{"id":3440,"date":"2013-12-09T06:00:19","date_gmt":"2013-12-09T10:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicolevanputten.com\/?p=3440"},"modified":"2013-12-08T17:14:20","modified_gmt":"2013-12-08T21:14:20","slug":"3440","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicolevanputten.com\/2013\/12\/09\/3440\/","title":{"rendered":"Let It Snow – Paper"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you live in the United States there is a relatively decent chance it is cold at your house right now. When we woke up this morning it was a whopping 16 degrees and at Buck Branch<\/a> the temperature has barely been breaking 30. Usually this time of year they average around 55 or 60.<\/p>\n

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To honor the cold, I decided it was time for some snow. Paper snow! Mr. MVP and I sat down and each made our own paper snowflakes and I thought I would teach all of you how too. The supplies for my gigantic snowflake are super easy: paper, scissors, tape and a stapler. This project is for both adults and kids, so don’t forget to share.<\/p>\n

First let me say that I am horrible at following written directions, so I tried to include as many photographs as possible in this post. If you have any questions about how to make this snowflake, please feel free to ask questions and I will answer as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n

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The first step involves folding your paper into a square. If you are using a standard 8 1\/2 x 11 sheet of paper simply take one corner and fold it down so the top half of your paper forms a triangle.<\/p>\n

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Really, it’s that easy.<\/p>\n

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Pick up your scissors and cut off the bottom portion of your paper that is sticking out of the triangle.<\/p>\n

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I tried to think of something clever to do with this strip of paper, but so far I haven’t had any remarkable ideas. Just set it aside.<\/p>\n

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Now you have a large triangle that needs to be folded into a smaller triangle. Fold it in half.<\/p>\n

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This smaller triangle now has to be flipped over before you can pick up your scissors. This is amazingly easy though, so stay with me.<\/p>\n

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Hold the small triangle so that the folded hinge edge is away from you.<\/p>\n

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Before you cut, confirm that the hinge edge is pointing away from you and you are cutting on a folded edge. Good. Now cut the paper from the bottom stopping one thumb length from the top. This is all approximate and does not need to be perfect.<\/p>\n

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Repeat the same cut in the middle of the triangle. Remember to leave room at the top of the paper.<\/p>\n

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Your last cut is at the end of the triangle and is the same as the first two.\u00a0Here is what all three cuts look like:<\/p>\n

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Now it’s time to unfold your triangle.\"\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Seriously, open it up all the way.<\/p>\n

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Excellent work! We are almost finished.<\/p>\n

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The center of what once was your triangle is now, obviously, your square. Grab your tape. Take the two corners of the inside square and tape them together with a very small piece of tape.<\/p>\n

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After the tape is in place, hold your square at the corners and flip the whole thing over.<\/p>\n

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Pull the corners of the next square together and tape those together next.<\/p>\n

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Then flip.<\/p>\n

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Now, tape the corners of the third square together. You are probably getting good at this, so I’m going to let you flip and tape the last square on your own.<\/p>\n

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This is what you will end up with.<\/p>\n

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The whole idea is, to have six or seven of these spirals. You will need to start at the beginning of the process with a new piece of paper until you have as many as you want.\u00a0This took me approximately fifteen minutes.<\/p>\n

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To assemble your snowflake simply gather each spiral and line up the corners.<\/p>\n

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Take your stapler and staple all of the spirals together.<\/p>\n

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Excellent job!<\/p>\n

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Before you hang your snowflake there is a structural issue I noticed where my finger is pointing. To resolve this problem, just take your stapler and staple each spiral to the spiral next to it:<\/p>\n

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Now, if you plan on hanging your snowflake in your window, or on a mirror, you will need invisible thread and a hole punch or a sharp knife.<\/p>\n

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Mr. MVP cut a small hole in the top of one spiral with a razor knife.<\/p>\n

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I put clear thread through the hole and tied a slip knot<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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My #Paper #Snowflake Is #3D. #Fancy! #saturdayfun #teamvp<\/a><\/p>\n

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