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  • shiprob195
    shiprob195 Posts: 746 Forumite
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    I buy my supplies from Ebay usually. I found these snowflake wires
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330610538646?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

    I then treaded crystal, pearl and plastic beads onto the wires. Made a loop on the ends and strung onto clear elastic.

    Hopefully my friends will like them.
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  • Willow92
    Willow92 Posts: 2,186 Forumite
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    I will be having a go at making the snowflakes :)
    Savings £8,865.22 £/15,000 Aiming to save enough for a house deposit.
  • flourgirl
    flourgirl Posts: 3,415 Forumite
    edited 11 September 2011 at 7:13AM
    shipr!!!95 wrote: »
    I buy my supplies from Ebay usually. I found these snowflake wires
    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/330610538646?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

    I then treaded crystal, pearl and plastic beads onto the wires. Made a loop on the ends and strung onto clear elastic.

    Hopefully my friends will like them.


    Your snowflakes are beautiful, I saw some of those on a thread last year but never got round to having a go. Thank you for the link to the wires, must go and order some before the rush lol

    What size beads have you used please. TIA
  • lizalloareds
    lizalloareds Posts: 1,838 Forumite
    Thanks, will have to check out the link
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  • LalaGomay
    LalaGomay Posts: 517 Forumite
    midnightraven3 wrote: »
    children can make great things from felt
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    i'll stop now, you get the gist:o

    Oooh, I love these! They're about my level, as I can't sew at all.
    I might have a go at them.
    Just felt and glue, I assume? What kind of glue would work on felt?

    (I am so clueless.)
    :rudolf: :rudolf: :rudolf: :rudolf: :rudolf:
  • shiprob195
    shiprob195 Posts: 746 Forumite
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    flourgirl wrote: »
    Your snowflakes are beautiful, I saw some of those on a thread last year but never got round to having a go. Thank you for the link to the wires, must go and order some before the rush lol

    What size beads have you used please. TIA

    I used 4,6 and 8mm beads for the snowflakes.
    I haven't posted the pictures on my Facebook page yet.... Don't want to scare people with "Festive" stuff too early:D
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  • bigmomma051204
    bigmomma051204 Posts: 1,776 Forumite
    Excuse my thickness lol... how do u make the ends of the wire look all rounded and neat? Is there a special little tool? Or is it just crafty pliers? :o
    Baldrick, does it have to be this way? Our valued friendship ending with me cutting you up into strips and telling the prince that you walked over a very sharp cattle grid in an extremely heavy hat?
  • Willow92
    Willow92 Posts: 2,186 Forumite
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    bigmomma051204 wrote: »
    Excuse my thickness lol... how do u make the ends of the wire look all rounded and neat? Is there a special little tool? Or is it just crafty pliers? :o


    Probably crafty plier things or something, I was gonna use the wrong end of tweezers to twist it round since I don't have any special tools.
    Savings £8,865.22 £/15,000 Aiming to save enough for a house deposit.
  • shiprob195
    shiprob195 Posts: 746 Forumite
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    The wire on these snowflake blanks is very stiff and hard. I bent the wire back over the bead (90 degrees) with flat pliers, then used a set of round nosed pliers to bend the wire round to make a neat loop.

    On the instructions it says to glue a small bead to the end, But I wanted to be able to thread some clear thread or ribbon to the snowflake.
    Slimming world new starter 2/1/17
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  • Rachel021967
    Rachel021967 Posts: 1,015 Forumite
    My girls will love making snowflakes. Unfortunately, they are out of stock. Hopefully they will get some more in.
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