Choose from 6 different designs and make flowers with petals of all different sizes and shapes. Or create a 3D flower that stands up on its own! It’s such a fun and easy craft, perfect for celebrating the beauty of spring and summer flowers!
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Download our free Perler bead flower templates:
Click on the links below to download our free, printable Perler bead flower templates! The PDF files will open in a new window. Then simply follow along with the pattern on your device’s screen, or print the templates in colour on 8.5 x 11 (letter size) printer paper.
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What are Perler beads?
Perler beads are small, cylindrical plastic beads with a hole in the center. They’re also known as “melty beads”, “fuse beads”, or “Hama beads” (another brand name). Perler beads are designed to be arranged into different patterns (like flowers!) on a plastic pegboard. The beads are then ironed until they melt, or fuse, together.
Can you use a hair dryer on Perler beads?
If you don’t have an iron, there are a couple alternative ways for you to melt your Perler beads. Cover the pegboard with parchment paper like usual and hold a hairdryer several inches above to melt the beads. Make sure air doesn’t blow the design off the pegboard, and move the dryer around in a circular motion, checking the progress every 10 – 20 seconds. Or, add parchment paper to a baking tray and make a Perler bead flower directly on the tray, without using a pegboard. Then place the beads in a 300F oven or toaster oven and check the melting progress after a couple minutes. Continue to monitor the beads carefully until they’re melted as much as you’d like.
What can I do with my Perler bead flowers?
Use the 3D standing flowers as fun DIY decorations, and turn the larger, flat flowers into coasters, magnets, or keychains. Check out our Perler bead earrings post for advice on attaching jump rings to Perler beads!
Use the colours in our templates, or experiment and design your own Perler bead flower! It’s such a fun and creative craft, perfect for spring or summer break, summer camp, sleepovers, or Scouts.
Here’s even more bead craft ideas:
Cat Perler Beads
Perler Bead Earrings
Dinosaur Perler Beads
Our book Low-Mess Crafts for Kids is loaded with 72 fun and simple craft ideas for kids! The projects are fun, easy and most importantly low-mess, so the clean up is simple!
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