Making Snowflakes!

Unfortunately (in my opinion), we have had a very mild winter in NC. While we do live in Eastern North Carolina where snow isn't exactly a staple,  ENC is usually good for at least one decent southern snow. A southern snow is only a few inches and rarely accumulates on the roads, and to any non-southerner it may appear to be nothing more than a light dusting. However, a southern snow is sure to turn the flat-brown piedmont into a beautiful winter wonderland just long enough for warm-fuzzy feelings and a snow day or delay. 


I love everything about a southern snow, everything from the predicted anticipation to the crazy milk & bread shoppers. But this winter there has been no snow, not even a slight chance of wintery mix. So when decorating for Christmas, I decided to bring the snow to Periwinkle Place one popsicle stick at a time. I found this awesome DIY project on Pinterest and hopped on over to Crafty Nest for the step-by-step snowflake tutorial.

This project was actually more time consuming than I originally expected, but I couldn't be happier with the final product.  

 This was my favorite shape.

 My dining room is red & white snowflake themed, so these XL flakes were perfect on the backside of my cabinets facing the dining room.

I opted to spray paint both sides red, which ended up being time consuming as paint doesn't exactly dry super fast this time of year. I imagine you could just paint one side if you displayed them flat on the wall as I did. 

But, don't forget to hit all the sides and corners with the spray paint as well!

I also flanked my Roanoke frame on the far wall of my dining room too. 

We made 5 in snowflakes in all.

In hopes of coaxing some real snow our way, I've decided to leave my dining room decked out in the red & white snowflakes throughout the remaining winter months. I realize that the red is a nod at Christmas, but I just couldn't bring myself to pack up all the fun decorations. And besides, I think I can totally justify the snowflakes as a dual purpose decoration (a two-for-one if you will) :)

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I have to give a shout out to my wonderful, math teacher, super awesome husband! 

Tim helped to ensure my angles were just right and that the final product did indeed look like a true snowflake.

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

Kelly Anne