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50+ Summer Perler Bead Ideas for Kids
Whether you’re a beach or a mountains person, you’re going to love these summer perler bead ideas for kids! Get over 50 fun and easy patterns! What did you do every year for summer vacation? I mean besides wait with bated breath for it to begin. Did you do anything special? A lot of families…
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#6 Flatten Your Beads!
The larger the project the more it wants to curl. Keep your flat heavy object close at hand before ironing. As soon as you have your desired melt, place your object (e.g. book) on your finished product and allow to cool.
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#5 Melt the Other Side!
If you like the the unmelted side look, you can skip this step. Next, remove your project from the pegboard and lay it on a flat, heat-resistant surface on the opposite side of the one you just melted and repeat step #4 to your desired melt.
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#4 Fuse Your Beads!
Now you have a finished design. In this tutorial you will be melting your beads directly on the pegboard. If you want to remove your design from the pegboard before melting, please take a look at the Tape Method. Grab your (waterless) iron and parchment paper. Heat the iron to a medium setting and tear…
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#3 Bead Your Pattern!
Use your tweezers or fingers to place the beads on the pegboard. If you’re using an official pattern, place the pattern under your clear pegboard to follow the design, or create a freeform design of your own. When using a pattern beneath your pegboard, it’s important to make sure the pattern is properly aligned with…
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#2 Pick a Design!
Fuse bead designs can be found everywhere. Many fuse beads brands sell special kits for specific designs such as Baby Yoda. You can also find official designs on Perler’s website with PDF printouts. The Perler patterns are meant to be used underneath clear pegboards as an easy template but these patterns are usually outgrown pretty…
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#1 Gather Your Supplies!
First, you’ll need a flat, stable area to make your fuse bead design. Be sure to pick a place that is in a low-traffic area to prevent accidents that could ruin your project. This tutorial will not cover the Tape Method. Tutorial #1 Get Supplies 2″ wide standard masking tape or painters tape. Brand does…
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