a brand new post for the last week of Dare to DIY, and I had to do something different this year….not just post more pictures of giant snowflakes hanging in my foyer. Really, there are a gazillion tutorials on making these snowflakes the world probably does not need another one. Noelia Ávila is seated at the far right.Funny thing: my post for last year’s Dare to Deck the Halls? Also giant snowflakes.īut! Last year I was too timid to write my own tutorial, so I found one on another blog and linked to it. This photo was taken during the convention. Noelia and I spent some time together in the fantastic city of Buenos Aires and then traveled by car three hours north and west to attend an origami convention in the town of Rosario. In 2010 we met again when I traveled to Argentina. I first met Noelia online around 2007, and then subsequently in person, at various conventions including those organized by Origami USA. She was gentle, joyous, generous, creative, and so much more to those who knew her. Noelia is also known by the name, Chica Origami and was 38 years old when she died. It was with great sadness that I learned of the sudden and premature passing of a fellow origami traveler, my sweet friend Noelia Ávila from San Juan, Argentina. It is a hard and sometimes shocking life lesson that we lose people we love. The feeling of gratitude for such shared generosity and personal enrichment is difficult to express. I value each and every person I’ve interacted with about origami over many years and I’m grateful for all that I have learned through these friendships. One of the things I most appreciate about origami is the friendship and connection with so many people who share a love for this wonderful art of paper folding. Origami traditional lotus flower (tutorial below)
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