What do you need?
Perler beads and base plates
thin tweezers (optional)
baking paper and electric iron
keychains or rings
nylon thread, big needle
small rings and suede laces
unprinted cards
hobby glue and / or glue gun
earring hooks, pins, hair clips
picture frame, push pins
If you melt so many beads, what do you do with all those figures? Lots of different things actually, theye not just wander around useless in a drawer ;) Have a look what we do with it!
You need the large needle to make a bigger hole in your craft, to attach a key ring or make a pendant or earrings of it, for example. This cannot be done by children because you have to heat the needle first!
A Dinosaur keychain.
This bee will later hang on a mobile.
Covers for your glass, handy when outside.
How to melt Perler Beads
- set your iron to hot and turn off the steam function
- place a piece of baking paper over your perler beads figure
- iron for +/- 20 seconds with a gentle circular motion
From this sweet Llama we make a necklace using a faux suede string.
Make greeting cards with presents or cupcakes.
Among us, to play a game with or as a pin.
Or stick one or more on a picture frame.
The ironing done?
- peel the baking paper from your craft and let it cool down for a minute
- take it off the base plate and put it under a stack of heavy books, so it doesn't curl
An awesome lizard to put in your room.
A sweet frame for a lovely Autumn picture.
Make cute push pins, for in your notice board.
Need some more ideas?
- just like you made the glass covers you can make fun coasters from perler beads
- stick a hairclip behind your craft and clip an Among Us crew mate or a unicorn in your hair
- add earring hooks to small perler bead crafts, it's easy peasy with all those holes ;))
Pac Man magnets, to stick on the fridge or your magnet board.
Make Minecraft keychaines or make magnets with them.
With earring hooks in gold and silver you make earrings.
Maybe you prefer a cute Hello Kitty picture frame.
- when gluing perler beads on push pins, a hair clip or a picture frame using a glue gun works best
- self-adhesive magnetic tape is very useful when making magnets
We made weather magnets, to stick on the fridge.
and for a special little girl: a Unicorn hair clip.
Have lots of fun with your Perler Beads!