No reason we can’t make a few ornaments for the tree this year. I’ve collected easy snowflake features on PCDaily each year and wistfully yearned to make my own. Now’s the time to get busy.

Heather Power’s newest holly cutout ornaments make it looks easy and she shows how.

If that’s not enough here are three past PCD features that use flat clay and mini cutters in the most clever and fun ways. Pick one or try them all.

• Camille Young created these layered geometric ones in 2009
• Jan Montarsi uses small image patterns in unusual ways (and there’s a tutorial)
• For a more upscale look, try Kladiva Kurrent’s sophisticated metallic ones