Bowl 3D Snow Swirl

Paper hexagonal bowl for light duty snack serving 

or seasonal display features fold-in walls and 

optional handles panel overlay to include as two side panels. 

Interior walls strengthen while hiding construction, 

along with base and wall accents, outer wall offset accents 

with swirl cluster decoration that peeks slightly above rim. 

Add small stars and flakes, with optional jewels. 

Finished bowl measures approx. 2.25” deep 

(excluding handles) x 6” x 7”. 

NOTE: this design will be released to public availability

in late mid December as part of a designer promotion

for SnapDragon Snippets portfolio in

the Silhouette America online store.

This post is a "place saver".

ASSEMBLY: 1. Identify and cut the shapes:

A hull with handles panel (2)

B hull without handles panel(4)

C bowl base hexagon with tabs

D offset overlay accents for handle panels (2)

E offset overlay accents for plain panels (4)

F interior offset accent panels (6)

G interior offset panel for base

H snow swirl overlays (6)

I snowflakes (18) and J stars (12) to decorate snow swirls

2. Prepare the wall panels by bending the (upper)

interior portion and side flange tabs back on both

handle and plain panels. Also bend the base panel flanges

forward.

3. Position and attach offset overlay accents

onto the exterior (lower) panels.

4. Position and attach the interior offset wall accents

onto the interior portion of wall panels and base.

NOTE: for handle panels, the accent panel will be

inserted underneath the handle, onto the handle cutout

and the remainder of the interior panel.

5. Assemble the snow swirl decorations by placing

and attaching the snowflakes in their silhouette positions.

Do the same with the stars.

Later in the assembly, the snow swirl shapes will be

placed at the top of the exterior panels with side edges

within the side edges of the handle or plain panels as

shown, with the top swirls extending slightly above

the level of the perforation that forms rim.

But for now, DO NOT attach them.

6. Prepare to assemble the bowl by placing the base

face down then center the bottom edge of the first handle

panel along one perforation of the base, overlapping the tab.

Adjust if necessary, then glue in place.

Next position and attach the second handle panel

on the opposite side of the base panel.

7. Position and attach the four plain panels in

the remaining positions around base.

8. Bend the first two walls back into position to align

the first side seam, overlapping the plain side edge

over the flange to the perforation line, make sure

that the rim lines match up. Repeat to align, adjust

and join remaining 5 side seams.

9. Apply adhesive to the interior wall extensions

(four sides), then . . . 

. . . bend each wall inward, until . . . 

. . . the bottom edge seats at the bottom next to the tab

perforation line of the base, overlapping and camouflaging

the interior assembly tabs.

10. Position and attach the snow swirl decorations

on the exterior of each wall section.

11. If desired, position and attach small jewels

at the center of each snowflake.

Here is the completed bowl.