Pumpkin Suncatchers

Brighten up your windows this Halloween with these cheerful Jack-o-Lantern Suncatchers. They are made using pony beads, arranged and melted in tins.

Project Info

Opaque Black Pony Beads
Round tin at least 4-5" in diameter, such as a yorkshire pudding tin or small round cake tin
Translucent Orange Pony beads

Preheat oven to 400F
Arrange Pony Beads in a jack-o-lantern design in a circular tin.
Place tin in oven for around 30 minutes. WARNING: Be sure to open the windows and ventilate the house during and after cooking as the melting plastic will emit fumes. Ideally perform this step when small children are not in the house / nearby
Remove from the oven once the beads are thoroughly melted. Leave to cool.
Once cool, remove the suncatchers from the tins - they should come out easily.
If desired you can drill a small hole in the suncatcher to allow you to hang it. We used Poster Tak to attach ours to the windows.