Beaded Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes... with Messages!

Just stopping in to share these super quick beaded pipe cleaner snowflakes that we made with a bunch of kids this past weekend. I know, I know, there are already a ton of posts out there sharing a nearly identical craft... but ours came out so cute, I had to share them! (Besides, who doesn't enjoy looking through a good homemade ornament post?)

How to Make Beaded Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes 

(with messages)

These snowflakes are one of those classic quintessential Christmas crafts.  I saw that One Little Project shared one with a sparkly center and I loved that sparkly addition so much that I incorporated it here. I also thought it would be fun to add the letter beads. What kid doesn't enjoy making personalized crafts?

How to Make Beaded Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes:

Here's a brief description of what I did:

(And by the way, I'm not linking to Amazon for any of these items because I got everything from Michaels with a coupon. They had lovely, affordable beads in all sorts of classy colors. We just watched Frozen 2, so I was inspired by the blue color family.)


1. Cut  2 white pipe cleaners in half, to get 4 pieces.

2. Twist three of those pieces together (at their centers) to create a snowflake shape.

3. Slip on beads. Make sure to leave space at the end to curve the pipe cleaner ends in so that the beads don't fall off.

4. Add a sticky glittery rhinestone adhesive jewel in the middle.  Ooh! Bling, bling, baby!

5. Slip a piece of yarn through one of the loops to turn the snowflake into an ornament.

And that's it!

If you really enjoyed these snowflakes, check out my slightly more intricate beaded snowflake ornaments. They're a fun twist on this project!

Happy crafting, friends!