Fancy having a go? Below is a tutorial I wrote for Erewash Borough Council and the Well for Winter community postcard project.
You will need some stiff cardboard, old magazines, a hole punch, ribbon and glue suitable for paper. I also used a paintbrush to apply the glue. I used a PVA craft glue and applied, in the same way, I do when I collage by putting a thin layer on the cardboard, sticking down the piece of magazine paper then adding another thin layer over the top.
Optional: You can seal with a decoupage varnish.
Tip: Use a clean damp paintbrush to pick up and place the punched holes to avoid sticky fingers.
Cover a square piece of stiff card with glue and blue (or any other colour you fancy!) paper from an old magazine. I used some 10cm canvas boards that I happened to have but any stiff cardboard will work for this project. You could even do with a thin card but then I would recommend using a glue stick rather than PVA as it will wrinkle.
Concertina fold a piece of white magazine paper and punch out holes. As the magazine paper is quite thin, folding it like this so that you're cutting out several at a time does make it easier to cut. It will also be quicker as you need quite a few!
Use the punched paper dots to form a cross with smaller lines in between, glue down. I started by placing a dot in the centre and then adding nine dots either side. You can vary the lengths of the lines depending upon your choice of design.
Add more dots symmetrically, making small branches to form a snowflake. You can add as little or as many as you like, if making several it is nice to vary them so that they're all slightly different. You can see some of my different layouts below.
Make a hole in one corner and add a ribbon. Any ribbon will do, I always try and use what I already have. You could even use a piece of yarn, cotton or string.
