Snowflake Decorations for Christmas

These pretty wire form snowflakes are so easy to make and look lovely as Christmas tree decorations or hung by a window.  The Christmas snowflake decorations are made using wire forms with spikes which you can thread beads on.  You can use all sorts of beads but we like to use sparkling facetted glass beads to catch the light.  A variety of shapes and sizes of beads creates a very pretty snowflake effect.  The wire forms come in 3 sizes and a variety of wire form sizes and different beads makes a very pretty display.

Small Snowflake Decorations

What could be more festive than this delicate snowflake in crystal and crystal AB colours?

To make this small snowflake you will need:

• 6 4x6mm crystal puffy rondelles
• 12 6mm Czech crystal bicones
• 18 4mm Czech crystal bicones
• 24 3mm Czech fire-polished beads
• 1 3.75 inch snowflake wire form

Instructions:

Thread a 4mm crystal bicone on a spike

Add a 3mm fire-polished bead followed by a 6mm crystal bicone

Add another 3mm fire-polished bead and then a 4mm crystal bicone

Then add a crystal puffy rondelle

Add a 4mm crystal bicone followed by a 3mm fire-polished bead

Then turn a loop at the end of the spike to secure the beads in place

Repeat for the other 5 spikes to complete your snowflake ornament

Medium Snowflake Decorations

Gold is always a popular choice for traditional festive decorations.

To make this medium snowflake you will need:

• 6 7x10mm crystal puffy rondelles
• 12 4x6mm crystal puffy rondelles
• 12 6mm Czech crystal bicones
• 18 4x3mm Czech pinch beads
• 1 4.5″ snowflake ornament wire form

Instructions:

Thread a crystal bicone onto a spike

Add 2 pinch beads

Add a crystal bicone, small crystal puffy rondelle and another crystal bicone

Then add a large crystal puffy rondelle

Add another pinch bead and finish with another small crystal puffy rondelle

Finish as for the small snowflake

Large Snowflake Decorations

This large snowflake used siam ruby beads and also looks gorgeous in gold and silver.

You will need:

• 6 12mm Czech fire-polished beads (colour 1)
• 6 8mm Czech fire-polished beads (colour 1)
• 6 6mm Czech fire-polished beads (colour 1)
• 6 8mm Czech fire-polished beads (colour 2)
• 6 6mm Czech fire-polished beads (colour 2)
• 42 6/0 Czech seed beads
• 1 6 inch snowflake ornament wire form

Instructions:

Thread 2 6/0 seed beads onto a spike

Add a 6mm colour 1 fire-polished bead and another seed bead

Add an 8mm colour 2 fire-polished bead and a seed bead

Then add a 12mm colour 1 fire-polished bead and a seed bead

Finally, add an 8mm colour 2 fire-polished bead and a seed bead

Finish as before

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