DIY 4th of July Melted Beads Craft
Celebrate Independence Day by making a DIY 4th of July Melted Bead Craft! Red, white, and blue pony beads melt into a star shaped suncatcher to hang in the window. It’s a fast, inexpensive and patriotic summer kids craft!
Servings: 3 star sun catchers
Cost: $2
Equipment
- Toaster oven a toaster oven or use an outdoor grill
- Drill and small drill bit drill and a 3/16th inch bit t
Ingredients
Instructions
Prepping the pan, cookie cutters, and beads
- Line your baking pan with aluminum foil to protect it from the melting plastic. Set the metal cookie cutters in the pan making sure they are sitting flat. I used star shaped metal cookie cutters for the Fourth of July.Cover the area inside the cookie cutter with pony beads. Red, white, and blue beads work well for the 4th of July but any colors can be used. The beads should only be one layer thick. But I would add a few extra in the smaller points or curves of the cookie cutter.
Melting beads for suncatchers
- Place the toaster oven outdoors and heat to 400 degrees. The outdoor grill is a second option.Place the baking pan into the heat. My pony beads took about 20 minutes to melt. Keep watching the beads to get them to melt but not to bubble up. When the beads are almost melted, use a toothpick to move a bit of plastic around to cover holes.Carefully take the baking pan out of the oven and place it on a potholder to cool.
Final steps
- When cool, carefully pull out on the metal cookie cutter to pop the plastic shape out.Drill a hole in the top of your melted pony bead suncatcher with a drill and a small drill bit.Tie a string or fishing wire through the hole to the length you want.Hang your patriotic suncatcher craft in the window with a suction cup or hang them on a mobile.
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Notes
Find great tips and variation ideas on the post.
Full length video link on the post as well.