Saturday, January 1, 2011

Pipe Cleaner Snowflake and Pony Beads

This is a inexpensive way to make your room feel like winter. 


You will need 6 pipe cleaners and 6 silver pony beads.  I like to use a wire cutter to snip the pipe cleaner to size.  I have 6 larger lengths (6 cm long), and 6 smaller lengths (4 cm long).
 I start by twisting two of the long pipe cleaners together, and twist on the last one to create a 6 armed snowflake.  Take a 6 cm lengh piece and twist it on closer to the middle of the snowflake, then add a 4 cm piece closer to the top.  On the end of the arm slide on a pony bead, twist pipe cleaner over the bead and twist to secure in place.  Repeat until all arms are complete.
                                      I hang these from string attached to the ceiling of the room. 

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