I am obsessed with snowflake crafts like these pipe cleaner snowflakes. As soon as the temperatures begin to drop, I start looking for a new snowflake-themed activity to do as I welcome in the winter season.

If you would like to add a new snowflake activity to your winter crafting rotation, I have a fun beaded snowflake activity that I am sure you will love! These pretty snowflakes use three of my favorite winter colors—silver, white, and blue.

Kids will love making these with you. They are a quick and fun project that little ones will be able to do with minimal assistance.

You will only need a few basic items to make your own beaded snowflakes. These include pipe cleaners, pony beads, and self-adhesive rhinestones.

I think these beautiful beaded snowflakes would be a great addition to a holiday card or used as a gift topper. They could also be great as fun and festive stocking stuffers for kids.

You could even add some rope or ribbon to the top and turn these into Christmas tree ornaments. I know you will have a great time making these lovely beaded pipe cleaner snowflakes!

Supplies You’ll Need

• 42 x Pony beads 6mm-9mm (silver and white, shades of blue)*
• Self-adhesive rhinestones
• Blue pipe cleaners 6″ long

How to Make Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes

Step 1. To start, you will place two of your pipe cleaners next to each other horizontally. Then, add a third pipe cleaner vertically.

This third pipe cleaner should be positioned in the center of the first two. Once you place your vertical pipe cleaner, you should have a cross shape.

Step 2. Wrap the vertical pipe cleaner tightly around the first two pipe cleaners so that they stay in place.

Step 3. Now, spread the pipe cleaner strands out, separating each one. You should be forming a snowflake shape.

When you are done spreading the pipe cleaner strands out, you should have 6 loose ends and a beautiful snowflake shape.

Step 4. Now, it is time to begin adding your beads. To do this, slide a bead onto each pipe cleaner and push the beads to the center.

I started with a blue bead, but you can have fun being creative with whatever colors and patterns you would like.

Step 5. Keep adding beads to your pipe cleaners to make your own beautiful pattern. I used a total of 7 beads on each pipe cleaner.

You can use however many you would like depending on how big or small you want your snowflake to be.

Step 6. Continue adding beads until you like the pattern that you have. If you want a smaller snowflake, use fewer beads.

For smaller snowflakes, I have found that somewhere around 5-6 beads works best.

Step 7. Remember to have fun and be creative with colors and patterns here. This picture shows another beautiful example of a snowflake with a different color scheme.

Step 8. When you like what you have, take each pipe cleaner end and roll it tightly to create a flat spiral or circle. This will keep the beads from falling off. 

Step 9. Add one of your self-adhesive rhinestones to the center of your snowflake for a bit of added glitz and glamor. Your lovely pipe cleaner winter snowflake is complete!

How Long Do These Pipe Cleaner Snowflakes Take to Make?

I love a fun, fast project that looks like it took a ton of time to make but is actually super quick. These snowflakes are exactly that.

Each one will take you only about 5-7 minutes to complete. If you also like a short and sweet type of project, this is the perfect winter craft for you!

More Crafts Like This

• Pipe Cleaner Pencil Topper
• Pipe Cleaner Flowers
• Pipe Cleaner Butterflies
• Pipe Cleaner Bracelets