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Cute Perler Beads Food
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How to Make Perler Bead Food

Make your own cute beaded snacks with these easy Perler bead food patterns! Choose from 8 free printable designs and create fun mini food in your favourite colours.
Active Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Yield: 1 Perler bead taco
Author: Debbie Chapman
Cost: $1

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

Step 1: Find what you need

  • Gather your supplies and materials.
    Perler Bead Food Supplies

Step 2: Prepare your pegboard

  • Print our free Perler bead food patterns, or follow along with the template on your device's screen.
    Find the link to one pattern in the material's list above, with the other link and more information found below the tutorial.
    Perler Bead Food
  • To make these Perler bead food designs you'll need a small square pegboard. If you have a clear pegboard you can place it on top of the template.
    We also find it helpful to sort the colours of Perler beads we need in small bowls.
    Perler Bead Food

Step 3: Follow the pattern

  • Begin placing the beads according to the pattern. We also find it helpful to use tweezers to place the Perler beads.
    Perler Bead Food
  • You can add the beads working from one direction to another, doing 1 colour at a time, or whatever is easiest for you. For the taco we completed the shell first.
    Perler Bead Food
  • Now add colour details to the pattern. Again, work from left to right, switching between colours, or add all the "ground beef" before moving on to the "tomatoes", etc.
    Perler Bead Food

Step 4: Iron the design

  • Place the pegboard on an ironing board or other heat safe surface. Cover your Perler design with parchment paper.
    Perler Bead Food
  • Heat your iron to medium heat, no steam. Place the iron onto the parchment covered beads and move it around in a circular motion for at least 15 to 20 seconds.
    Perler Bead Food
  • Check the beads to see if they're melted together. Continue to iron for another 10 to 20 seconds, if necessary.
    The beads are melted correctly when the parchment paper sticks a bit and you have to peel it up.
    Perler Bead Food
  • Leave the Perler bead food on the pegboard until it's cool to the touch.
    Once removed, place it under a stack of heavy books so it doesn't warp as it cools completely.
    Perler Bead Food
  • Your Perler bead taco is complete!
    Perler Bead Food
  • Now have fun making all of these cute food patterns!
    Perler Bead Food

Notes

Looking for more free Perler bead patterns? Here's a few of our favourites:
Kawaii Perler Bead Patterns
Perler Bead Fruit
Mushroom Perler Beads