Craft project - How To Make Beaded Snowflake Holiday Ornaments

If you are finding for a quick and easy holiday craft project that you can make with children ages 5 and up, I think you will appreciate this one because it is quick, easy and relatively inexpensive. You can find all of the supplies needed for the project at your local craft provide store.

These holiday snowflake ornaments would be a fun project to make with school groups, church youth groups and with a scouting troop. Once they have been completed, you can hang them on your holiday tree, hung off a holiday garland or a cute door or wall wreath.

Snowflake Ornament

Materials Needed

1 pkg. Gold metallic chenille stems (pipe cleaners)

all-purpose white tacky glue

1 pkg. Faceted 6mm plastic beads (primary color)

1 pkg. Faceted 6mm plastic beads (secondary color)

1 pkg. Tri-beads to match the primary color

1 pkg. Clear flat-back faceted round rhinestones

1 hank gold metallic hanging cord

scissors and pliers

Time rescue Tips: If time is of the essence, you can cut the pipe cleaners into the suitable sizes ahead of time and sort the beads into plastic containers that the children can as a matter of fact reach in and grab one.

Step 1: Cut two pipe cleaners into thirds so that you have six total pieces. Bend one of the pipe cleaners around the town of an additional one one so that it makes a loop around the center. Attach the third pipe cleaner around the same town as shown in the photo. Bend them if needed to form a 6-prong snowflake shape.

Step 2: You will want to do one spoke of the snowflake at a time and work clockwise. Thread your round faceted primary colored bead onto the spoke, followed by a secondary colored bead. Thread on a tri-bead, followed up by a secondary and primary colored beads. You should have a total of five beads on your spoke.

Step 3: Using needle nose pliers, bed the end of the pipe cleaner over so that the beads don't slide off. If necessary, dot the end with a spot of glue.

You will want to repeat steps 1 straight through 3 for all of the spokes on your pretty snowflake.

Step 4: Glue a flat-backed clear rhinestone in the town of your ornamentation and let it dry. This will cover up the town area so that the pipe cleaners don't show through.

Step 5: Cut off a 5" to 6" piece of gold metallic cord and tie it to the top of the snowflake ornamentation for hanging.

Let all of the ornaments fully dry before hanging them on the tree or using them for package toppers.

Craft project - How To Make Beaded Snowflake Holiday Ornaments