#bead sprites

[smaller-comfort]

February 8 is Setzer's birthday! Here he is with Daryl, in miniature form.

[kinderchaos]

Me and bf made sprite beads :3 I made Kid he made Felix and Ted

[stevethefishdotnet]

Rei Ayanami from Evangelion mini iron beads. I found this image on Pinterest and reproduced it as mini iron beads. This took a long time to make.

This is the pixelized image I found on Pinterest. Below is the original, non-pixelated version.

[jennaakaninjastar]

꧁ ☆.｡.:* The Paldea Starters (Plus Fidough!!) Bead Sprite badges .｡.:*☆꧂

[mrfutureboy]

pre-ironed monkeys. i bought the full artkal mini bead collection so ive been trying em out the last couple days. they seem to melt a little differently than perlers so wish me luck on these guys

[spritepopkandi]

Here's another kandi bag! This is my crayon box bag that I've been working on for about a month- I'm very proud of it

I found the front panel online, but i made my own patterns for the sides, back, and straps. If anyone's interested I might post the patterns:))

[acidicalchemist]

hihi, i never shared these but a few days ago i finished a giant fuckin project i was working on, so i present to yall [almost] every single oingo boingo album, recreated in perler beads!!

ignore the stuff in the background, i attached these to my wall lolz

[blocksbeads]

At long last, I’ve completed my second large perler project- the entire Stardew Valley items shipped menu!!

Click for better quality :) Additional photos (+ the third page) under the cut!

[mangocat21]

Wanted to do something for Rook’s birthday but didn’t have time for anything elaborate. Used his Tsum as reference & kinda winged it. Had some trouble getting the beads to fuse but I guess not terrible for my first perler project! ☺️

[smaller-comfort]

Made a little guy!

Some thoughts so far under the cut.

These are Hama mini beads, which are made by a Danish company; they're a little smaller than the other major brands (Perler/Artkal) and aren't cross-compatible. I went and ordered a mess of Artkal beads the other day, but shipping times mean nothing will arrive for a few weeks.

I like that I can buy bags of assorted Hama beads, though- if I only need 10 maroon beads for a project, it's nice to not have to commit to a 2000 count bag, and I can get an idea of what colors will match before I order anything. On the other hand, I have come to the conclusion that sorting beads sucks ass! Top Tier beads provides an RGB/HSV color chart for Artkal and Perler beads, which means I can color match without having the beads in hand.

Here's 4 Perler mini pegboards on top of the Hama board, to get an idea of the size difference. The Perler boards do not snap together securely, so I'll need to tape or glue them together if I don't want to make a mess.

I should probably try to acquire a larger pegboard that isn't a composite. I have had to redo every sprite at least once so far because I sneezed or dropped the tweezers or looked away for 30 seconds and moved- eventually I should look at setting up a more permanent workspace that isn't just a cardboard tray in my lap, but that probably isn't happening.

You have to use tweezers to place the beads; I ordered a pair of the Perler mini tweezers, and the needle-nose tips are nice, but they're very stiff- I was hoping they'd be easier on my hands than the eyebrow tweezers I was using initially. (It's good that I'm going to have to wait a few weeks for the next order of beads to come in, because this is like learning calligraphy all over again. Ow.) Angled tweezers will be easier, I think, but threading the beads on a needle and dropping them into place also works really well. Still hard on the hands, though- I'll need to get one of those egg-shaped makeup sponges to hold the needle.

[toobittoquit]

All ironed by the time I'm posting this

[jiminy-crickets]

Made this Charge logo out of Perler beads!!! It took me forever, here’s the pattern if you want to make one, or cross stitch, bracelet tie it!

[lexipage234]

I may have a problem but it’s fine.

[phlurrii]

Would you still love me if I was a Perler Bead?

I’ve made so many Meau Perler sprites guys is a problem send help

[marshmallowgravyart]

Gir perler beads!!! The reference for gir i used is from Mirashe Frii on pintrest. The taco and border are stuff I added.

[frankycowurker]

a little docufriend to get the ball rolling again