Perler Projects and Inspiration

Our available product inventory does change over time, particularly in regard to bead colors/styles, so if you see something in the supply list that is no longer available, feel free to substitute with another one of our products.

Projects

Three Wise Men

Create the Three Wise Men from the biblical Christmas story—Balthazar, Caspar, and Melchior—bearing gifts of myrrh, frankincense, and gold to the newborn King. Designed by Lennis Rodriguez.

Nativity

Create your own nativity scene in Perler Beads. You can paint a backdrop as we did and place the figures in your own arrangement. A great family project for the holidays!

Merry Christmas Garland

The spirit of the season comes alive with this colorful Merry Christmas Garland made with Perler beads. String the letters in two pieces or one to fit a mantel, window, wall, even the tree! Designed B

Cookie Cutter Bead Ornaments

Designed By Lennis RodriguezCookie cutter bead ornaments are fun and easy to create with whatever beads you have on hand. Finish in the cookie cutter or without it for a more free-form look. Just add

Christmas Ornaments

Create eight colorful ornaments for your Christmas tree, wreath, or garland. The elements in the center are suspended with thread for a dimensional effect. These make a great family time activity!

Ornament Gift Tags

These trendy tags with a chalkboard look are great fun for kids to make for gift-giving. Project sheet includes printable tags—just fill in the names! Designed by Lennis Rodriguez.

Christmas Eve

The excitement of Christmas Eve is yours to make in Perler Beads! These easy projects are perfect for younger kids, and can be turned into ornaments with a wire or thread hanger.

Christmas Cheer

This set of holiday designs brings all the festive cheer of the season. Use for ornaments on your tree or tie to a wreath or garland. A fun family activity!

3D Sleigh and Reindeer

Santa will soon be on his way and you can create his sleigh and reindeer in Perler Beads! Easy and fun to make, this project makes a great table centerpiece throughout the holidays!

3D Santa

Designed By Holly CraftOur 3D Santa is a fun family project that you can use for decorating year after year! He stands 13" tall, and has layered, dimensional features like that big round belly, a full

Glittered Ornaments

Make these dazzling holiday ornaments when you add a little glitter to your Perler beads before fusing. Quick and easy for decorating and gift-giving! Designed By Karen Benvenuti.

Glittered Candy Canes

Designed By Karen BenvenutiMake these sparkling candy canes when you add a little glitter to your Perler beads before fusing. Quick and easy for decorating a tree, wreath, or garland and great for pac

Mistle-Toes Card

This project gives a funny new meaning to a holiday favorite! The Mistle-Toes ornament is detachable from the card so the recipient can use it as a decoration.

Santa Star Card

This cute Santa Star Card with its happy holiday message features a detachable ornament for the recipient to hang on their tree! Perfect for kids to make for friends or family. Designed By Lennis Rodr

Happy Holly Days Card

Kids can make this festive holly ornament to keep, or they can share it on a card they create with a fun message. Using removable adhesive, the recipient can detach the ornament to hang on their own C

Ornament Cards

Let the kids be part of the holiday cardmaking with these easy and quick Perler ornament cards. Assembled so that the ornament becomes usable by the recipient. Designed By Karen Benvenuti.

Glittered Trees

Designed By Karen BenvenutiCreate a frosty winter forest of sparkling evergreens when you add glitter to your Perler beads before fusing. These trees make a great holiday decoration for a mantel or ta

Santa's Elf Door Decoration

This clever little fellow is about 20" high and makes a colorful holiday decoration for your front door. Full of Christmas spirit, he has real jingle bells on his cap and shoes!

Snowflake Ornaments

Make this beautiful set of sparkling snowflake ornaments with Perler Beads! These pretty lacy patterns will look great on a tree or use the smaller ones to create a garland. They also make great packa

Winter Snowflakes

Let it snow! Make these three different snowflakes using our star and daisy pegboards. Make more than one and feel free to change the colors so that each one is unique!

Winter Play

Celebrate winter sports and outdoor fun with these skis, snowboard, skates, and sled. When it is too cold to be playing outside, these projects are a great way to bring the sport inside!

Winter Sports

If you're a fan of wintertime sports, you'll love these three designs you can make from Perler Beads! Create a figure skater, a skier, and a hockey player, and make the most of your winter fun!

Snow Fun

Catch the fever of winter sports when you create this fun collection of designs including skiers, a sledder, and a hockey player. Four unique snowflakes and a coffee cup complete the group—fun for the

Festive Snowmen

Create these colorful snowmen all dressed up with their fancy hats and scarves and ready for a cold winter! It's all so much fun with Perler beads!

