How to make a snowflake Christmas decoration! Snowflakes go with any winter holiday decor! This one involves buttons and glitter! It’s so easy!
Here is an easy and beautiful winter craft idea with vintage flair! It’s a button craft in the shape of a snowflake! It’s a perfect holiday home decor idea!
If you have a bunch of buttons, as I do, you’ll need a place to store them! Check out How To Repurpose Candle Jars into stylish craft room storage!
Here is a quickie video, so you can see how I made the snowflake decoration. There is a longer, detailed video tutorial at the end!
Materials list:
- Snowflake: check Hobby Lobby – I could not find it online
- Buttons: https://amzn.to/2QcFfBb
- Glue: https://amzn.to/371LoHe
- Mod Podge dimensional: https://amzn.to/2tLIIzr
- Fine white glitter: https://amzn.to/2EH4GFV
- White paint: https://amzn.to/393T9ym
- Ivory paint: https://amzn.to/2Sp9ckx
- Pearl white paint: https://amzn.to/35Px2cY
Directions:
1. I found this unfinished snowflake and thought I needed to make a cool decoration for winter or the holidays!
![Unfinished snowflake decoration](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/1-Unfinished-snowflake-decoration-1024x1024.jpg)
2. I painted the snowflake white.
![Painting snowflake decor white](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/2-Painting-snowflake-decor-white-1024x936.jpg)
3. I pulled out my button stash.
![Jar of buttons and white snowflake](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/3-Jar-of-buttons-and-white-snowflake-1024x893.jpg)
4. I pulled out white and ivory buttons.
![Select buttons for the snowflake decoration](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/4-Select-buttons-for-the-snowflake-decoration-copy-1024x916.jpg)
5. Some of the buttons still had thread in them, so I had to go through and clean them up. I bought them at an estate sale.
![Remove extra string and fabric from the buttons for the snowflake decoration](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/5-Remove-extra-string-and-fabric-from-the-buttons-for-the-snowflake-decoration-1024x918.jpg)
6. I dipped the individual buttons into glue and placed them on the snowflake.
![Dip white button into the glue for the snowflake decoration](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/6-Dip-white-button-into-the-glue-for-the-snowflake-decoration-1024x843.jpg)
![Glue button into middle of snowflake craft](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/7-Glue-button-into-middle-of-snowflake-craft-1024x877.jpg)
![Keep dipping and adding buttons to snowflake craft](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/8-Keep-dipping-and-adding-buttons-to-snowflake-craft-1024x922.jpg)
7. Here is the first layer. You will see that there are spaces between the buttons. I added a second layer where there were large spaces.
![First layer of buttons on the snowflake decoration](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/9-First-layr-of-buttons-on-the-snowflake-decoration-1024x865.jpg)
![Add second layer of buttons to snowflake craft](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/10-Add-second-layer-of-buttons-to-snowflake-craft-1024x935.jpg)
8. Because there were still spaces, I used the Dimensional Magic to fill them in and sprinkled fine glitter over it.
![I added dimensional paint between the buttons](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/11-I-added-dimensional-paint-between-the-buttons-1024x926.jpg)
![Add glitter to the snowflake](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/12-Add-glitter-to-the-snowflake-1024x956.jpg)
You can see the difference between the lower and upper part.
![Tap off the excess glitter from the snowflake](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/13-Tap-off-the-excess-glitter-from-the-snowflake-1024x887.jpg)
9. I tapped the snowflake on the table and the excess glitter came off.
I painted the edges with ivory and pearl white paint, just so it blended better with the buttons.
![Paint the edges with a pearl white to go with the buttons](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/15-Paint-the-edges-with-a-pearl-white-to-go-with-the-buttons-1024x904.jpg)
![Edges of snowflake painted pearl white](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/16-Edges-of-snowflake-painted-pearl-white-1024x944.jpg)
Here it is all finished and it would look great on a shelf of hanging on the wall!
![Finished button snowflake Christmas decoration](https://www.craftklatch.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/17-Finished-button-snowflake-Christmas-decoration-986x1024.jpg)
If you like snowflake crafts, I have some more you might find interesting:
- How To Make A Paper Snowflake DIY
- DIY Resin Snowflake Coaster
- Resin Snowflake Coasters
- Big Glitter Snowflake
That’s it! Thanks for stopping by! Remember: Life’s too short not to shimmer, so grab your glue gun and your glitter!™ Stay safe!
Mona
Here is the video tutorial, so you can see exactly how I made it: