Perler Beads - My New for New Years Side Activity

So before moving to Oregon (on Wednesday we will have been here 6 months), I had never heard of Perler Beads before.  I played a lot of cars, did a lot of miscellaneous arts and crafts and had a lot of fun (don't worry, I still do those things).  But at school, we started making fun creations by putting little beads on pegboards and then having our teachers melt them with an iron.

My very first Perler bead creation - nothing fancy, just a circle

Since that day at school, Dad calls me a 'Perler machine.'  Amelia and I made perler bead creations for Nana, Papa, Grandma & Grandpa for Thanksgiving, and a couple of times a week at home, I sit for hours and make new creations.  Dad says it is great for my coordination, creativity, focus and fine motor skills.

The Snail from my Snail Trail book about Modern Art (& Henri Matisse) - a self creation

Sometimes, I get inspiration for creations from my favorite things (like the photo above).  Other times I tell Mom and Dad what I would like to make and they look online for a pattern that I can follow. Since we were finding all sort of great ideas online, I asked Dad to post my creations online (he's my webmaster) as a way to give back. 

Over the holidays Dad created a new site for me to house all of my Perler bead creations.  The comments and everything on the site is all mine, I told Dad what I want people to know about each creation and he put the information up there.  More will be coming soon, since I love Perler-ing.

Follow this link to check out my repository - I called the site Perler Party:

 

Peace Out,
Phin