According to these patterns, you can cut snowflakes out of paper with your own hands, from simple to intricate and unusual!
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Decorating a house with New Year's paper cut out snowflakes is one of the sweetest traditions of this holiday. We have put together in this collection different patterns by which you can cut beautiful snowflakes, simple and complex. Stock up on not too thick paper and scissors. For the most complex projects, a breadboard knife may be required.
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1. Simple snowflakes
Two simple hexagonal snowflakes + leaf preparation pattern
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Let's start with simple patterns, and also figure out how to fold a sheet to make a hexagonal snowflake. Indeed, in nature, snowflakes have exactly six (and not four or eight) rays. If we want naturalness, it is worth folding the sheet in six. But pay attention, some templates in the selection assume folding the sheet four times, this will be indicated on the diagrams.
So, here is a six-ray snowflake sheet preparation diagram:
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And two patterns for cutting simple snowflakes:
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Photo and source: pagingsupermom.com
Three more simple snowflakes
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Three more patterns of simple snowflakes, even children can handle cutting them out.
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Source: partymajors.wordpress.com
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2. Snowflakes of medium complexity
Six snowflakes with patterns for printing
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Patterns for cutting these snowflakes can be downloaded from the links and print:
Snowflake 1
Snowflake 2
Snowflake 3
Snowflake 4
Snowflake 5
Snowflake 6
Source: firstpalette.com
Quadrangular snowflakes with horses, moose and snowmen
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These snowflakes - with four rays, but - with recognizable figures: horses, snowmen and moose.
Horses:
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Snowmen:
![](http://img.ballardsicecream.com/img/burd-2020/4291/40-13.jpeg)
![](http://img.ballardsicecream.com/img/burd-2020/4291/40-14.jpeg)
Moose:
![](http://img.ballardsicecream.com/img/burd-2020/4291/40-15.jpeg)
![](http://img.ballardsicecream.com/img/burd-2020/4291/40-16.jpeg)
Photo and source: willowday.net
Four more medium-sized snowflakes
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These snowflakes look especially good together: see how beautifully you can decorate a window with them!
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Photo and source: leiadiy.hitteachy.com
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3. Complex and unusual snowflakes
7 complex and very complex snowflakes
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If you are confident in your abilities, you can tackle snowflakes more difficult. For example, for these:
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Source: fabartdiy.com
Five more complex snowflakes
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To make it easier to work, each scheme has a sequence of cutting out fragments.
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Source: icreativeideas.com
Snowflakes for Harry Potter fans
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A small selection especially for those who love books and films about the Boy who survived. Albus Dumbledore, Professor Severus Snape (aka Snape), Lord Voldemort and Harry himself - with patterns for cutting Some sections will have to be cut with a breadboard knife, but you must admit, it's worth it.
Dumbledore:
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Harry:
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![](http://img.ballardsicecream.com/img/burd-2020/4291/40-37.jpeg)
Severus:
![](http://img.ballardsicecream.com/img/burd-2020/4291/40-38.jpeg)
![](http://img.ballardsicecream.com/img/burd-2020/4291/40-39.jpeg)
Voldemort
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![](http://img.ballardsicecream.com/img/burd-2020/4291/40-41.jpeg)
Photo and source: anthonyherreradesigns.com
Snowflakes for Marvel Superhero fans
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Snowflakes with superheroes are a bit simpler than with characters in Harry Potter books. Hulk, Spider-Man, Batman - choose.
Hulk - template for download
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Iron Man - Pattern
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Spider-Man - Template
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Batman - pattern
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Joker - template
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Wonder Wumen or Wonder Woman - template
Photo and source: laughingsquid.com
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Lastly, two ideas for the unusual use of patterns for snowflakes:
Idea: Giant Snowflakes
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Everything is the same, only several times larger: you can decorate a window or wall with giant snowflakes. Use any of the templates, just take a larger sheet.
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Photo: ohhappyday.com
Another idea: voluminous snowflakes
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And from the cut out snowflakes you can make voluminous. To do this, cut 4 identical snowflakes according to the template, fold them, as shown in the photo below, and glue them together by adding a loop.
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Photo and source: thesprucecrafts.com
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