Make a Snowflake from Pipe Cleaners

Pipe cleaners in silver, gold or other metallic shades are ideal for creating a sparkly holiday season decoration. While these snowflakes are simple to make, they look incredibly effective when hung from a tree or window.

Steps

  1. Assemble the items needed. These are listed below under "Things You'll Need".
  2. Cut each of the pipe cleaners in half.
  3. Put 11 of the halves together in a bunch. Use the twelfth piece to bind the bunch together tightly, by winding it around the middle. Make sure it is holding each of the pieces firmly in place.
  4. Start unfolding each piece from the centre in a star burst formation. Aim for evenness and rounded shape overall.
  5. Thread the needle with the fishing line or invisible thread. Thread through the various pompoms and when you have 2 to 5 or so pompoms on a line, cut and knot the line with a hanging loop. Make sure that there is space between the pompoms – the idea is to suggest the effect of the snowflakes falling, and bunching them up would look less effective.
  6. Attach the line of threaded pompoms to the snowflake. Use the end without the hanging loop to wrap around the centre of the snowflake and knot in place.
  7. Repeat both making the snowflakes and the threaded pompom lengths as many times as wished, to make as many snowflakes as you'd like.
  8. Hang the pipe cleaner snowflakes up from the ceiling, a Christmas tree, the door, on windows or wherever else you'd like them to be. They can even be hung outdoors from real trees to give the effect of falling snow for those living in a climate without snow.

Tips

  • Pipe cleaners are also known as the more modern term "chenille sticks".

Things You'll Need

  • These are for each snowflake:
  • 6 tinsel or metallic pipe cleaners (chenille sticks) in gold, silver, red, green, etc. colours
  • 5 silver, gold, etc. sparkle pompoms in assorted sizes
  • Sewing needle
  • Fishing line or invisible thread
  • Scissors

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References

  • Adapted from Australian BH&G, July 2010, p. 229

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