There are many Christmas decorating themes that you can use (Santa, Angels, Disney, etc), however a snowflake Christmas decorating theme is one that can be both elegant and tasteful if done correctly.
Here are a few ideas for how to decorate for Christmas using snowflakes.
Snowflake Christmas Ornaments
Most stores sell snowflake Christmas ornaments. They come in all different sizes.
The most popular colors of snowflake Christmas ornaments are white, silver, and gold.
You can even make your own snowflake Christmas ornaments and embellishing them to coordinate with your Christmas decor.
Common Christmas crafts for kids include making snowflake ornaments out of popsicle sticks or pipe cleaners and beads.
More unique snowflake Christmas ornaments are made of feathers, recycled items, ribbon, or cinnamon.
You can embellish snowflake ornaments by using epsom salt applied like glitter for a crystalized appearance.
Paper Snowflakes
Most little kids know how to fold paper or cut paper to look like snowflakes.
If you have forgotten, you can find many tutorials on the internet.
You can make any sized paper snowflake that you desire, as long as you can find paper large enough.
Your snowflakes can even be made of colored or patterned paper.
Also consider decorating your paper snowflakes with glitter, sequins, rhinestones, or other embellishments.
After you have made your paper snowflakes, you can hang them from the ceiling, hang them on the wall, hang them in a doorway, or wherever you wish to decorate your home for Christmas.
Wreath
You can decorate a Christmas wreath with snowflakes.
You can select snowflakes of varying sizes, materials, and/or colors to coordinate with your Christmas decor.
The snowflakes can decorate the outside of the wreath or be in the center.
Your Christmas wreath can be exclusively made out of snowflake shapes, or you can use just a few as a simple and classic embellishment.
Other materials often used with snowflake Christmas wreaths include sheer fabric, greenery, ribbon, simple round Christmas ornaments, pearls, faux florals, cotton batting, burlap, and a large colorful bow.
Snowflake Christmas Lights
Christmas lights in a snowflake pattern #ad are usually not too difficult to find in your local store or online.
The larger ones are sold as individual snowflakes and the smaller ones are sold with several snowflakes connected together on the same light string.
You can decorate your Christmas tree with smaller snowflake string lights, decorate your windows with medium sized snowflake lights, or decorate the outside of your home with large snowflake lights.
Mixing different shapes and sizes of snowflake lights in the same color creates a designer look. Also mix snowflake lights with other types of lighting, such as icicle lights.
Snowflake Art
During Christmastime, consider using art with a snowflake theme to your home.
You can decorate your home with additional art or temporarily replace your everyday art with snowflake art.
There are many different snowflake artworks available for purchase, or you can create your own.
Snowflake art can be very intricate and detailed for an adult space or fun and whimsical for a kid space.
Several different ways to create DIY snowflake art include painting over snowflake stencils, applying snowflake shapes to a canvas, snowflake string art, using snowflake stamps, custom painting unique snowflakes, and more.
Snowflake Focal Point
You can use one large snowflake to create a focal point in your home.
The focal point can be a large sculptural snowflake over your fireplace mantle.
Another option for a focal point snowflake is a wreath holder.
Many people like to use a snowflake as a focal point Christmas tree topper.
Consider using multiple oversized snowflake cutouts in your front yard.
You can use a collection of many large snowflake ornaments hanging from your outside trees as a focal point.
