Summer Perler Beads | Free Summer Perler Bead Patterns (2024)

July 9, 2024 by Debbie Chapman

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Use melty beads to make summer Perler bead creations featuring popsicles, sunshine, flip flops, and more! These summer Perler bead designs are SO CUTE, giving off positive vacation vibes — and they’re really easy to make.

We have 8 patterns for you to choose from! Use our free templates, or create your own designs using our helpful tips and tricks. It’s such a fun indoor craft, perfect for keeping the kids busy during the summer holidays!

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How to Make Summer Perler Beads

Create summer Perler bead patterns using our free printable templates and melty beads! Then turn them into fridge magnets or fun decor. Read past the tutorial for even more ways to use them!

Author: Debbie Chapman

Materials:

FREE Summer Perler Beads Template (2nd pattern is below the tutorial)
Perler beads
Perler beads pegboard (small square)

Equipment:

Check Out The Video Tutorial:

Looking for more free Perler bead patterns? Here's a few of our favourites:

Perler Bead Fruit

Perler Bead Flower

DIY Perler Bead Earrings

Instructions:

Step 1: Find what you need

Gather your supplies and materials.

Step 2: Make your Perler bead design on the pegboard

Print our free summer Perler bead patterns, or follow along with the template on your device's screen.
Find the link to one of the patterns in the materials list above. The other can be found below this tutorial.
To make these summer Perler bead designs you'll need a small square pegboard.
We also find it helpful to sort the Perler bead colours we need and divide them into small bowls.
We find it easiest to start these popsicle designs from the top, but you can choose whichever way works best for you!
Optional: Use tweezers to place the Perler beads. It makes it easier to add a bead to a specific peg, especially for larger (adult) fingers.
Add the second and third colours of Perler beads below the top section. Pay attention to areas where there are different shades of the same colour.
Continue making the rest of your summer Perler bead design.
Repeat, making the second colour of popsicle.
Compare the popsicles (or whatever pattern you make) to the template one last time to make sure it's exactly how you want it to look.

Step 3: Iron your Perler beads

Set the pegboard on an ironing board or a wooden cutting board. Place a piece of parchment paper over top of the Perler bead design.
Heat your iron to medium temperature, no steam. Place the iron on the parchment paper and move it around in circular motions for at least 15 to 20 seconds.
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 to the beads and needs to be peeled away from them.
Leave your summer Perler bead designs on the pegboard until they're cool to the touch.
Your summer Perler beads design is complete!

Helpful Tips:

If you have a clear Perler bead pegboard you can slide the printed pattern underneath, making it really easy to follow along with our summer Perler bead patterns!
Use the colours we’ve chosen on our patterns, or experiment with different shades and designs to make the craft your own!

Get our free printable summer Perler bead patterns:

The links or pictures below will take you to our free, printable summer Perler bead 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 patterns in colour on 8.5 x 11 (letter size) printer paper.

>>> Summer Perler Bead Patterns #1 <<<

>>> Summer Perler Bead Patterns #2 <<<

What are Perler beads?

Perler beads are plastic beads that are used for crafts, and they’re cylindrical in shape. You might also see Perler beads referred to as “melty beads” or “fuse beads”, because they’re meant to be melted together!

Create a cool design (like these summer items!) with Perler beads on a plastic pegboard. Then cover the design with parchment paper and iron the beads together. The heat from the iron will “magically” fuse the beads together into one piece.

What can I do with these summer Perler beads?

Turn your summer Perler bead creations into a craft that’s both cute and functional! Here are some easy ideas:

Make an adorable summer themed fridge decoration by gluing a magnet onto the back
Hang the ironed designs as a window decoration or suncatcher
Make your own keychain by attaching a jump ring through an outside bead
Attach twine or ribbon through a bead (you can stick a pin through to make an opening, if needed) and create a Christmas tree ornament, perfect for the holiday season or for Christmas in July
Use a glue dot to attach one of your designs to cardstock and then place it in a picture frame
Attach your summer Perler beads to the front of a DIY greeting card — great for summer birthdays!

What other summer Perler bead ideas can I make?

We created 8 different summer Perler beads designs. Follow the templates above to make:

Sailboat
Popsicles
Beach ball
Palm tree
Snorkel mask
Flip flops
Sunshine
Life ring buoy

Or have fun designing your own summer pixel art! Try making:

Flamingo
Pineapple
Sea turtle
Flower
Beach chair
Fruit slices
Tropical fish
Ice cream cone
Sandcastle
Sunglasses

It’s so easy to bring a splash of colour and joy to your summer days with these summer Perler beads designs. They’re an awesome low cost, low mess craft that offersendless possibilities for creativity and relaxation!

Here’s even more Perler bead craft ideas:

Perler Bead Fruit

Dinosaur Perler Beads

Perler Bead Picture Frame

Our bookLow-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!