Tutorial: Paper & Lace Snowflake Ornament

Before I get started with today's tutorial, I want to make a quick announcement!!
Nov. 20 - Dec. 15

Starting on Sunday November 20th, I'll be hosting the "26-Day Christmas Craft Marathon" here on my blog!!  It's going to be a really busy 26 days for me and you!!  Read more about it HERE!!

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This is the step-by-step tutorial for the Paper & Lace Snowflake Ornament.  This project only costs $0.15-$0.75 depending on what you have in your supply stash!!  I'll break down the costs in Step 1 of the tutorial.

Inspiration

I combined the following two projects in order to come up with this design:

I really liked how Sandy at the Quill Cottage used vintage ephemera to make the little cones in her Vintage Paper Snowflake Ornament.  However, I thought that it would be really cool to incorporate (more) lace into this project.
By the way, I'm going to have to dig out some of my beads and charms to make some with the little dangle part added!!

When I found the tutorial for these Lace Flower Ornaments on funEZcrafts, I knew that I could combine these flowers with the snowflake for an awesome ornament!  I'm just happy I was right!!

Keep in mind that since I wanted a very white snowflake, the materials I chose were white or a bright off-white.  Because of this, you'll notice that my camera didn't handle these photos very well!!

Step 1: GATHER SUPPLIES

- Plastic snowflake (15 cents - 6/$1 at Dollar Tree)

- Silver jingle bell (8 cents - 48/$4 at Joann's)

- 6" Piece of 1/8" ribbon (2 cents - 5yds/$0.25 on sale at Michael's)

- Glue (on hand - I used Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue...again!)

- Cardstock (on hand - use junk mail if needed)

- Sheet music (about 10 cents - huge lots of ephemera for $10 here)

- Glitter glue (5 cents - $1 for a bottle at Michael's)

- 12"-15" Lace about 1" wide (about 10 cents - $1-$2 for 5yds here)

- 4" 24g Wire (5 cents - spool/$4 at Michael's)

- Fake flower with the stem removed (5 cents - $1 per bunch at Dollar Tree)

- Plastic gem (5 cents - 1lb/$9 at Hobby Lobby with coupon)

Step 2: PREP SNOWFLAKE

Add Bell
Thread ribbon through the hole at the top of the snowflake.
Add the bell to the front section of ribbon.
Pull the ribbon back through the hole.
Tie a knot.

Add "Base 1"

Cut or punch out a 1" circle of cardstock.

Glue to center of snowflake.

Mark the center of the snowflake on the circle.

Step 3: ADD CONES

Make Cones

Cut or punch out six 1" to 1.5" squares of sheet music.

Roll squares into cones by overlapping one edge over an adjacent edge.

Glue into place.

Spread a thin layer of glitter glue on the pointy section of the inside of the cone.

Add a light crease to each side of each cone so that the both ends are pointing away from one another.

Add Cones to "Base 1"

Glue cones to "Base 1".  Leave a small circle in the center and make sure each cone is "pointing" away from your center mark.

Add "Base 2"

Cut or punch out a 1" circle of cardstock.
Glue to center of snowflake.

Step 4: ADD LACE

Thread Lace onto Wire

Fold over one end of the wire a few times to make a "knot".

Use the other end of the wire as a needle.

Sew a slip stitch (just go up and down) through the very bottom of the lace.

Make Lace Circle

Push all of the lace to the center of the wire.

Wrap the lace-covered section of the wire around your finger.

Twist the ends of the wire about 4 times.

Clip the ends and pinch them together.

Tuck the twisted section of wire towards the center of the circle.

Form the wire into a nice circle.

Spread the lace around the wire evenly. 

Attach Lace Circle

Add a generous layer of glue to "Base 2".

Center lace circle over your snowflake and over "Base 2".

Press the lace circle into the glue.

Flatten the lace so that it will accept the next layer, but not too flat that it looks bad.

Step 5: ADD FLOWER

Make Flower

Cut or punch out a 1" circle of cardstock.

Using scallop-edge scissors, cut around the very edge of the circle.

Add a layer of glue to the entire circle.

Attach the bottom of the flower to the circle.

Add glue to the bottom of the plastic gem.

Attach gem to the center of the flower. 

Add Flower

Cover the bottom of the completed flower with a generous amount of glue.

Add the flower to the center of your snowflake.

FINISHED!!

Tomorrow, I'll explain how to do just a few things differently in order to make the one shown below.

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UPDATE

TOTAL SPENT = $3.00

Items made: 2 paper flower ornaments, 1 Ribbon Tree Ornament, 2 Paper & Lace Snowflake Ornaments

Note: Although I'm already at $3.00 for this challenge, with the supplies I have left over right now, I will be able to make another 2 Ribbon Tree Ornaments and 4 Paper & Lace Snowflakes.

Thanks for reading!!  Until next time...