This pattern represents the original Nintendo controller with the word Nintendo represented with red beads. Â Colors used were gray, black and red. Â My kids had a blast pretending that they were playing, it fit right into their hands.
Not sure who the original designer of the pixel image was, as it was just an uploaded picture. Â If anyone finds out, let me know so I can give appropriate credit.
2. Â Game Boy and More
Original Design- Jake Tastic. Â Perler Beads were made using green, orange, white, black, light green, gray, yellow, light purple and dark purple.
3. Â Nintendo Switch
This controller was made by my son’s friend. Â He used his gaming box to design his own pattern. Â Made from dark gray, red, blue and black Perler beads. Â Amazon has a great tray with lots of colors as well as individual bags if you need to order additional beads.
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As we were looking at new picture frames, we thought we would try to make some Perler bead designs that could be hot glued to a frame to make the picture and  frame stand out.  Looking forward to trying lots more designs.
If you need any of Perler/Hama beads, the links will take you to the items on Amazon. Â Enjoy!
1. My Little Pony – Rainbow Dash
This was for my daughter. Â In retrospect, I would make the frame a few more lines higher to make it a better fit for the frame. Â This frame fits a 4 x 6 frame and we bought ours for $1.00 at Dollar Tree. Â Original designer – ashmoondesigns- deviant art. Â Beads used were blue, pastel blue, yellow, red, orange, Â and white.
2. Hello Kitty
This one was for my little sister who still loves Hello Kitty!  Original designer – yumeleona23 at Deviant Art.  Beads used were glitter pink, red, white, tan, black, light pink.  I love the way it turned out when glued on the frame!  I did use the masking tape method to iron it but I’m sure you could do it either way.
3. TV Picture Frame
Original design- my daughter. Â She made this one to fit around a 4 x 6 frame. Â Unfortunately I didn’t get the picture of the completed project but the design is below. Â Beads used – black, light brown, and gray.
Searching for some awesome Star Wars patterns to add to your collection? If you need more beads, the links will take you to Amazon.  Enjoy!
1. R2D2
Original Pixel Art by Kandi Patterns. Perler beads used were  black, gray,white,red, blue.  The kids like their patterns melted thoroughly and R2D2 turned out great.
2. R2D2 Picture Frame
Original Design – PerlerHamaParadise. Used the masking tape method on this one and back seemed to come out better.  Fits great on a 4 x 6 frame.  Plan to use some hot glue to attach it to the frame.  Used black, gray,white,red, blue and green.
(Unfortunately, one of my kids had something on the table when it was flipped over and the front got wet and yucky. Â Luckily the back was saved so my finished project is flipped from the beginning)
Next, I bought a $1.00 4 x 6 frame from the dollar store, added a little hot glue and it was ready to go!
3. Â More Star Wars Patterns Coming Soon
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This was a set that my daughter bought to go with her Lego Friends series. Â This is the Adventure Bridge set and it even has a super cute adventure map Lego piece. Â Add to it, the frog and backpack on a movable bridge and you have a cute little addition to any Lego camp. Â We found this polybag at Target but you can also find it on Amazon here.
Happy Building!
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Minecraft Perler Beads Time!! These are some of the patterns that the kids and I have built that have a Minecraft theme. This post will be updated as we continue to find and build more patterns. with the same theme.
1. Minecraft Logo with Characters
Original Design by Tristanya.
Top picture is the design with the beads unmelted and the second one is the completed melted project. We used the masking tape method to pull the project off the grids before ironing. My son is super excited to hang this in his room. If you need more Perler Beads or grids, Amazon, Hobby Lobby or Joanns Fabrics has some great materials.
Original design- friendship-bracelets.net. I extended the pattern just a bit to make it a little longer. Used evergreen, light blue, blue, light brown, brown, and glitter blue. Could definitely use different colors, esp for the evergreen hilt.
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Super Mario Perler Beads??? Definitely some of our favorites. These are 15 patterns that the kids and I have built from Super Mario games. This post will be updated as we continue to find and build more awesome patterns.
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1. Mario Question Block
Original Pattern by luvs to knit. Perler beads used were black,white, and yellow using only 1 grid.
Original Pixel Image by Kandi Patterns. Colors used: yellow, black and white.
6. Brown Lakitu?
As soon as I made this one, all three of my kids and my husband all came in and said “Brown?” Apparently he should have been yellow! Original pixel art- Kandi Patterns. Used dark brown, black, and white Perler Beads (However should have used yellow according to my family!)
7. Pipe
Original – Google Zoeken. Interesting Design, made with black, light green, and green beads. Hoping to put something coming out of it on canvas soon.
8. POW Block
Mario’s POW Block – Original Design – Kandi Patterns. Perler Beads Used – blue, dark blue, black, and white.
9. Mushroom
Original Designer- minecraft building ideas.com. Mario Mushroom made with white, red, and black Perler Beads.
Back in the day this was my absolute favorite part of Super Mario 3! Add to that, the awesome part of changing into a statue in the boot and my teenage brain was screaming. Original pixel designer – friendship bracelets.net. Beads used, red, black, tan, light green, dark green, gray, and white.
13. Ice Flower
Unfortunately the original designer of this image is a dead link. This is an awesome ice flower using Perler beads of blue, light blue, glitter blue, white, black, green, and light green.
