How to Make Christmas Perler Bead Patterns
These Christmas Perler beads are SO CUTE! Make easy Christmas Perler bead patterns with our free printable templates.
Yield: 1 Perler bead Christmas tree
Cost: $1
Equipment
Materials
- Free Printable Christmas Perler Bead Pattern (more templates below)
- Perler beads
- Perler beads pegboard (small square)
Instructions
Step 1: Find what you need
- Gather your supplies and materials.
Step 2: Make your Christmas Perler beads design
- Print our free Christmas Perler bead pattern, or follow along with the template on your device's screen.
- To make your Christmas Perler beads you'll need to use a small square pegboard.We also find it helpful to sort the Perler beads we want to use by colour and set them in small bowls.
- To make a 3D Christmas tree you'll need to create two flat pieces that connect together.Follow the pattern to make the first piece.
- Now begin making the second piece of the tree.Optional: Use tweezers to add your Perler beads to the pegboard.Kids may be able to place the beads easily just using their hands, but adults will find the tweezers a lot easier to use!
- Follow the pattern and fill in the bottom rows with green Perler beads, leaving room to add the colourful "lights".
- Continue working your way up until you've added all the green beads.
- Fill in the holes with coloured beads. You can follow our design or choose your own colours and placement.Then compare the two pieces to the Christmas Perler beads pattern to make sure it's exactly how you want it to look.
Step 3: Iron the Perler beads
- Set one of the pegboards on an ironing board or a wooden cutting board. Then place a piece of parchment paper on top of the Perler beads.
- Heat your iron to medium temperature, no steam. Gently set the iron on the parchment paper and move it around in circular motions for at least 15 to 20 seconds.
- Check to see if the beads are melted together. Continue to iron for another 10 to 20 seconds, if necessary.The Perler beads are melted correctly when the parchment paper sticks to the beads and needs to be peeled away from them.
- Once the tree is cool enough to touch, remove it from the pegboard and flip it over.Cover the design with parchment again and iron the second side of the tree.
- Remove the paper and allow the design to cool before touching it.
- Repeat, ironing both sides of the other tree piece.Allow to cool.
Step 4: Put your Perler bead Christmas tree together
- Now you should have 2 pieces of a Christmas tree that will fit together!
- Take the tree with the space in the bottom and slip it onto the other piece.
- Continue until you can't push the two pieces together any more.
- Your Christmas Perler beads design is complete!
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Notes
Looking for more Perler bead patterns? Here's a few of our favourites:
Perler Bead Snowflake
Flower Perler Beads
Perler Bead Earrings