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Plastic Candy Tree Decorations
Decorate your tree with pretty candy decorations made from melted beads.
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Before you start, you will need to find something appropriate to melt your beads in. I recommend metal cupcake baking trays, but for this I used oven-safe, rubber mini muffin moulds.
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Line your moulds with tinfoil so that you don't wreck them, this also gives the plastic a nice cracked-candy look.
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Fill each mould with coloured beads, so that the bottom surface is completely covered. I used a mixture of clear beads and solid beads to make different kinds of 'candy'.
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Melt down in the oven, set at it's highest heat. This should take about 30 minutes, but keep checking to make sure they don't burn.
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When the plastic has completely cooled, remove the tinfoil. You should be left with little, round, plastic plates.
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Cut a long rectangle of cellophane and two lengths of jewellery wire.
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Place a plastic candy in the center of the cellophane and wrap up.
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Twist either end of the cellophane, as you would do with real candy, and wrap the wire around to secure in place.
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Repeat this with the other side and cut off any unwanted cellophane from either side.
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Make a whole bunch of these.
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Attach a length of string to your candy and hang on your Christmas tree.
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Posted By:Cat Morley »
December 24, 2007 18:44
Popular tags: Halloween, Costumes & Cosplay, Dressmaking / Tailoring, Painting & Decorating, Decorating, Construction, Christmas, and Decorating
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Erika A.
25 Dec 01:42
These are so awesome! I love them. I wish it weren't so close to Christmas so I would have time to make them, but I think I'll make a necklace or bracelet out of them instead. :D
Erika A.
03 Jan 20:52
Can you tell me where to get oven-safe, mini muffin molds?
Do they make square ones?
Cat Morley
03 Jan 20:57
I'm sorry, I have no idea. I got them as a birthday present, I'll ask!
Cat Morley
03 Jan 20:58
You could just use metal cupcake / muffin moulds instead.
sugaree
08 Sep 23:06
what a unique idea! and to think i've just had gobs of pony beads sitting around for years....well, they will surely be getting a revamp this christmas season. thanks for sharing :)
Cheyanne
10 Oct 20:00
So clever! I love this!