Skullflake (Snowflake Skull)
I love making snowflakes every Winter to decorate the windows. This year I decide for Skull-A-Day
that I would make a skullflake (snowflake with a skull design incorporated). Here is the tutorial
on how
I made mine.
SUPPLIES
- Paper - I used standard white computer paper, but you can use something fancier like
- origami paper,
- which would add color and additional patterns to the snowflake. You will have to
- alter the below
- directions to accommodate a different shape paper.
- Scissors - To cut the sides and top
- Xacto Knife - To cut inner details...more explaination will be in the instructions
- Pencil and Eraser - For drawing the design before cutting.
- Iron - For flattening the snow flake after it's done. You can use a standard or craft iron on the
- non-steam setting.
- Ironing board - For ironing on...duh.
INSTRUCTIONS:
1) Lay the paper down on a flat surface...table, lap board, hard floor, etc.
2) Fold the paper horizontally. Match the top corners to the bottom corners. Crease with your
fingers.
No need for a bone folder, since you will be ironing these creases out later. This will be fold #1
fingers.
No need for a bone folder, since you will be ironing these creases out later. This will be fold #1
3) With the paper still folded, fold the piece vertically. Match the left corners with the right ones.
Crease with your fingers. This will make fold #2.
Crease with your fingers. This will make fold #2.
4) With the paper still folded, fold it in thirds diagonally. You will bring the left fold (#2) over
midway
on the right side. The corner should extend past the edge a bit. Crease fold. This will make fold #3.
midway
on the right side. The corner should extend past the edge a bit. Crease fold. This will make fold #3.
5) To fold the other third, bring fold #1 over to meet fold #3. Crease fold. This will make fold #4.
6) Cut along the edge where marked in the below diagram. You will throw away (or do something
else with)
the top portion you cut off.
7) Open folds #4 and #3. This will make cutting easier. You will have less layers and have a more
accurate
design when cutting.
accurate
design when cutting.
8) Scale the below pattern to the size of your paper, or draw your own design
9) Copy the pattern with your pencil onto the triangles created by the folds. The left side will match
up
to folds #1 and #3. The right side will match up to folds #2 and #4.
10) Use scissors to cut the designs on the folds, top and bottom point.
up
to folds #1 and #3. The right side will match up to folds #2 and #4.
10) Use scissors to cut the designs on the folds, top and bottom point.
11) Use a xacto knife to carefully cut out the inner design (a heart, three dots and four petals).
PATTERN
The red areas are where you will cut.
12) Carefully open the snowflake and press flatish with your hand.
13) With the lowest setting on your iron and with the steam turned off, carefully press your snowflake
flat.
You will not be moving the iron back and forth. Just set it down on the bent sections of the snowflake
for a few
seconds at a time. The weight and heat will flatten the snowflake. If any details are skewed, adjust them
by hand and press flat.
flat.
You will not be moving the iron back and forth. Just set it down on the bent sections of the snowflake
for a few
seconds at a time. The weight and heat will flatten the snowflake. If any details are skewed, adjust them
by hand and press flat.
14) You can tape the snowflake to your window, use a paper clip to hang it or ribbon to hang it.
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