Dangling Snowflake

I found a pattern for this snowflake here and just loved the idea of making one for a card that the recipient could detach from the card and use as a tree ornament or window hanging. I do not have a wire jig and didn't particularly want to go out and purchase one just to make a few of these snowflakes. For all I knew I might not enjoy making wire things and wouldn't know until I tried it! So, I asked a co-worker to make me a jig specifically with this pattern by nailing some nails in a board. He had this made for me in less than ten minutes!



He cut the tops of the nail heads off so the wire would slip off, and after trying my first snowflake I asked him to make the center nail longer because it gets wrapped so many times. Anyway, here are my first snowflakes!


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I used some lightweight wire that is a pale green color and then I found some green gems in the dollar section of Michaels to put in the middle. They are a little wonky, but they really are pretty! Now, here's the card I made using one of the snowflakes


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and here is the card opened up so you can see how the snowflake spins in the opening



the greeting is from Stampin Up and the snowflakes on the background are from Print Works and it's stamped in versamark. This is a little labor intensive to make many, but making the snowflakes is fun! I urge you to give it a try yourself!

I'm off to check the Squigglefly Blog now to see what the challenge is this week! I hope you have a wonderful Monday, and thanks for looking!