DIY Perler Bead Puka Shell Jewelry

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Hey guys, it's Megan!

I recently posted a video showing a few projects you can try when you're bored this summer. If you missed it, you can check it out here!

One of my favorite projects from the video was this Faux Puka Shell Bracelet made from Perler Beads. I saw this project on Tik Tok last summer, and I was excited to finally have time to test it out!

For this project you'll need:

• Perler Beads

• Elastic Beading Cord

• Needle

• Strong Glue (I used E6000)

• Cricut weeding tool (optional)

Arrange your Perler Beads on the pegboard with a few spaces between each one.

Then, iron them as you normally would.

When you peel off the parchment paper, some of the beads might stick. Spread them out a little, and iron the other side. Iron the other side of each bead until you have a bunch of flat circles.

If you have thinner elastic you can skip this step, but mine made it pretty difficult to get through the beads. So, I used this "hook weeder" that came with my Cricut machine to poke holes in each bead.

I’m telling you, even if you don’t have a Cricut machine these tool sets come in handy more often than you’d think!

Once all of my beads were done, I threaded them on to my elastic and tied a triple knot at the end to make it extra secure.

I also put a little E6000 glue on the knot to be sure it wouldn’t come undone.

And here’s how my finished bracelet turned out!

Not gonna lie, this DEFINITELY wasn’t as easy as the people on Tik Tok made it look, but I love how these turned out.

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