Christmas Craft Time: Popsicle Stick Snowflakes!

Popsicle Stick Snowflakes

I found this fun idea on Pinterest (originally from CraftyNest). I was somewhat over-eager to get started and did not read the tutorial first. I think I read it sometime after my 2nd or 3rd snowflake. So, I ended up making a little extra work for myself, but I think they still look pretty good!

Materials:

• Large piece of cardboard (or newspaper)
• Lots of popsicle/craft sticks
• Hot glue gun
• Paint (I used gold)
• Paintbrush
• Ruler/protractor (optional)

Method:

Step 1:

Protect your working surface with cardboard/newspaper

Step 2:

There are really a few options for Step 2. In order from least-work-highest-risk to most-work-lowest-risk here are three suggestions of how to proceed:

Option 1: Start gluing sticks together in your chosen design and hope it turns out okay. Pull sticks apart before glue fully sets to make changes. Repeat.

Option 2: Assemble a snowflake (without gluing) by laying out sticks. Once you are happy with the design, glue them together.

Option 3: Draw a snowflake design on your cardboard using your ruler and protractor. Lay sticks over the design then glue together.

As you many have guessed, I chose Option 1. There were a couple of times my angles were so far off I had to re-glue sections, but overall I'm happy with the outcome. Like I said, Option 1 has the highest risk of failure, and although I said it would be the lowest work it has the potential of becoming the most if you have to redo too much.

Step 3:

Paint! I chose gold because my walls are white. If your walls are painted a relatively dark color I would definitely recommend painting your snowflakes white.

Step 4:

Hang them up! I used clear pushpins and hung them in a cascade down the wall of my stairwell.

For much better instructions see here.