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CMU
Lv 5
CMU asked in Games & RecreationHobbies & Crafts · 1 decade ago

How do you make sparkly hardened Paper Snowflakes?

I remember doing a project in elementary school where we made paper snowflakes, dipped them in a glue/water mixture, and then sprinkled or dipped them in sugar or salt. I can't remember completely how to do it, but I want to know how so I can make a bunch and hang them on my tree this year. I'm doing mostly handmade ornaments this year, and my theme is snowflakes. Please help me! I already cut out a bunch of snowflakes, I just need to figure out how to harden them and make them sparkle using just stuff I have in my kitchen! Thanks!

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  • L.F.
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    My aunt makes snowflakes 3-d ones - they look like quilting squares - and she dips them in melted parafin wax and then sprinkles them with glitter.

    http://highhopes.com/3dstar.html scroll down to the bottom. They are actually easy to make once you get the hang of it.

    Parafin can be dangerous, you need to use a double boiler and be very careful.

    She makes a crocheted kind that is dipped in liquid starch. Fabric stores have decoupage glue which would also work.

  • Anonymous
    4 years ago

    Snowflakes... approximately 8 Christmases in the past, I sat there making 30 paper snowflakes and that i spray painted them with glitter, positioned a string on them and hung them on the ceiling. It replaced right into a wintry climate wonderland. =) i'm doing that with my daughter now.

  • 1 decade ago

    Martha Stewart has some of the most beautiful patterns for snowflakes - folding, cutting, spray glue and sprinkle glitter.

    http://www.marthastewart.com/portal/site/mslo/menu...

  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    That is a good point

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