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Plastic Candy Tree Decorations

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Decorate your tree with pretty candy decorations made from melted beads.
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  1. Step 1

    Step 1

    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.

  2. Step 2

    Step 2

    Line your moulds with tinfoil so that you don't wreck them, this also gives the plastic a nice cracked-candy look.

  3. Step 3

    Step 3

    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'.

  4. Step 4

    Step 4

    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.

  5. Step 5

    Step 5

    When the plastic has completely cooled, remove the tinfoil. You should be left with little, round, plastic plates.

  6. Step 6

    Step 6

    Cut a long rectangle of cellophane and two lengths of jewellery wire.

  7. Step 7

    Step 7

    Place a plastic candy in the center of the cellophane and wrap up.

  8. Step 8

    Step 8

    Twist either end of the cellophane, as you would do with real candy, and wrap the wire around to secure in place.

  9. Step 9

    Step 9

    Repeat this with the other side and cut off any unwanted cellophane from either side.

  10. Step 10

    Step 10

    Make a whole bunch of these.

  11. Step 11

    Step 11

    Attach a length of string to your candy and hang on your Christmas tree.

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Erika A.

Erika A.

Dec 25, 2007 1:42am

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.

Erika A.

Jan 3, 2008 8:52pm

Can you tell me where to get oven-safe, mini muffin molds?
Do they make square ones?

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

Jan 3, 2008 8:57pm

I'm sorry, I have no idea. I got them as a birthday present, I'll ask!

Cat Morley

Cat Morley

Jan 3, 2008 8:58pm

You could just use metal cupcake / muffin moulds instead.