Perlers and Potholders

 As a child, I loved to make potholders! Here I have combined two of my favorite crafts...Perlers and Potholders! While I don't usually use the little nylon loops (much prefer the cotton or wool for real potholders), they work great for this project.

First I did a melted Perler bowl using the colors of the potholder loops. I attached a chenille stem to create a handle and then tied loops on the handle. It creates a cute little basket for Jelly Bellies (wouldn't this be cute at Easter?).

I saw the loops used to decorate flip flops at a craft fair I attended last week. I also helped finish a potholder recently for my aunt who had started it and we were discussing how we much preferred the cotton over the nylon potholders....I said, Yes, the nylon ones came out so small they were only good to be a coaster. Since I think in the "If you give a mouse a cookie" pattern, the next thing I knew, I was making a coaster out of the nylon loops....then I was making a coaster holder out of Perlers...

 You could used the potholder coaster in the Perler coaster or use them separately.

 Something about the way the melted Perlers look remind me of those beautiful glass paper weights that you sometime see....

 I added cork to the back of my Perler coaster...

These colors and craft supplies just make me happy! Oh, and the jelly beans were pretty good also!