Perler Bead Candy Bracelets

Sorry for the really long hiatus! I kind of forgot I had this blog to run as well ^_^ #oops
Anyways, here is the tutorial as promised! Today's tutorial will be on a bracelet I made awhile ago.
Ever have a bunch of perler beads that you never finished using? Well, I did, and I found a tutorial on how to make "candy bracelets" out of your leftover beads. However, the tutorial was in a different language, and I found it hard to understand. That's why I have set up a tutorial today to make your own candy bracelets. 

You will need:
Perler Beads
An oven
Aluminum foil
A tray
Elastic (for the bracelet)
Clear nail polish (to seal the knot)

First, preheat the oven to 400°F (200°C) and arrange the beads onto your tray. Wait about five minutes (and make sure you watch the beads!) and soon they will be melted. One of my favorite parts of this DIY project was simply watching the perler beads become flat! :) Once you they become flat, take them out of the oven, let them cool, and then you can start taking the flattened beads off one by one.

Since most of my beads were cool colors, I decided to make a bracelet using blues and greens. I simply measured the length of elastic cord I needed to fit around my wrist (and a little more for the knot) and slipped the beads on. Here is a photo I took of what the bracelet looks like in the beginning.

After you are finished stringing the beads on, tie the bracelet off and secure the knot with some clear nail polish.

And now you're done! I hope you enjoyed this tutorial and come back next time for (possibly) some nail art! See you then~ (Here is a final picture of Hershey modeling the candy bracelet -- wait -- I don't think that's how you wear it!)