Create this Melted Bead Suncatcher Pumpkin Craft from melted beads and display it in your home or classroom for the fall season!
There are a lot of fun ways to use pony beads! Many kids love to string them to make jewelry, friendship bracelets, or keychains. You can also use them to create pony bead animals with elastic string or cord.
If you are looking for a pumpkin craft to make for the fall season, create these pumpkin suncatchers made with melted beads! This is just another fun way to use pony beads.
These bright and beautiful suncatchers are perfect to display in a window in your home where the sun shines through to catch a glimpse of it’s orange colors!
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- FREE Printable Pumpkin Activity Pack
- Mason Jar Pumpkin Craft
Supplies:
- Plastic pony beads
- Metal pumpkin cookie cutter
- Baking pan
- Aluminum foil
- Drill fitted with ⅛ inch drill bit, optional
Note: Please be aware that the beads do release plastic smells/fumes as they melt. To avoid the smell, you can use a toaster oven outside.
Directions:
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Line baking pan with aluminum foil to protect the pan and make it easier for the ornaments to release from the pan.
Place cookie cutters on aluminum foil in baking pan. Fill each ornament with a single layer of beads. Use a toothpick or bamboo skewer to arrange the beads.
Carefully put the baking sheet in the oven and melt the beads. The time can vary based on the type of bead. Begin checking at 5 minutes. (My ornaments took 15 minutes to melt.) The ornaments are ready when the beads are melted and the hole in each bead has disappeared.
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely prior to removing from the cookie cutters. To remove the ornaments, gently pull the sides of the cookie cutter away from the ornament.
If desired, use the drill to create a small hole in each ornament for hanging.
Melted Bead Suncatcher Pumpkin Craft
Materials
- Plastic pony beads
- Metal cookie or clay cutters
- Baking pan
- Aluminum foil
- Drill fitted with ⅛ inch drill bit, optional
Instructions
Note: Please be aware that the beads do release plastic smells/fumes as they melt. To avoid the smell, you can use a toaster oven outside.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Line baking pan with aluminum foil to protect the pan and make it easier for the ornaments to release from the pan.
Place cookie cutters on aluminum foil in baking pan. Fill each ornament with a single
layer of beads. Use a toothpick or bamboo skewer to arrange the beads.
Carefully put the baking sheet in the oven and melt the beads. The time can vary based on the type of bead. Begin checking at 5 minutes. (My ornaments took 15 minutes to melt.) The ornaments are ready when the beads are melted and the hole in each bead has disappeared.
Remove from oven and allow to cool completely prior to removing from the cookie
cutters. To remove the ornaments, gently pull the sides of the cookie cutter away from the ornament.
If desired use the drill to create a small hole in each ornament for hanging.
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