Things You'll Need:
- Computer and printer
- Pipe cleaners in assorted colors
- Beads with holes big enough to insert pipe cleaners
- Wood skewer
- Utility scissors
- 1/8-inch wide ribbon
- 2 white and tinsel pipe cleaners
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Step 1
Choose a font style on your computer for your initial. Type the letter and enlarge it to approximately 4 inches tall and print. Use pipe cleaners that coordinate with your chosen beads. Lay the pipe cleaners on the letter's lines and shape them to match. Allow an extra 1/2 inch on all ends for curling later. Do not connect any intersecting lines at this time.
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Step 2
String beads on the shaped pipe cleaners, completely filling them except for the extra 1/2 inch on all ends. Wind and twist the pipe cleaners at the intersections to secure.
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Step 3
Wind the extra at the ends of each letter around a wood skewer to curl. Remove the skewer. The curled ends will finish the monogram and prevent the beads from slipping off. Cut a 1/8-inch wide piece of white ribbon 6 inches long. Insert under the beads at the top of the ornament or through a curled end. Bring the ends together and tie in a knot to create a hanger.
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Step 1
Cut two white and tinsel pipe cleaners in half, creating four equal pieces. Hold the four pieces together, matching the ends. Twist the center of the pipe cleaners one complete turn. Evenly separate the ends to form an eight pointed snowflake shape.
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Step 2
Thread an identical bead on each snowflake end and push to the twisted center. Add additional beads on each snowflake end in a pattern of your choice. Separate them evenly on the pipe cleaners for a pleasing design.
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Step 3
Curl the ends of each snowflake pipe cleaner around a wood skewer and remove. Cut a 1/8-inch wide piece of white ribbon 6 inches long. Insert the ribbon through a curl on one pipe cleaner end. Bring the ends together and tie into a knot to create a hanger.
