Beaded Snowflake Decoration
Difficulty: Very Easy
Parental supervision is recommended
Make a sparkly beaded snowflake decoration as a winter or Christmas craft. Kids will have fun both stringing the beads and admiring their handiwork afterwards.
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What you'll need:
- Three chenille stems (six inches in length)
- Eight crystal paddlewheel or sunburst beads (18 millimeters)
- 20 crystal faceted beads (eight millimeters)
- 18 crystal tri-beads (11 millimeters)
- Hot glue gun or craft glue
- Wire cutters (to cut chenille stems)
How to make it:
- Cut chenille stems to equal six inches in length.
- Twist them in the center once or put a spot of hot glue to hold them together, then spread out the arms gently, keeping it flat.
- String the beads on each arm in the following pattern:
- One faceted bead
- One tri-bead
- One faceted bead
- One tri-bead
- One paddle wheel
- One tri-bead
- One faceted
- Put a spot of glue under each last faceted bead. When dry clip off ends of chenille stem.
- Glue (hot glue is best) one paddle wheel in center of each side then one faceted in center of each paddle wheel that is in the middle.
- Make a hanger of fishing line or invisible thread.
