Since my granddaughter started high school this year, I decided to make her an ornament in her school colors - purple and white. I attached the snowflake with a straight pin going through a purple bead and large purple sequin. I also used white beaded straight pins through small purple sequins.
I found the pattern on a French blog:
http://www.tibilisfil.com/pages/Explications_modeles_frivolite-2827789.html.