Perler bead patterns
Each pattern is drawn on its own, not derived from another. Grid, bead count and the full colour list are on the page — and the print-ready files are free to download.
Cats, dogs, dinosaurs and other creatures, each drawn on its own grid with its own bead count.
Trees and snowflakes sized to hang on a branch — small enough to make a lot of them in one evening.
Blooms and a butterfly, in palettes that use the colours most starter boxes already contain.
A carved pumpkin drawn to read at arm's length, not just up close.
A heart with a highlight, so it reads as an object rather than a flat shape.
Eggs, chicks and a hare, at the size that hangs off a twig in a jar — a few of them make an afternoon.
Hearts with something else going on — a letter, an arrow, two of them — for when a plain heart is not the present.
Trees, leaves, weather and the things outside the window, in the greens and browns that come in every large box.
Ice cream, fruit, cake and a slice of pizza. Flat colours and hard edges, which is exactly what beads are good at.
Small faces on things that do not have faces. Simple shapes, few colours, and the fastest ones here to finish.
Snow, mittens and hot drinks — cold-weather subjects that are not Christmas, in whites, blues and greys.
Unicorns, dragons and castles, invented here rather than borrowed from anybody — bright palettes and strong outlines.
Fish, shells and things that swim, built on the turquoises and blues that most collections have too many of.
Rockets, planets and the moon. Dark backgrounds, which makes them the ones that eat the most black beads.
Cars, boats and trains seen from the side, where a vehicle is most recognisable at twenty beads across.
Repeating grids for coasters and trivets: no subject to recognise, so they read well at any size and tile together.
Everything here fits the small 14×14 board, so it comes out around 7 cm and takes twenty minutes rather than an evening.
