{"id":29562,"date":"2013-10-01T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2013-10-01T19:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/?p=29562"},"modified":"2013-10-01T11:43:23","modified_gmt":"2013-10-01T18:43:23","slug":"make-retro-perler-bead-earrings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/2013\/10\/make-retro-perler-bead-earrings\/","title":{"rendered":"Make Retro Perler Bead Earrings"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-29563\" alt=\"wearable melty bead craft\" src=\"http:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/perler-bead-earrings-580x580.jpg\" width=\"580\" height=\"580\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/perler-bead-earrings-580x580.jpg 580w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/perler-bead-earrings-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/perler-bead-earrings-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dollarstorecrafts.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/09\/perler-bead-earrings.jpg 650w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 580px) 100vw, 580px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>When I was a kid, I got a huge tub of perler beads (AKA &#8220;melty beads&#8221;) and several peg boards for Christmas. I spent hours carefully crafting shapes and patterns. These earrings from <strong>The Thinking Closet\u00a0<\/strong>are a great throw back to crafting in the 90&#8217;s! Plus they only take a few minutes to make are a great way to get kids involved in crafting. [<a href=\"http:\/\/www.thinkingcloset.com\/2013\/09\/17\/perler-bead-earrings-a-10-minute-craft\/\">how to make perler bead earrings<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Project estimate:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Perler beads craft kit, $1 and up<\/li>\n<li>Jump rings, on hand<\/li>\n<li>Earring hooks, on hand<\/li>\n<li>Pliers, on hand<\/li>\n<li>Iron, on hand<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Total: $1 and up<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When I was a kid, I got a huge tub of perler beads (AKA &#8220;melty beads&#8221;) and several peg boards for Christmas. I spent hours carefully crafting shapes and patterns. 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