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Here's how you do it: First fold your filter in half,
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then in half again,
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and one more time.
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Draw your shapes. I used a black pen so you could see it clearly in the photo but if you use a pencil the lines won't be noticeable on your finished flake.
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Cut out using scissors (or is you have a really complex shape a craft knife)
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Unfold....
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And....
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viola!
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A perfect snowflake.
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I just love how the semi-transparent look of the filters mimics the icy quality of real snowflakes. And they are so fast to make, in no time at all you'll have a blizzards worth.
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Great idea Meg! I've never tried coffee filters before!
ReplyDeleteThanks Jane. I keep finding fun crafts to do with coffee filters!
ReplyDeleteNifty idea!
ReplyDeleteFinally catching up on my blogs, and this is genius! I wish I'd seen it earlier - I have a bazillion filters in this house, and would have plastered all my windows with them!
ReplyDeleteI looked through so many coffee filter snowflake tutorials and I loved yours the best! Thank you so much :) This is what you've inspired us to do:
ReplyDeletehttp://theladynthetramp.blogspot.com/2012/12/diy-christmas-decorating.html
Aww thanks so much for this nice comment! I loved how your window of flakes turned out.
DeleteIf you want to cut bigger flakes from coffee filters and not have them flop over here's a another tutorial on coffee filter flakes that I have
http://www.megacrafty.com/2011/11/snowflake-ornaments-and-challenge.html