14. Spring
Super Mario Spring, made with green, light green, white, black, brown and dark brown Perler beads. Original by Ruben Franco
15. Super Mario Star Earrings
These cute little stars were made using a pixel image from Kandi Patterns. I used the pattern to make the star out of Mini Perler Beads. I then poked a hole in the top, attached a small split ring and an earring hook and ironed. One side I ironed so the colors would blend but the other side I left pixelated to have the best of both worlds. My daughter loves them.
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Its Summertime which means more arts and crafts, more Perler Beads, more games and just more fun!  My kids had so much fun working on these patterns. Once the designs were ironed and complete, my youngest son played an entire game pretending to catch Pokemon outside with all the different Pokeballs he created.
The patterns are below. If you need additional Perler beads, Amazon has a massive 22,000 bead jar that you have to sort here. OR if you would just rather have them presorted for you, then there is also a smaller set, which has only 4000. Not very many in that set, but they are presorted which will save you lots of time.
To make the designs…
Using either the circle or grid templates, design the patterns. Then place a sheet of parchment paper over the design. You can use special paper by Perler or honestly just grab a sheet of parchment paper from your kitchen and that will also do the trick. Then simply grab a household iron and melt the beads together. This shouldn’t take longer than 10 -20 seconds on each side.
 Note: When melting them, feel free to melt them for however long works for your family. We used a full melt in this version, (where the colors blend completely together) but we also like to iron them lighter to give them a pixelated look. Both versions will look great, no matter how you melt them!
The Original Pokeball using the circle template is found below. The circle template, along with a few additional fun templates, can be found on Amazon or at your local Hobby Lobby or Joanns.  You can also make additional patterns and additional Pokeballs by just changing a few of the colors. Maybe your child would like to create his/her very own special ball.
Original Pokeball Design- Perler Bead Pattern
Completed “Melty” Pokeball
Using the grid instead of the circle template….
Original Pokeball using the grid instead of a circle template
“Melty” Pokeball Perler bead
Great Ball using the circle template….
Great Ball Pattern using the circle template.
“Melted” Great Pokeball Pattern
Ultra Ball using the circle template…
Ultra Ball Perler Bead Pattern
Ultra Ball “Melted”
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This Perler bead craft was inspired by the classic game Tetris. Â As I was looking around for a new craft pattern for the kids, I saw this pin for sale on Etsy. Â However, when I went there it was no longer for sale, so the kids and I made our own.
We are putting Command Velcro strips on the back to put on the wall behind my desk at school. Â We had super fun creating them.
The patterns are below. Â Since they were pretty small, I was able to put 3 on each grid.
Perler Bead Tetris Bricks Patterns
Perler Bead Tetris Bricks Patterns Ironed
Perler Bead Tetris Bricks Patterns
Perler Bead Tetris Bricks Patterns Ironed
Perler Bead Tetris Bricks Patterns
Perler Bead Tetris Bricks Patterns
If you would like to make these yourself, Amazon has the grids and Perler Beads for sale very decently  priced.  You can also get them at Hobby Lobby or other craft stores.
My kids and I have recently discovered Perler beads and the amazing fun crafts that you can make out of them. Perler beads are found at craft stores like Hobby Lobby and Amazon and can be used to make awesome patterns. Finish them off with an iron and they are perfect to hang up or have cute decorations for a party or bedroom.
Here are a few Zelda Themed Patterns- We will add more as we find and make them.
#2 Link’s Shield – pixel inspiration from pixel art by Brik
#3 Link to the Past Link- in retrospect, I would replace the top black bead from the right side of the shield with a peach one, as it looks like his eyes are drooping. – pixel inspired by Deviant Art
#4 – Chicken from Link to the Past – pixel inspired by Kandi
I then also took this a step further. My daughter and I used this to make a pair of heart earrings out of Mini Perler Beads. She tweaked the pattern a little to make it smaller- however they still came out really neat. Once the pattern was done, we poked a hole in the top, attached a small split ring and an earring hook and ironed. One side I ironed so the colors would blend but the other side I left pixelated to have the best of both worlds. My daughter loves them.
After the hearts, we decided to make Triforce Earrings! Using a modified pattern, we used the same process as above with the hearts. The results are below…
#6- Rupees
Original Design by – CalysDesign. These were fun additions to our Zelda Collection. Used red, pink,, white, light and dark purple, blue and dark blue, green and light green, yellow and pastel yellow with black trim.
#7 Link’s Lamp
This pattern is designed after the pixelated image of Link’s Lamp. My son used white and red Perler beads to create it. I think if we had to do this one again, we would maybe add another color (black?) around the inside due to the lamp feeling very fragile once ironed.
#8 Zelda Treasure Chest
Original Design by Danny Yama. Chest made from cheddar, red, rust, white and black beads. If you would like a tray of presorted beads, Amazon has a great one here. Or if you like sorting, a 22,000 set here.
#9 Navi
Original design by molloy-11. Made with dark blue, light blue, blue, white, and gray Perler beads.
#10 Breath of the Wild Monster Cake
My son’s friend made this from looking at the game. Made with light purple, purple, rust, gray, yellow, white and light yellow Perler beads.
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