Perler Fuse Bead Ornaments

Materials:
*Fuse bead kit (e.g. Perler beads kit)
*Scissors
*Iron
*Gold or silver thread

Directions:
*Select the appropriate peg board for the ornament you would like to make.  Both the owl and the penguin require a large square pegboard, the candy cane uses the small heart pegboard, the shoe needs only a small square pegboard, and the ornament takes a small circle pegboard.
*Arrange beads on the peg board in the desired pattern.  I forgot to take pictures of the arrangement of the beads for the owl ornament, but here are the other ones:

*Cover your beaded project with a sheet of waxed paper and iron the first side, then remove from the peg board, flip over, put waxed paper on top and iron the second side.  You can find more detailed directions here.

Wondering why I made a shoe ornament?  I am rather fond of shoes and so for the past couple of years I have received shoe ornaments for Christmas.  I decided to make the shoe ornament a tree tradition and plan to add a new one each year, starting with this fuse bead shoe.  Does your family collect a specific type of ornaments for your tree?  Try making one out of fuse beads.  You can find fuse bead patterns online for almost anything, or you could always design your own .

Also, if you're looking for more fuse bead ornament patterns for your tree, check out my snowflake designs in this post.