Christmas Snowflake

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Christmas Snowflake  Pipe cleaner crafts: Christmas snowflake

This retro metallic Christmas snowflake has echoes of a simpler, brighter time. Spruce up your decor or use it as an ornament on your Christmas tree, but make sure to use this project to bring some joy and brightness into your house during wintertime!

Supplies
Tools
  • Needle nose pliers/wire cutters
  • Ruler
Materials
  • 5 metallic pipe cleaners, 30 cm (1 ft) long
Directions

Prepare the parts of the Christmas snowflake

  • Cut 2 pipe cleaners into 10-cm (4-inch) segments.

  • Fold all segments (cut and uncut) in half.

  • Twist the 3 uncut pipe cleaners together at the center, forming the base.

Assemble the Christmas snowflake

  • Attach 1 cut piece to each section of the base, approximately 2.5 cm (1 inch) from the center.

  • Twist together the shorter points between each long point.

  • Trim each long point 7.5 cm (3 inches) from the end.
  • Fold each newly-cut piece in half.
  • Twist each new short piece around the long points.


 
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