Treat Time Jewelry

Treat Time Jewelry

Girls will have a great time making these treat food jewelry pieces from Perler beads—an ice cream sandwich necklace with matching ice cream cone earrings, plus watermelon slice earrings. Designed By Karen Benvenuti.

Instructions

Step 1
Bead Colors Needed:
Light Pink - 24
Magenta - 36
Cucumber Stripe - 14
Tan - 12
Light Brown - 6
Brown - 36
Black - 6
White - 6
See the Supply List for beads and tools you can purchase.

You will also need:
Ear wires - 4
8mm jump rings - 4
10mm jump ring - 1
Chain with clasp
Fine nose pliers
Quick-drying adhesive

Step 2
Download the PDF for the Treat Time Jewelry Project Pattern. You will use the small circle, small hexagon, and small square pegboards for your projects. If you are using a clear pegboard, slide the actual-size pattern underneath it. Place your beads following the pattern.

Step 3
Ask an adult to fuse your designs. Place your pegboard on a flat, heat-safe surface. Set a household iron to the medium setting. Place ironing paper over the pegboard. In a circular motion, begin to iron the project. When ironed properly, the beads will still have open centers. DO NOT OVER-IRON as this will cause the beads to close and can make assembly of your project more challenging. Let the design cool.

Step 4
Remove the paper and bead design from the pegboard. Flip the design over to expose the non-fused side. Repeat the fusing. Let cool completely. Once the design is cool, peel off the ironing paper. Your pegboards and ironing paper are reusable.

Note: Beads need heat for about 10-20 seconds per side to fuse evenly. Lift the paper occasionally to see how the beads are fusing. Additional heating time may be required.

Step 5
ASSEMBLY: Earrings: Using the pliers and working through the holes in the beads, connect bead pieces to the ear wires with jump rings.

Step 6
Necklace: Glue the ice cream flavors between the sandwich layers. Connect the large jump ring to the ice cream sandwich and slide it on the chain.