Animal Paper Snowflakes

I was really unimpressed by some of my random shaped snowflakes,
so I decided I'd attempt a few animal snowflakes. Google images failed me,
so I penciled out a few ideas. Pretty happy with the results :)

 Bear/Panda Design:

On left, my first sketch. On right, my final sketch

I messed up and hole-punched in the wrong place. The
result was a generic bear snowflake with a pretty center.
I did not cut out anything below the jaw of the bear.

My next panda bear design-with a heart theme
below the face of the panda.

I drew in the muzzle to help me with ratios, but
you don't cut it out. I hole punched the
eye-mask of the panda to give me a starting point.

End result before unfolding

I thought this snowflake turned out creepy, so
I gave it a red background

Swan Flower:

This was my first design, which didn't work out. See below
for improved design.

This is the design I eventually went with. I reshaped the tail
so the center of the snowflake would be more interesting. 

Final product! I asked my boyfriend
what he saw in the design, and he said "flower". When I
shook my head, he paused and said, "ovaries".

*Note: It's important not to cut a length of the top
of the swan head or else the edges won't be connected,
like in this case (see top left and center). I'd suggest leaving
it connected so it's less flimsy.

Fire-breathing Dragon:

Sorry if this is difficult to see. I was using
recycled paper. Look below for clarity.

It's really important to leave some space on
the right for the fold-otherwise it will
be too flimsy. I would give the tail a sharper
point, too, to make the center crisper.

Flipped-over view.

Not really sure why two of the dragon heads don't have flames.
But this is still my favorite design. It would also be really easy
to adapt this and make a bat/batman snowflake :)

Paper Snowflake Merriment

Bangkok's already decked-out for Christmas.

Feeling in the spirit, I thought I'd make just one snowflake...I've done at least 9 now.

I'm not in love with all of the final products, but it's fun nonetheless!
Below are the shapes-snowflakes. See my other post for animal-snowflakes.

Flyin in the Sky:

Started with a random design. Forgot to take a picture of triangle
design,but you can gather it from the folds.  Reminds me
of birds for some reason.

Alternate view

 Chalice:

Chose too detailed a design for my dull
scissors. I think I'll try this again with a
little less busy-ness.

Not great at sticking to the lines...

I think if the cuts were smoother, this would be
a lot more appealing. I like the outer edges, but
the inside shapes need an overhaul.

Popped Bubbles:  

I was really excited for this design, but I need
better scissors to make it work.

Too much paper material, esp near the center. Asymmetric
bottom didn't work very well.

Lava Lamp:

Fun here, but too flimsy a product.

I really like this design, but it needs more paper or it will
rip. The largest "blob" in the design needs to be downsized.

Arrow:

Easy to cut!

I would make the tie-shape a little larger.