5 Minute DIY Snow Flocking: Best Easy $1 Recipe

Best $1 DIY snow flocking to make beautiful flocked Christmas trees, branches, & farmhouse decorations. Easy winter crafts for kids & family!

Do you love snowy Christmas trees and decorations? I am beyond excited to share with you my new favorite DIY! No need to buy snow flocking spray or powder, this super easy homemade fake snow flocking is non toxic, low cost, durable, and gorgeous! 

Best $1 DIY snow flocking to make beautiful flocked Christmas trees, branches, & farmhouse decorations. Easy winter crafts for kids and family!

You can use it to create snow flocked Christmas trees, branches, garlands, wreaths, etc. In fact, it is so much fun you will want to flock everything in your home! 🙂

This is such a great winter craft for kids and family, and a beautiful way to create a beautiful snowy winter wonderland and snow flocked Christmas decorations.

homemade snow flocking powder from ivory soap or other white soap bars

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This method is MUCH easier and faster than the common ivory soap snow flocking recipes. You don’t need liquid starch, or shaving cream, or electric mixer. Just one ingredient and some water is all you need! 

Make it portable

Materials to make DIY snow flocking for Christmas trees & decorations

snow flocked real branches for Christmas decorations
make DIY fake snow powder from soap flakes

How much flocking do you need? You will need 5 to 10 soap bars to flock a Christmas tree around 5 feet tall, depending on how dense the tree is and how snowy you want the tree to look.

Choose soap bars with very little fragrance. You can also add a few drops of pine or fir essential oil , or winter fragrance oils to the mixture for an extra Christmas smell!

snow flocking on branches

Step 1: grate the white soap bars 

We will be using the small prickly side of the grater to make some snow-like soap powder from our white soap bars.

grated white soap bar flakes like ivory snow

Just rub the soap bar against the spikes on the box grater or cheese grater, the soap powder will fall right off, into a tray below. 

A 3 oz or 4 oz soap bar will yield over a cup of grated soap powder that resemble finely grated parmigiana cheese. 

mix the homemade snow flocking

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Step 2: mix the homemade snow flocking

It’s a good idea to mix the fake snow in small 1/2 to 1 cup batches right before you are ready to flock your Christmas tree or other decorations. 

white soap snow flock easy recipe

A little bit goes a long way and it only takes a couple of minutes to mix a batch of snow flocking. 

Mix 1  cup of soap powder with about 1 cup of water in a bowl. You don’t need to use hot water, room temperature water works great. You can also add a few drops of pine or fir essential oil , or winter fragrance oils to the mixture to make it smell like Christmas!

snow flocking mixture looks like thick whipped cream

Whisk the mixture for a minute until it looks and feels like thick whipped cream. If the mixture feels too dense like butter, add a little more water. 

If it’s too watery like batter, add a little more grated soap powder. You would rather have the mixture on the thicker side, because the “snow” will dry in a brighter shade of white.

How to use DIY snow flocking.

How to use DIY snow flocking.

Take a handful of the “whipped cream ” snow flocking mixture, and rub it onto your Christmas tree, etc. It works great on fake or real Christmas trees and branches. 

DIY snow flocking to make beautiful flocked branches & farmhouse decorations.

The snow flocking will take a few hours to dry, so be patient and wait to decorate your snow flocked Christmas tree! You can also sprinkle some glitter before the faux snow dries to give it some extra sparkle.

making fake snow for winter home decor

This was so easy and fun that I ended up flocking some branches, a tabletop Christmas tree I made with real branches (tutorial coming soon), and some real red berries! 

All these ( branches, Christmas tree and berries ) took less than 1/4 of a 3 oz soap bar.

 Easy winter crafts for kids and family: white soap snow flocking to make flocked Christmas trees, branches, & farmhouse decorations.

Best ways to make snowy pine cones.

Some types of pine cones have more porous surface than others. I find that it is much better to use methods in this tutorial when you are using more absorbent pine cones – 3 best ways to make snow covered pine cones.

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How long can you store homemade fake snow mixture.

If you have extra snow flock mixture left over, you can keep it in a covered container for a few days. 

snowy tabletop Christmas tree

The mixture will harden slightly, just add a tiny bit of water and whisk thoroughly before each use if that happens. 

snow flocked Christmas berries

16 Comments

  1. Lovely idea. Much better for the environment than bought spray snow. Looks fantastic and very snowy.
    Thank you for the tutorial.
    Deirdre.

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