Moot Thoughts & Musings

I meant to celebrate the beginning of December with this post. But yesterday got a little away from me. It's very cold here (well, at least it is for here, and we don't really have adequate heating, so it's *brrr* indoors as well). So snowflakes and Christmas music don't feel as out of place as they sometimes feel here in Louisiana. My parents are going to Germany for Christmas to visit my brother, and my other brother and sister are coming here. I'm getting a little more excited for Christmas than I have been. So without further ado.....

The Snowflake Tutorial

Step 1
You must start with a square, which can be easily attained by folding a triangle, and trimming the excess.

Step 2
After you have a square, fold into a triangle, so that the open side is pointing down.

Step 3
Fold in half again, only this time, you want the open side up. Triangle is still pointing down.

Step 4
From the bottom, fold the right side over about a third of the way.

Step 5
The fold the left side over on top of it. You'll want them to be about equal, so you may have to jiggle your fold lines until they're about right. (I know, scientific, isn't it?)

Step 6
Turn it over and trim off the tails.

Step 7
The start cutting designs into the sides. Remember, you're cutting the profile of everything. When you open it, you'll have the mirror image of whatever you cut out. (Remember Valentine's hearts?) If you have a good pair of sharp scissors, one can get really detailed. Okay...obsessed! Remeber, don't cut all the the way across!

Step 8
Unfold and view the magic! And believe me, no two snowflakes are alike.

Have fun, and happy cutting!