Thread the needle through the perler bead & build this glowing concept

Plant lovers will be some of the first to tell you that their greenery benefits their lives. Studies show that having plants in your living space can improve your mood, reduce stress, possibly help reduce colds and sore throats, and can provide a little extra clean air. 

Adding plants to your home doesn’t have to mean a house full of plain planters and pots. You can dress up even the most boring planter with some Perler beads and thread. This project will give you the opportunity to try your hand at beadwork while also giving you a great improvement to your planters. Grab your needle and thread and start dressing up your house plants. 

Materials
- String or thread
- Needle
- Perler beads, variety of colors
- Planter base

Instructions
1. Start by threading your needle. Then, begin threading on a couple of your Perler beads. Pull a long length of thread. At the end of the thread, tie a knot around the two Perler beads. 


2. Measure the height of the planter you are wrapping and note the measurement. Line up Perler beads to see how many rows you will need to cover the planter. Then, thread those beads onto your thread. 


3. Thread another color of Perler bead and pull your needle through the second Perler bead from the top of the stack you added before. This should line up the other color of Perler bead next to the stack from before while keeping it on the thread. 


4. Thread another Perler bead in your second color. Then, through the fourth bead from the top in the first stack, run your needle. 


5. Continue in this pattern, threading your second color then threading your needle through another bead in the first stack, skipping one each time, to start to create your pattern. Once you get to the bottom, continue threading your second color, but instead of threading your needle through beads in the first stack, run your needle through the second color beads to fill in the holes in that row. 


6. Continue this pattern until you start to come to the end of the thread. Using your needle, tie off the thread and weave the end through several beads before cutting off the excess. 


7. Cut another length of thread and continue the method of threading beads and passing the needle through the others. Anytime you want to change colors, follow steps 3 through 5. When you get to the end of a length of thread, repeat step 6, then continue. 


8. After you’ve created a long enough strip to wrap around your planter, pass your needle through the bottom bead on one of the end edges. Then, pass it through the second bead from the bottom on the other end edge. Continue so you sew both the edges together, creating the cylindrical shape of the planter. Tie off your thread and weave it through several beads using your needle. Cut off the excess thread. 


9. Go back through your piece and weave in as many ends as you can using your needle, then trimming the excess. In the end, you should have a clean piece with no thread ends poking out.