I Have a Dream

Designed By Karen BenvenutiMartin Luther King's "I Have a Dream" speech is well known for its message of hope and peace in the world. Create this project to honor that speech and to share your dream f

Fun Fish Gift Bag

Designed By Karen BenvenutiThis Fun Fish Gift Bag project is the perfect thing for classroom gift exchanges! Kids make fish from Perler beads and tuck them into a cello bag with a fun message like "Gl

Lollipop Lips

Designed By Lennis RodriguezThese fun projects are perfect for Valentine exchanges or everyday silliness! Simply insert a lollipop through the center hole for a treat that makes everyone smile!!

Super Friend

Designed By Lennis RodriguezLet your BFF know how special she is with this Super Friend figure made with Perler beads. A perfect exchange idea for Valentine's Day or a birthday.

Message Hearts

Designed By Karen BenvenutiThese sweet message hearts are so quick and easy to make with Perler beads—they are the perfect thing for classroom Valentine exchanges!

Heart Ornaments

Make a pretty heart ornament for your BFF, your Mom, grandmother, or sister on Valentine's Day. These are so easy, you'll want to make several!

Heart Tree

This creative Heart Tree makes a great decoration for Valentine's Day, and the whole family can help make the Perler bead hearts and owl. Use our patterns or make up your own!

Box of Chocolates

Create this box of chocolates that almost looks like the real thing, but no calories! This is a fun project for kids to make for Mom or Grandma for Valentine's Day or a special occasion.

Hearts of Love

Designed By Designed by Christy GallaherCreate these fun heart designs for Valentine's Day or any time you want to share a little love. Use as a hanging decoration, a suncatcher, a Valentine, or a fav

U R My Valentine

These are the perfect designs to make for your Valentine! Easy and quick to create with Perler Beads, create one for all your friends, your teacher, your Mom, and more.

Sweetheart Bear

Have fun creating this 3D Sweetheart Bear for your sweetheart, your mom, or your grandmother. It's easy to put together with simple tab and slot assembly.

Sweet Valentine

Create these colorful designs from Perler Beads and include them inside a card for your Sweet Valentine!

Heart Keychain

This keychain is a quick and easy project for any child, and makes a wonderful gift idea for children to make for their teacher, grandmother, baby sitter, and others. Makes a fun Valentine's Day gift!

Presidents Day

Designed By Karen BenvenutiTo honor two of our great American leaders for Presidents' Day, you can make a design of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln from Perler beads. Easy and quick, these are g

A St. Patrick's Day Story

This fun project is interactive in two ways—kids get to make the projects, then help tell the story of The Leprechaun's Hat Trick. A great tool for teachers and parents to build memory skills.

Leprechaun

Our lucky leprechaun promises good fortune at the end of the rainbow. This 3D fellow is fun and easy to create with Perler beads!

Rainbow and Pot of Gold

May your dreams be found at the end of the rainbow when you create this fun set with Perler beads!

Easter Basket

Designed By Holly CraftOur cute bunny sits in this spring Easter basket filled with tulips, daisies, eggs, and a baby chick just breaking out of its shell. This fun basket is a great family project!

Sweet Lambs

Make a flock of cute little lambs for Easter baskets, egg hunt gifts, or table decor. Designed By Karen Benvenuti.

Easter Eggs 1

Create these pretty Perler Easter eggs to decorate your egg tree or tuck into Easter baskets. They are great fun for kids to make and trade!

Fiesta!

Whether you're celebrating Cinco de Mayo or having a south-of-the-border party, this colorful Fiesta sign will have you dancing like a Mexican jumping bean. We even added pompoms to the sombrero! The

Shake, Shake, Shake Maracas

When you make these festive maracas, you will put beads inside so they actually make noise when you shake them. What a fun way to celebrate Cinco de Mayo! Designed By Karen Benvenuti.

Hot Chili Peppers

Hot-cha-cha! These smiling chili peppers make a fun garland for a south-of-the-border fiesta or Cinco de Mayo celebration. Super easy and quick! Designed By Karen Benvenuti.

I Love Mom and Dad

This cool photo display is perfect for a birthday, Mother's Day, Father's Day, or any day! Letters for DAD included.

Mom's Picture Display

This picture display is a great gift for Mom on her birthday, Mother's Day, or any day! It makes a great surprise project that Dad and kids can work on together.

Mom and Me Cupcake Frame

This "sweet" project is one that's fun to do together as mother and daughter and can hold a 2" x 1 3/4" photo. Great for a birthday party activity or a gift for Grandma!