Snowflakes For All Seasons by Cindy Higham takes an old idea and makes it exciting again. Remember folding paper and cutting out shapes, then unfolding the paper to reveal snowflakes? That’s the basic idea behind this book, but that’s all that basic.
Snowflakes For All Seasons has seventy-two snowflake patterns that really are for all seasons, even summer. There are snowflakes for major holidays, not just Christmas but the 4th of July and St. Patrick’s Day too. Everyone always says that no two snowflakes are alike, and these patterns are sure not like anything I’ve seen before. At first glance I just see a snowflake, it takes a second before the spiders, or jack-o-lanterns, nutcrackers, autumn leaves, stars, butterflies, and teddy bears show up.
The projects all use 8 ½ x 11 sheets of paper. You can use plain white or use pattered scrapbook paper. Higham provides diagrams for correct paper folding. Each of the projects has a pattern in dark blue. The pattern shows the entire snowflake and also the shapes you cut on the folded paper. The patterns copy very well and can be reduced or enlarged. Higham also provides hints for successful cutting.
What do you do with all these snowflakes? Besides hanging them in your windows – there are ideas for using them to make bows, to embellish scrapbooks and bulletin boards, to decorate cards and invitations, to make placemats, and even to hang on the tree as ornaments.
I do wish the book included photographs of all the completed projects.
Paper snowflakes are always fun to make. Any child old enough to cut with scissors is old enough for this book. The designs are original enough to capture the interest of serious crafters. The book is inspiring and makes me wonder what other designs we could make.
More Craft Books:
Sticky Note Origami – David Mitchell
Country Living Merry & Bright: 301 Festive Ideas for Celebrating Christmas