Take your pipe cleaners, I used silver but you can use white also. Cut 8 of them in half with wire snippers. Take the whole pipe cleaner and place in the middle of the 8 halves and twist. Cut off excess. Now spread out the pipe cleaners to make a snowflake shape then start adding your beads, one at a time. Leave enough room on the end to fold back over the end bead to hold in place. Do that to all eight cleaners, then tie a string in middle and hang and enjoy. I have mine hanging under my ceiling light to make it glisten when you turn on the light.