I decided I wanted to fill our windows with wax paper snowflakes, so I asked Libby and Kelly to help me cut them out. We met for a winter night of chili, champagne, and snowflake cutting — which is so much easier when you’re not using safety scissors.
So much fun.
Mighty Girl 
My aunt fills her windows with paper snowflakes every year. She made a digital story about the family tradition on YouTube – check it out (a little long but hey)
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did this last night with the husband while drinking wine and watching The Sopranos. 🙂
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me and my mom did this one year, too. Except I used an exacto knife . . . on our old oak coffee table . . . shhhhh . . . .
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I did that the other night with a friend and my kids. We use these beautiful patterns every year:
http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/dstredulinsky/home.html
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I love making snowflakes! Here’s an old post of mine on how to make 3-D snowflakes (in pictures) –
http://modite.com/blog/2007/12/25/13-steps-to-a-must-have-talent/
It’s pretty easy, and very therapeutic to do with friends as you mention! 🙂
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I heart you! What fun you have and such a great night with friends…
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Beautiful!
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Your post made me run into the kitchen and grab some scissors! I have now produced one, perfect, lovely wax-paper snowflake. Many more to come!
Thanks for the inspiration Maggie. (even though I should be working right now!)
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Oh that looks so great! I am going to rip off this idea and paper the windows of my dinning room next Christmas.
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Just beautiful!
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Hey Mimi (and Maggie too),
The woman on that website you linked was my step-Grandmother. As soon as a saw Maggie’s post I thought of Kay. Every year the family accumulated more snowflakes for the tree. It is a tradition that I continue… although I have not been able to find them wherever they are hiding the basement.
A Mouse
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I’m sure the answer can be start with a “duh”, but how did you stick them to the window?
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Maggie Mason. What is it you don’t do?
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@vanessa – don’t feel bad. I was thinking the exact same thing but was afraid to ask. 🙂
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@vanessa I stuck them to the window with little pieces of scotch tape. They look a lot like the wax paper.
@A Mouse, how funny! Small Web.
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a very lovely thing indeed! i am totally going to talk the ladies into making these Saturday night during out “girl’s night” sleep over. so fun!
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Paper snowflakes are the best. I can’t wait to try this with wax paper!
Martha taught me how to make the illusive six-pointed snowflake…
http://www.marthastewart.com/how-to/paper-snowflakes?backto=true&backtourl=/photogallery/snowflake-decorations#slide_2
I love the way these turn out.
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I think I flunked the snowflake cutting part of the evening, but not the chili-eating or champagne-drinking parts. Yes, so much fun.
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These are wonderful!!! Seeing your beautiful photos reminded me of when I was little and used to cut out snowflakes with my brothers. I had completely forgotten. We’re going to create snowflake window art in our house this year – thank you!!
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