DIY Beaded Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes

Step 1

Gather your supplies.I found a bag of assorted pipe cleaners at the craft store that were only 6″ long – That’s half the length of regular pipe cleaners – and they make it really convenient for simple crafts like this! No cutting and no scraps to deal with!Or you can use 2 regular length pipe cleaners, each cut in half.

Step 2

Start by taking two 6″ long pipe cleaner pieces and crossing them at their mid points.

Step 3

Take the right side and wrap it tightly around the top to the left side.

Step 4

Then take the left side and wrap it tightly around the top to the right side. As long as you go over the top once with the left and once with the right, they’ll stay in place securely.

Step 5

Add in the third pipe cleaner and do the same thing. I didn’t twist or tie anything, I just crossed each side of each pipe cleaner tightly over the top and to the other side to hold them in place.

Step 6

Shape the pipe cleaners so the space between each point is even.

Step 7

Start sliding on the pony beads and pushing them to the center. I used 6 pony beads per side.

Step 8

Then add one snowflake bead to each of the ends.

Step 9

Take each pipe cleaner end, bend it over and poke the end into the middle of the snowflake bead, pushing it through enough to keep it in place. If it’s big enough, you can open the little loop at the end a bit to help keep the beads from sliding off.

Step 10

Then add a medium sized sticker rhinestone to the middle where all the pipe cleaners cross.Oh sticker rhinestones! They are seriously one of my new favourite craft supplies! I get them at the dollar store and seem to use them on everything lately!

Step 11

Push it in place and you’re done.Your beaded pipe cleaner snowflake is complete!