Place two pipe cleaners next to each other horizontally. Then, add a third pipe cleaner vertically in the center of the first two.

Wrap the vertical pipe cleaner tightly around the first two pipe cleaners.

Now, spread the pipe cleaner strands out to form a snowflake shape. You should have 6 loose ends.

Let’s start adding the beads. Slide a bead onto each pipe cleaner and push the beads to the center.

Keep adding beads to make your own beautiful pattern. I used 7 beads on each pipe cleaner.

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

Have fun and be creative with colors and patterns here. This picture shows another example of a snowflake with a different color scheme.

Take each pipe cleaner end and roll it tightly to create a flat spiral or circle. This will keep the beads from falling off.

Add a rhinestone to the center.