Time-wasting Isle of Wight craft ideas. Number 94 - Hama Beads

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I'm not an especially crafty sew and sew but I can recommend Hama beads as a way of filling an hour during a global pandemic. 

Whilst child one started rummaging around for brown beads for her poo emoji shape, I set to a more wholesome project of an Isle of Wight Hama bead shape.

If you're attempting this for yourself, I recommend sticking a map underneath the board (I used this one) and taping the whole thing down. My first attempt was abandoned after a half finished project was bumped by a small child. You may have heard me crying in anguish if you had the windows open at the time.

To add a certain amount of nerdiness I decided to highlight some themed Isle of Wight landmarks in white, grey, orange and yellow. Hopefully you figured out that the blue bits are rivers.

I'll leave you to work out what the different colours represent. 

Stick your outline down to avoid catastrophe

Taking shape

The completed outline pre-ironing

Ta da! The Isle of Wight after ironing