Magical Crystal Snowflakes in Minutes! (Patreon)

After I shared the video of my home decorations, a YouTube viewer asked if I could make a video explaining how to make the crystal snowflakes I hung in my windows. I had to rummage around in my attic and look for the instructions and I also found my stash of beads from the mid-1990s. (I'm a notorious hoarder of arts and crafts supplies). One thing has changed since I first created my snowflakes, you can now buy metal snowflake forms at craft stores or Amazon. When I made my first crystal snowflakes in the 90s, I used 28 gauge craft wire, cut 3 equal lengths of the wire, carefully crossed them to form a snowflake, and then soldered them together in the center. Then you create a pattern of different sizes and shapes of beads on one arm of the snowflake, leave a small bit of wire at the end of the arm, and use needle-nosed pliers to curl the end of the wire into a circle to keep the beads on the arm. Then repeat the same sequence on all the rest of the arms. You don't have to use clear crystal beads, you can use pale blue, silver or gold. There are so many beautiful craft beads to choose from now! Be sure the beads have holes through the center or you won't be able to put them on the wire.