This weekend my fiancé and I threw a holiday party at our house called a Feuerzangenbowle, which features a flaming rum punch (and YumSugar has the recipe [1] if you want to make some).

By the time we finished cleaning, cooking, and organizing, I didn't have a lot of time to spend with intricate holiday decorations. This is often an issue when you're entertaining at home [2]. But I still wanted to create some fun, festive holiday decorations that didn't take a lot of time, and my mind instantly jumped to paper snowflakes. For my easy snowflake chandeliers, I was definitely inspired by memories of grade school Christmas projects past, as well as the Anthropologie holiday window displays [3]. They're also an excellent project to try with children.

Here's What You Need

• Magazines, newspapers, or craft paper
• Ribbon, yarn, or thread
• An embroidery hoop
• A pushpin
• Scotch tape

To find out how to make your snowflake chandelier, just .

• Rip out pages from your magazine or newspaper. Fold and cut six to ten snowflakes. (If you can't remember how to fold and cut snowflakes, check out this tutorial [4].)
• Cut three pieces of yarn/ribbon to the same length.
• Tie the three pieces of ribbon onto the embroidery hoop, equidistant from each other.
• Gather the three ends. Tie a very loose knot midway up the three pieces of yarn. With one hand, hold the embroidery hoop down on a flat surface. With the other, gently pull at the knot. This will help to keep the three pieces of yarn the same length. Pull the knot tight.
• Hang embroidery hoop from doorway with the pushpin. Makes sure that the hoop is hanging straight. If not, readjust lengths of yarn/ribbon.
• Tie six to ten varying lengths of yarn/ribbon around exterior of embroidery hoop. You can also tie one piece from the middle knot.
• Scotch tape corner of each snowflake to end of each piece of yarn/ribbon.
• Rehang your snowflake chandelier around a light fixture, in your favorite corner, or above your dining room table.
• Happy holiday decorating!