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29 Jul

Free Perler Bead Patterns for Kids!

My girls and I love to craft while the boys are gone and we decided to have a “Cupcakes and Craft” night together! I posted this on Instagram and I received lots of questions and emails asking where I get my perler bead patterns.
Here’s the secret.
I download them for free!
You can search “perler bead patterns” or “fuse beads” and find many diy free patterns with just about any theme. Today I thought it would be fun to share our family’s favorite characters with you in one easy place to find with the links!
How to use perler/melty beads:
1. Create your designs by counting the colors and placing them in a grid style on the pegboards.
2. Place a piece of parchment paper (most beads come with the paper) and cover the whole finished pattern.
3. Iron the parchment paper on top of the design until the beads melt together (do not let younger kids do this without help from an adult for safety reasons).
4. Let cool and remove the design of the pegboard.

I have three daughters and the princess patterns are their very favorite ones to create!

CRAFT TIP: Purchase large perler bead pegboards so you have plenty of room to create your designs!

Belle
Cinderella
Snow White
Rapunzel
Elsa
Anna
Mulan
Sleeping Beauty
Tiana
Jasmine
Merida
Ariel
Pocahontas

We definitely don’t want to leave out the fun super heroes and angry bird patterns!

Batman
Superman
Spiderman
Perry
Angry Bird
Angry Bird (Pig)
Captain America
Iron Man
Hulk
Flash
TMNT

…and let’s end with these fun classic designs like Barbie, Mickey, and Minnie!

Hello Kitty
Minecraft (Steve)
Barbie
Mario
My Little Pony
Minion
Mickey Mouse
Minnie Mouse

CRAFT TIP: Use perler bead patterns to do cross-stitching and cross-stitch patterns to do perler beading!

I’ve received questions asking me “what is a perler bead”? They are also known as melty beads. When you apply heat to them with an iron the beads melt into each other creating an artistic design!

I also get asked, “Where do I buy perler beads”? Find them here in all the colors of the rainbow as well as the design plates, too –> click here.

Don’t miss the holiday templates like this Halloween one that was just added!

HALLOWEEN PERLER BEAD PATTERNS
 

 

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Comments

  1. The Hatch Batch says

    July 29, 2014 at 8:37 PM

    Thank you!! My girls will love this!! Dumb question tho…do you just copy them on a square pattern?

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    • Kari Sweeten says

      January 15, 2019 at 8:15 AM

      Not a dumb question at all! Yes, you use a perler bead pattern plate and create the design onto them so the beads stay in place!

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  2. Amy {The Idea Room} says

    July 30, 2014 at 6:59 PM

    Awesome patterns! My kids will be in heaven! Pinned!

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  3. Julie Ann Newman says

    August 6, 2014 at 2:55 PM

    *From Julie’s doll mom:*

    I’m a teacher, and at my school we call those fuse beads (b/c they fuse together, I think it’s on the jug). We have the various shapes that you can put the beads on. What I don’t get is how you use these patterns if they don’t have the micro pegs you put the beads on. Can someone explain this?

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    • Elvin says

      December 23, 2015 at 10:34 AM

      Some of the peg boards are clear and you can just print out the pattern and put it under the clear peg board. Our peg board even has little tabs on the back to hold your pattern in place.

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    • Kari Sweeten says

      January 15, 2019 at 8:16 AM

      Great question! You can search for XL perler bead plates for larger designs on Google or Amazon.

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  4. Kari Sweeten says

    August 6, 2014 at 10:10 PM

    Julie
    My kids use these perler boards from Amazon…
    http://amzn.to/1oEgomH
    …they’re fantastic!

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  5. CraftyMummy says

    August 10, 2014 at 11:22 AM

    Love! My kids have pyssla beads from Ikea but they are the same concept. Thanks for the great ideas

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  6. emaleythe says

    September 2, 2014 at 10:26 PM

    I think these would transition well to simple crossstitch patterns too! Great find and share!

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  7. Kristi Ambrose says

    June 23, 2015 at 8:57 PM

    Okay this is awesome. I was looking for some of these more mainstream patterns and you have some really cool ones. Thanks so much! I am going to use a lot of these!

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  8. Marbila says

    July 7, 2015 at 2:43 PM

    Hey, Kari! Could you please tell how can I use a cross stitch pattern if I’m gonna make a perler bead patter or a pixel one?

    The thing that I see is that with the cross stitch pattern the squares are smaller.

    TIA

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    • Kari Sweeten says

      July 7, 2015 at 6:44 PM

      Hi Marbila,
      It’s all about counting the squares. It doesn’t matter how large or small the squares are just make sure you count the correct number of stitches and use the colors shown.

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  9. Layla says

    August 5, 2015 at 4:17 PM

    I LOVE PERLER BEADS

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  10. karrinne says

    October 1, 2015 at 3:14 AM

    These are really cool. I can’t wait to turn some of these into c2c crochet blankets

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  11. Corrina Tolmie says

    February 22, 2016 at 3:58 PM

    I’m looking for beaded doily patterns,aswell as “Hello Kitty” ones too.

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  12. BabyT.83 says

    January 14, 2018 at 8:56 AM

    OMG amazing!!! my kids love these and having me make them all lol

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  13. Sherri says

    January 2, 2019 at 9:58 AM

    Wondering how or where you get a plate for the peeler beads big enough to do some of these? They don’t look like they will fit the standard square ones and I can’t seem to find bigger ones?

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    • Kari Sweeten says

      January 2, 2019 at 10:11 AM

      Hi Sherri, try searching “extra large perler bead pegboard” on Amazon or Google and you’ll see some available. Hope that helps!

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    • Mimi says

      March 10, 2022 at 11:03 PM

      Years ago I made a very large design of my own that I used graph paper to make the pattern. Since no pegboards were large enough, I “divided” the design so that a couple rows were deliberately left out between the sections & when all of the smaller sections were finished, I went back & put the 1st 2 partial sections on the pegboard, leaving room for the couple of rows of beads that needed to be added. I added those beads & then ironed those 2 sections together & then did the same for all of the remaining sections.
      It was very helpful having the pattern laid out on the graph paper b/c I copied it & cut one pattern to match the sections I was making on the pegboards & I labeled & made notes on the cut graph paper to make it easy to know which section went where, what rows needed to be added to attach sections, etc.
      I think that sounds more confusing than it actually was once I had the pattern on the graph paper in front of me.
      Good luck with your designs!

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  14. Teresa Beckman says

    May 11, 2019 at 7:51 AM

    Perler bead patterns also work well for plastic canvas. I make magnets and the smaller patterns are great for them. I suppose could use the old plastic canvas patterns for perler bead designs.

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  15. Karen P Paulus says

    January 9, 2021 at 8:52 AM

    Use your plastic canvas patterns and make Perler Bead designs. Works Great!

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