Snowflake Decal

No two are alike, or so the saying goes, but every real snowflake shares the same six-point radiating geometry — and that branching star is the one winter motif that never looks wrong on a Christmas table. This puts the pattern into a shape for the baking drawer, ready for the December run of gingerbread, shortbread and iced sugar cookies. Snowflakes are the workhorse of festive baking. They carry a school fair, an advent tin, a hamper for the neighbours or a tray for a Christmas market stall without needing any explanation. The motif also travels well beyond the kitchen: makers use shapes like this for salt-dough ornaments, clay pendants and fondant detailing on cakes. One file, kept in the folder year-round, and pulled out every winter without ever starting to look dated.