Luck of the Irish Mobile
Difficulty: Average
Parental supervision is recommended
Bring luck to your house with this Irish mobile where there's a pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Makes a great St. Patrick's Day craft and decoration for your home. You don't have to be Irish to be lucky!
What you'll need:
- About 32 Blue Perler Beads
- About 168 Yellow Perler Beads
- About 56 Purple Perler Beads
- About 190 Black Perler Beads
- Perler large square form
- Special ironing sheet (comes with the Perler beads)
- Iron and ironing board
- Clear plastic string or fishing line
- Scissors
- Needle or straight pin
- Suction cup with hook or place to add string (such as a Christmas lights)
How to make it:
- Look at the photograph for the idea on how to lay out your beads on the form. (Note: You will need to make 2 gold coins.)
- Iron the beads per the manufacturer's instructions.
- Let cool completely.
- Carefully peel off the shapes from the form.
- Cut a length of fishing line and tie to one end of the rainbow.
- Tie a gold coin to the other end of the line.
- Repeat above two steps to hang additional coin and the pot of gold (from the other end of the rainbow).
- Tie some additional fishing line on to the top of the rainbow to give you something to hang the rainbow from.
- Hang on the suction cup and place in your window or glass door.
Tips:
You could also hang this in your car window. Make sure it doesn't block your parent's view! You can make your rainbow larger if you wish.
