Winter Papercraft: Snowballs
January 7, 2011
I remember making these paper snowballs when I was a kid. They would make a nice ornament for the Christmas tree.
One of the secrets to successful papercrafts that even an adult can find pleasing is to make multiples of an item. Whether the same size or graduated sizes, multiples can be strung into garlands or displayed in other ways. Repeated patterns make their own visual beauty, I think.
Here are instructions for making paper snowballs:
Trace twenty circles on pretty paper. I used a page from an old art book.
Cut out the circles as carefully as you can.
Fold flaps on each circle so that the remaining flat surface is an equilateral triangle. (I trace a triangle on each circle so that I can use the pencil markings as a folding guide.)
Glue five triangular pieces together into a circle. Repeat. These will become the top and bottom of the finished ball. Now fill in a band around the middle, always creating circles of five pieces, to shape into a sphere.
Make several more snowballs in varying sizes to make an interesting winter display.
January 7, 2011 at 1:45 pm
Very cool! I think these would be fun for my daughter, she gets aggravated with origami… but I don’t think this project would require quite as much precision.
January 9, 2011 at 6:06 pm
Lovely! Can’t wait to try this! Thanks for sharing 🙂
January 10, 2011 at 9:24 am
Thanks, Eileen, for linking to me on your blog. So glad you found the craft instructions helpful.
January 11, 2011 at 4:23 pm
Thanks for sharing your paper snowballs. I remember making them with my mother when I was a little girl. We used Christmas cards, a nice way to keep them a while longer.
January 11, 2011 at 5:40 pm
Yes, I remember using old Christmas cards, too. You could place the circle so that you had a nice design in the center. Thanks for the trip down memory lane!
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November 26, 2012 at 8:12 am
I must have made hundreds of these when I was a kid. Thanks for the smile. 😀