1. Roll a pea sized ball of white clay into a 1.5" length.  Repeat three times.  Roll twelve small pieces into tiny balls and shape into 1/4" lengths.

2. Overlap the longer white pieces of clay in the center of each length, creating a cross shape.  Then place the twelve smaller pieces at the end of each branch, creating a snowflake.  Tip: be sure to press down firmly so that the clay adheres to itself.

3. Place the snowflakes on a baking sheet lined with a piece of parchment paper and bake in the oven at 275 degrees for 15 minutes per 1/4" of thickness of clay.

4. Paint or stain the wooden rounds if desired. Drill a small hole at the top of each one.  We liked both the natural and stained look!

5. Use a hot glue gun to affix the snowflakes to the wood rounds.  Finally, tie with a length of bakers twine for hanging.