Plastic Candy Tree Decorations

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  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.

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  Step 2

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

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  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'.

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  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.

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  Step 5

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

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  Step 6

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

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  Step 7

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

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  Step 8

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

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  Step 9

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

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  Step 10

  Make a whole bunch of these.

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  Step 11

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

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Cheyanne · Houston, Texas, US · 5 projects 10th October 2008

So clever! I love this!

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bittyandbunny · Lincoln Park, Michigan, US · 6 projects 8th September 2008

what a unique idea! and to think i've just had gobs of pony beads sitting around for years....well, they will surely be getting a revamp this christmas season. thanks for sharing

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Cat Morley · London, GB · 1432 projects 3rd January 2008

You could just use metal cupcake / muffin moulds instead.

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Cat Morley · London, GB · 1432 projects 3rd January 2008

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

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CO + K User

January 3rd, 2008

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

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CO + K User

December 25th, 2007

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.

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