How to make giant paper snowflakes that you’ve seen all over Pinterest! I’m sharing this idea early as one of my Sunday Favorites along with favorites from Mary Ann and Cindy.
The giant paper snowflakes are so easy to make using nothing but paper lunch bags, a glue gun and a good pair of scissors. You can make smaller snowflakes using small kraft paper bags or use white lunch bags too! Today I’m showing you the simple steps with a short video.
The Supplies you’ll need to make giant paper snowflakes
- Eight Paper lunch bags/sacks
- a mini hot glue gun and several glue sticks
- a good pair of scissors
- Something to hang the snowflakes
It’s as easy as 1, 2, 3…8
- Take 8 paper bags (Less than 8 and you won’t have enough to fan the bags out in a circle, any more than 8 and it’s hard to cut through that many layers).
- Stack them flap side up
- Take a hot glue gun and make a T down the front of the bag with the flap
- Stack the next bag on top, smoothing it out so that the glue fastens the bags together
- Repeat until you’ve glued all 8 bags together
- Then using a good scissors, cut out half circles, triangles, cut the corners on each side symmetrically creating a pattern
- Take hold of the first and last paper bag and open it in a circular motion fanning the bags open to create your one of a kind giant paper snowflake.
- See the video below if the above doesn’t make sense!
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We love Garnet Hill
Every bed in our home is made up of layers of Garnet Hill bedding, so when Patrick moved to NYC, of course, I turned to Garnet Hill when it came to choosing bedding for his new apartment.
A photo that he took at our favorite vacation spot, Biarritz, was what inspired our choices. The blue sky and the warm sand were the colors we looked for in bedding and it didn’t take long to find the perfect sheets, blanket, quilt, and shams.
Here’s what we chose: The Blissful Silk Quilt and Shams in Hazelnut, Gauzy Stripe Blanket, and Lumbar Pillow in Soft Blue, Embroidered Wrinkle-Resistant Sateen Bedding in BlueStone and Hemp Chambray Bedding in Hazelnut.
I tried to convince him of these floral pillowcases, but no luck, so Madeline was happy to take them! They are the Windsor Relaxed Organic Cotton Sateen and they are so soft!
See more Garnet Hill used in our home here, here, and here.
Walmart planters vs. terrain
I love these planters from Terrain, but I saw that Brooke used these from Walmart with some chalk spray paint and for the price, I had to get a set! I used the large one to hold our garden hose. I removed the plug so that it drains into the pea gravel and the smaller planter, I used for a mini evergreen. We also used them on this project last summer!
Family Gift Guide Ideas
We had the chance to use a Solo Stove at our Cabin Stay at The Lost Kitchen in Maine a few weeks ago and we loved it! This holiday gift guide was inspired by our trip to Maine! The enamel mugs, cozy throws, and a fire pit would make a wonderful family or couples gift.
Those sponges are so cool…I would love to win the annual supply!!! But I will settle for buying three boxes with the promo code.
I love the Garnet Hill bedding! And your gift guide is awesome. What a fun post.
The sponges are the greatest idea , since no bacteria buildup.
Thanks for the chance to win.
Those giant paper snowflakes are so cool! Makes me think of grade school when we used to make the white ones out of small bags. They were not nearly as cool as these! I think Summer would have fun with these! I love that mini fire pit. So many of them are so big for most spaces…so clever!
You have a lot of good stuff in this post, the sponges sound great. I had to laugh about Patrick and the floral pillowcases. I’ve had the same issue in my house, it is like they think floral sheets and pillowcases emit estrogen overnight or something!
Those sponges are soooo intriguing. I would love to win ! Big fan of planters from Terrain and you have inspired me to try the Walmart DIY. Fingers crossed.
Annie!! Love the snowflakes because they offer reasonably priced craft for families. They can also stay up into January.
Thank you once again for offering sustainable alternatives.
Diney on Camano Island
I love them too Diney! And you’re r9ght…they are more winter than holiday!
Love those giant snowflakes. Going to make those.
Solo stove is on my Christmas wish list. Hope Santa brings me one.
The sponges, I just added to my wish list. Winning would be great too.
THose Solo stoves are great! And the sponges…haven’t used another kind of sponge since starting to use them! They are fantastic!
WELL I LOST THE BET!
I WATCHED YOUR VIDEO ON INSTAGRAM AND MADE THE ITALIAN WATCH IT TOO!
BECAUSE I THOUGHT YOU ONLY HAD TWO BAGS AND HE SAID NO HAD TO BE WAY MORE!!!!
WHY IS HE ALWAYS RIGHT?
I THINK THESE ARE FANTASTIC…………………I don’t have a house where they would look as good as yours but just for the CREATIVITY ASPECT of it I think I need to TRY!Definately a wonderful project to do with LITTLE PEOPLE!!!
HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Ha! The Italian is right! In fact I tried making them with seven bags and it wasn’t enough to make a full circle! xx❄️
The snowflakes with the grands are happening this weekend!
Looking forward to trying out the sponges.
I hope you and your grandchildren enjoy making the snowflakes! ❄️
Would love to win the giveaway for free disposable sponges. I may not win the giveaway but I bet I could win a prize for the nastiest sponge! Yuck!
Annie,
The people at “Scrub and Throw” were prompt in responding to my emailed question. The order has been sent; I look forward to trying them out.
Thank you again for featuring this product as one of your “Sunday faves.”
Kim! You are going to love them. It’s the only sponge we use now! I can take yesterday’s sponge and clean my shoes, then clean my sink and start fresh with a clean new sponge everyday!!
Where is the video to be found to make the giant paper snowflakes?
Hi Paula! It was on innstagram!
https://www.instagram.com/reel/CV_PvuzJOjd/?utm_source=ig_web_copy_link