Melted Bead Bowls DIY

Club ChicaCircle is all about being inspired and getting crafty! Once I saw this cool pict on Pinterest, I couldn’t resist trying it myself with my tween. Here is the original DIY from a fellow crafty soul, Joan Bagger Andersen on her Dutch site Wooz.

And below is our American DIY version. They were so simple to make, and we were having so much fun that one of our resident crafty tweens, Maggie, wanted to show you personally how you can make them yourself! You can check out another DIY video from one of our tweens here, in Miranda’s Kitchen.

You can make multi-color bead bowls, or make your own color design using only a few colored bead choices.

Start with meltable beads, like Perler Beads®, a little cooking spray, and a small oven-safe bowl.

Spray the bowl with a little cooking spray. Then, select the color palette of beads you want and place them in bowl. Press them down in the bowl until there is only one layer of beads. The beads will automatically climb up the sides of the bowl along the edges. Fill bowl with enough beads until desired height.

Here is BEFORE:
Put on cooking tray and place into a preheated oven at 400 degrees for about 10 minutes.

And this is AFTER:

And this what happens when you leave your bowls in for 20 minutes – the beads get even meltier – although they are harder to get out of the bowl too.

Pop the bowls out and let cool. Display and use as desired! = )

Pauline Molinari

I'm a crafty mompreneur with an affinity for pink. With a fine arts degree, over 15 years experience in children's publishing, and a savvy, stylish, sassy tween daughter, I come armed with perspective and passion to inspire tween girls and their mothers through creativity.

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13 Responses to Melted Bead Bowls DIY

thepricklypinecone on October 2, 2011 at 3:59 pm

Thanks for such a fab idea! I have a question though, does the melting plastic not stink up your oven and kitchen?

- Pauline Molinari on October 2, 2011 at 5:52 pm
  
  Thanks for the comment. Actually it didn’t stink up the kitchen. I would only keep the bowls in the oven for 10 minutes. The pink bowl I made in which I left in the oven for 20 minutes, was a mistake because I forgot to set the timer. Then I could smell a little of the plastic. We were melting crayons today for an upcoming craft, and that did have a distinct smell to it. = )
  
thepricklypinecone on October 3, 2011 at 5:27 am

Great, thanks so much for the quick reply. I am going to attempt for us to make some today.

- Pauline Molinari on October 3, 2011 at 6:56 am
  
  Great! Would love to see a picture of your bead bowl creations!
  
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Katielynn on June 9, 2012 at 11:44 am

tis is sooooo kool i made it 4 my mum and she luved it!!!

- Pauline Molinari on June 9, 2012 at 7:11 pm
  
  What a great gift idea! Thanks for sharing!
  
Griffin on September 2, 2012 at 7:20 am

Thanks! I am going to try. Yours turned out fabulous

Natalie on May 8, 2013 at 6:02 pm

I think I will make this for my mum for mothers day she’s planning my sixteenth birthday party the weekend of, and i think she will be surprised

- Pauline Molinari on May 8, 2013 at 6:46 pm
  
  sounds fabulous! hope she likes it!
  
Tina From Michigan on May 11, 2013 at 1:12 pm

My 10 year old daughter and I made this just now! What a fun project and super easy. She is giving one to her friend as a birthday gift with some spare change, a sock change purse and an initial bracelet. I think it looks GREAT! Thanks for sharing!

Tina From Michigan on May 11, 2013 at 1:13 pm

One more comment. We put our bowls in an ice water bath after letting them cool for about 10 minutes and they popped right out. No Problems!

- Pauline Molinari on May 11, 2013 at 6:59 pm
  
  love it! Great advice. Glad you guys had fun making them!