Place parchment or wax paper on your working surface. This will allow you to easily peel the glued snowflake off when you're finished.Arrange the pasta on the parchment paper to make the center of the snowflake. For this snowflake we made a circle with six pieces of rotelle (wagon wheels).
Add more pasta to complete your snowflake design. Remember, snowflakes have 6 points. We found it easier to create our pasta design on the parchment paper first before gluing it together.
Once you're happy with your snowflake design, pull the outside pieces away from the center.
Step 3: Glue the pasta together
Add a small dot of hot glue to the side of a wagon wheel.
Glue the wagon wheel to the piece next to it. Continue gluing until all the wheels are connected. The last piece will need glue on both sides.
To attach the penne, add glue to the end before attaching it to the rotelle.Repeat with the rest of the penne pieces.
Glue pennette to both sides of the penne.
To attach the shells to the ends of the snowflake, add glue inside the shell and then press it on top of the penne.
Step 4: Spray paint the pasta snowflake
Once the glue has completely hardened, spray paint the pasta snowflake white.Add one coat of paint to each side of the snowflake. Allow to dry, and add another coat if necessary.(One coat was enough for our snowflakes, and the paint was dry to the touch in 20 minutes. This will vary based on paint type.)
Add a length of ribbon or string and knot it in place to hang the pasta snowflake as an ornament.Your pasta snowflake is complete!