Snowflakes for all Seasons: 72 Fold & Cut Paper Snowflakes [Paperback]

Cindy Higham (Author)

Book Description

Snowflakes You Can Make is the best snowflake book ever created! Why make boring old, everyday cut-out snowflakes when you can customize them for any special situation? This craft book is perfect for kids of all ages, and will turn anyone into a snowflake pro. There are snowflake patterns for Valentines Day hearts, St. Patrick's Day shamrocks, birds and flowers for spring, the Liberty bell for Independence Day, leaves for fall, spiders and pumpkins for Halloween, pilgrims for Thanksgiving, Christmas trees, bells, and candles for Christmas, plus lots of fun "traditional" snowflakes (snowflakes that look like, well snowflakes!) and more.
Perfect for scrapbooking, Snowflakes You Can Make is a crafter's dream, and no classroom should be without a copy. The book contains 64 full size patterns, instructions for folding, cutting and decorating your snowflakes, and a complete index.
After spending years showing people how to make paper snowflakes and copying hundreds of patterns for them, Cindy Higham decided to put her patterns in a book for everyone to enjoy. She lives in Utah with her family.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Snowflakes for all Seasons" is a fun craft book for all ages. Kids love to make paper snowflakes and it is a great way for them to learn how to use scissors. This is also a great family activity. "Snowflakes for all Seasons" was recently featur ed in a popular scrapbooking magazine where they showed how to use the paper snowflakes on scrapbook pages. It has also been featured in a children's magazine where they taught how to make the Valentine's Day snowflakes. As the word get out about this b ook it becomes more and more popular. This is a fun craft that is making a come back. -- From the Publisher --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

No two snowflakes are alike--even paper ones! The slightest change in the paper folding or cut can open up a whole new storm of possibilities. By following these all-season patterns, you can learn your own techniques and create your own designs. Perfect for decorating packages, scrapbook pages, greeting cards, bulletin-board displays, or windows, the snowflakes in this book will have you shoveling through hours of creative fun!
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Product Details

• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith (September 7, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 158685528X
• ISBN-13: 978-1586855284
• Product Dimensions: 8.6 x 8.6 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #55,531 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #3 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Seasonal
  • #21 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Home & Garden > Crafts & Hobbies > Papercrafts > General
  • #31 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Arts & Music > Crafts & Hobbies

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40 of 41 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful (and reasonably priced!), February 6, 2002

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Kurt A. Johnson (North-Central Illinois, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snowflakes for all Seasons (Paperback)

For a number of years now, we've had a tradition in our home. As nights lengthen and Christmas approaches, we start folding pieces of printer paper and cutting out snowflakes, which we then tape to windows, the refrigerator, etc. When my wife brought home his book, I figured that it had little to say to me. Well, I was wrong!

The book starts out with a quick one-page hint page, which actually had some really good suggestions. The book then launches into snowflakes for all seasons (from New Years through Independence Day and on to Christmas). Though you wouldn't want many on these off-snowflake-season designs, when done with colored paper, they do make lovely decorations, ones that the kids will love making. Interestingly, the back cover has a thumbnail picture of all of the snowflakes (complete with page numbers), all made with different colored paper--seeing that alone will change your view of snowflakes!

So, please let my family recommend that you buy this wonderful (and reasonably priced) little resource for your family fun. It's a great book!

27 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a fun book! The directions are well done. I love it., March 2, 1999

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This review is from: Snowflakes for all Seasons (Paperback)

The snowflakes look difficult to make, but are fairly easy to do with small sharp scissors. It is fun to do each season's snowflakes in a different color of paper and hang on the windows, or refrigerators, walls, doors, etc. I gave a book to the teachers at our school and they loved using it for themselves and for the children.

22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Delightful, January 23, 2006

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Atheen M. Wilson "Atheen" (Mpls, MN United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Snowflakes for all Seasons: 72 Fold & Cut Paper Snowflakes (Paperback)

I got this book to use as a means of decorating gifts with atractive but inexpensive ornaments. At first I was unsure if the project would succeed, because the snowflakes seemed so elaborate. I was amazed at the effects that I could produced with very little effort. Each of the designs is based on a simple folding technique that reduces the actual cutting to a minimum. When you see the illustrations it becomes instantly "doable" in your mind. I ran into some difficulty due to the choice of my experiment paper: it was too thick and unyielding when folded as needed. A lighter weight paper cured the problem. Origami paper is beautiful, light enough, and already comes in the required square shape. I also found that, as the author stresses, a very sharp pair of sissors is indespensible to keep the cuts uniform through the entire stack of folds and to achieve the sharp corners and turns required for some of the designs. I found a very sharp pair of surgical scissors did a wonderful job, though the handles were a little hard on the fingers, especially the thumb, when cutting through the thicknesses required.