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I am obsessed with snowflake crafts like thesepipe cleaner snowflakes.

These pretty snowflakes use three of my favorite winter colorssilver, white, and blue.

pipe cleaner snowflakes

Kids will love making these with you.

They are a quick and fun project that little ones will be able to do with minimal assistance.

You will only need a few basic items to make your own beaded snowflakes.

Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes

These include pipe cleaners, pony beads, and self-adhesive rhinestones.

They could also be great as fun and festive stocking stuffers for kids.

You could even add some rope or ribbon to the top and turn these into Christmas tree ornaments.

Cute Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes Materials

I know you will have a great time making these lovely beaded pipe cleaner snowflakes!

Then, add a third pipe cleaner vertically.

This third pipe cleaner should be positioned in the center of the first two.

Sweet Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes Steps 1-2

Once you place your vertical pipe cleaner, you should have a cross shape.

Step 2.Wrap the vertical pipe cleaner tightly around the first two pipe cleaners so that they stay in place.

Step 3.Now, spread the pipe cleaner strands out, separating each one.

Adorable Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes Steps 3-4

You should be forming a snowflake shape.

Step 4.Now, it is time to begin adding your beads.

To do this, slide a bead onto each pipe cleaner and push the beads to the center.

Easy Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes Steps 5-6

Step 5.Keep adding beads to your pipe cleaners to make your own beautiful pattern.

I used a total of 7 beads on each pipe cleaner.

Step 6.Continue adding beads until you like the pattern that you have.

Charming Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes Steps 7-8

If you want a smaller snowflake, use fewer beads.

For smaller snowflakes, I have found that somewhere around 5-6 beads works best.

Step 7.Remember to have fun and be creative with colors and patterns here.

Lovely Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes Steps 9-10

This picture shows another beautiful example of a snowflake with a different color scheme.

This will keep the beads from falling off.

Your lovely pipe cleaner winter snowflake is complete!

Nice Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes Steps 11-12

How Long Do These Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes Take to Make?

These snowflakes are exactly that.

Each one will take you only about 5-7 minutes to complete.

Fun Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes

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