Satin Ribbon Snowflakes

In anticipation of the festive celebration, we carefully choose a beautiful outfit, trying to stand out from the crowd. But to create a memorable image of one dress is not enough. A compulsory addition that can change your look beyond recognition is stylish accessories. This is especially true for young ladies.

The best for them will be an original hair accessory, created by the hands of a caring mother. It can be a metal hairpin-clothespin, a plastic rim, an elastic band or a bandage. Or decorated with an unusual snowflake made using the kanzashi technique.

Even a beginner can cope with this work. It is enough to have a desire, show imagination and spend some free time. Let's take a closer look at what this technique is and how to make a volumetric snowflake from satin ribbons with your own hands.

What is the peculiarity of kanzashi technique

This technique came to us from the east. She is the art of creating figures by

folding material. But unlike the origami similar to it, Kanzashi uses small squares of fabric . The most commonly used forms are:

rounded
oblong;
sharp petals.

Subsequently, these flowers gather beautiful flowers, snowflakes, twigs, and so on. Images created using the kanzashi technique can be not only flat, but also voluminous.

Basically, hair jewelry is made in this way. But recently, this type of creativity has been widely used in the form of decor. Unusual earrings and necklaces are made of satin ribbon. Handbags adorn with created flowers and twigs. Even for decorating interior items use such details. For example, a panel made in the form of a picture.

Materials and tools for making snowflakes

Before starting the workflow, you need to prepare materials and tools. For this you can

The following items are required.

Tapes of various widths . Satin is mainly used as the material, but brocade, silk stripes and bows can also be used. Of these, blanks are cut in the form of squares of the desired size.
Open flame source: lighter or lit candle . In this quality, a device for burning patterns on wood can also be used.
Tweezers This tool makes it easier to hold small parts over a fire and not injure the skin.
Scissors and safety pins . The latter will be required for temporary fixation of parts.
The basis . Its quality may be a wire wrapped in tape, felt in color, or another thing on which it is convenient to assemble the product.
PVA glue or moment gel .

Decorative elements may also be required. These can be beads of different sizes, rhinestones, sequins, lace and so on. All that is enough for your imagination to translate ideas.

Attention! For an ideal end result, carefully consider your product and prepare the basis for fastening before starting work.

For example, for a hairpin it can be a metal workpiece clothespin.

Step-by-step instructions for making snowflakes

A charming snowflake made in this manner has many uses. Using it as a pendant, you will get an unusual necklace or earrings. Attach to a rim, hairpin or elastic band, and your baby will be crazy about such a gift. Decorate them with a knitted bag, and get an original accessory that will set you apart from the crowd.

Now let's take a closer look at the process of creating a beautiful snowflake.

Materials and Tools

To implement, you will need to prepare the following.

White satin ribbon with a width of 5 cm to 30 cm, a width of 2.5 cm to 117 cm.
Pale blue satin ribbon with a width of 4 cm to 24 cm.
Felt white.
A bead in the form of a heart is pale blue.
Scissors, glue, lighter, tweezers.

Work process

Cut a white ribbon 5 cm wide into six parts. As a result, 4 squares with sides of 5 cm should come out.
From a tape of the same color, 2.5 cm wide, make six segments of 2.5 cm and 18 pcs. 4 cm each
Next, cut six squares from the blue strip.
Cut a round base with a diameter of 3.5 cm from felt.
Run sharp petals from the blue blank.

From the squares of the white ribbon (2.5x2.5) we make a round petal.

We lay the round blank in a sharp petal. Then we place the formed part in a sharp petal from a 5x5 cm square.
Trim the inner corner.
We seal the angle on the fire.
Trim the bottom and add a little bit so that the workpiece does not open.
Thus we make six petals.
Then, from a piece of 2.5x2.5 cm, we perform twelve round petals.
Next, take a white blank with sides 2.5x4 cm, fold it in half and form a fan.
We carry out similarly 12 parts.
From the last elements we form the outer circle of those fans.