![]() ![]() Repeat Steps 10-13, with the right hand string in order to create a right wing for the Chick. Take the end of this left hand string and thread through the (4) yellow beads from Row 4, as shown. Tighten these beads close to the chick’s body. Thread another yellow bead on this same left hand string. Thread the end of the string back through the middle yellow bead just strung. To create the chick’s wing, thread (3) yellow beads. You will now create the chick’s wing using only the left hand string. This is the top of the body of the chick. To create Row 4, thread the following through the left hand string: (4) yellow beads. To create Row 3, thread the following through the left hand string: (1) yellow, (1) orange, and (1) yellow bead. The black beads shown here are the Chick’s eyes. To create Row 2, thread the following through the left hand string: (1) yellow, (2) black and (1) yellow bead. Pull cords tight to form the first row of your Chick Bead Pet. Take your right hand string and lace back through the beads from the other end going right to left. Note: this project can be made both with the Made By Me Bead Pets kit or using Pony Beads in the colors listed. To create Row 1, thread (3) yellow Pony Beads onto the left hand string. To learn how to create a lark knot, click here. This will help when threading the beads.Ĭreate a lark knot on the key ring. Stiffen both ends by rolling it between your finger with a dab of craft glue. ![]() I love how they look and bring a little love to our front porch and my daughter loves checking on it when she can hear it clink in wind.Cut Braiding Cord to 48 inches. Next I wrap the ribbon ends around the stick gluing it down with hot glue.įinally tie on a final piece to each end of the stick to hang. I did 4 ribbons total with 3 or 4 hearts on them. I tried to get them staggered on the different ribbons. To make the chimes – glue the hearts on the ribbon. I had the hearts in my hand and noticed they made a cool clinking sound and decided that was it, these could make great wind chimes! I grabbed my glue gun, some ribbon and a stick from my garden. Not exactly kid safe for Valentine’s day favors for a bunch of three year old children. When they cooled I popped them out of the pan and immediately noticed that the beads that were against the side melted in a sharp point. I don’t want anyone surprised by the fumes but do know that they were gone 20 minutes later when my son with the super nose came in and didn’t notice a thing. If you are sensitive to fumes you could try it on your grill or maybe try a different valentine’s craft. I was expecting this so I had my windows wide open and the fan on, still it was strong. There were no fumes while melting but when I opened the oven door they were very strong. Once all the beads were in we were ready to melt, I followed Jean’s instructions for the melting the beads and popped the pan in the oven. Filling the hearts was fun for her because she did it independently but she was also working on skills like visual perceptual and fine motor skills as she grabbed the beads and managed to fill but not overfill the cups. ![]() My daughter filled some with all clear, some all red and some a mix. A heart shaped silicone treat pan, ribbon or string, a hot glue gun, scissors, and a stick. You will need plastic beads – we used red pony beads and clear tri-beads. You could still try that but I didn’t want all these hearts to go to waste so we turned them into heart wind chimes for Valentine’s day. That was a giant craft fail because of the way the beads melted. My original idea was to make heart pendants for my daughter’s preschool class. I have been wanting to try melting pony beads since I saw my friend Jean’s post on Artful Parent ages ago. ![]() My three year old did the first half with no help and I did the 2nd half of this melted bead craft all by myself. ![]()
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