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Faceted Six-Point Snowflake

Turn a paper hexagon into a snowflake with six raised, pointed petals. Read the panels left to right, then top to bottom.

What you’ll need

  • One square of paper
  • Scissors
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Paper folding · Hexagon cutting, radial creases & squash folds

Finished Faceted Six-Point Snowflake

Make it, step by step.

11 steps · Original diagrams with English instructions

Start the creases

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  1. Fold the square diagonally, fold the triangle in half, then reopen the second fold. Bring the top point down to the midpoint of the long edge.

Cut a hexagon

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  1. Make the horizontal guide folds shown, then fold the triangle into thirds and bring the layers together. Locate the horizontal cutting line.

Crease all six sides

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  1. Cut along the indicated line and open the lower piece into a hexagon. Fold one edge inward as pictured and unfold. Repeat around all six sides.

Collapse the center

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  1. Pinch the radial creases together, press the center down and arrange the six folded sectors around it.

Turn and crease

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  1. Finish arranging the six folded sectors, then turn the model over. Fold the lower edge upward and repeat around the hexagon.

Open the points

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  1. Open one folded pocket and flatten it into a point. Continue around the center, matching the successive panels.

Refine the reverse

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  1. Turn the model over and fold the indicated corners inward, repeating around all six sectors.

Tuck the small corners

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  1. Turn over again. Fold both sides of a point inward and lift the neighboring layer to tuck the small triangle beneath it.

Repeat around the model

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  1. Repeat these edge folds and tucks on all six points, keeping the center flat.

Lift the facets

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  1. Gently open the folded layers of each point so the petal faces rise above the center.

Finish the snowflake

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  1. Even out the six points and press their bases to hold the raised shape.

Follow the diagrams alongside the step-by-step English instructions.

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