Thursday, July 5, 2012

A Trip Down Memory Lane


Last weekend my roommate Amy and I were doing a little thrifting when we came upon two bags of Perler beads. I probably wouldn't have taken a second look at them except my coworker and I had recently been discussing them so I was a bit nostalgic. 


We bought the bags and a couple of the little pegboards and spent Saturday afternoon watching old VHS tapes, drinking homemade sangria and crafting with our Perler beads. What could be nicer than that?

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  1. I forgot about these! So cool!
    They make such adorable coasters!

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    1. You're right! I think I might try to make a few more for the coffee table!

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  2. major flashback to childhood—this totally makes me smile! I wonder if my old beads and pegboards are still around...

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    1. I definitely had a major flashback when I saw them too! I forgot how fun they are!

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  3. Fried green tomatoes is one of my favourties movies! :)

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    1. Me too, Lauryn! I used to watch it allll the time as a kid!

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  4. Perler beads are the bomb. I still break them out for a few crafts.

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  5. Aww I remember making those! I thought I was so crafty! I wonder if I still have some in a box somewhere- I should dig them out just for fun! These turned out so cute!

    xo Kayla

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    1. Thanks, Kayla! I definitely thought I was pretty crafty too. I also remember how long they would take when I was a kid so I was always really proud of them, haha.

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  6. oh gosh I loved pearler beads when I was a kid SO much! sounds like such a pleasant way to spend an afternoon :o)

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    1. Me too, Anna! I think they're just as fun now as they were when I was a kid.

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  7. I used to love making these! How fun! Put some magnets on the back and they become fridge magnets too!

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    1. I was totally thinking that too, Carly! I just need to find some!

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  8. I used to be obsessed with those things when I was a kid!

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  9. Luv Fried Green Tomatoes ~ I'm older, wiser and I've got more Insurance! ~

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    1. We watched Steel Magnolias too! So many good quotes in both of those.

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  10. RAD! I love all the colours. Hama beads are so rad!

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