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DIY Perler Bead Cake Topper Tutorial


Guardians of the Galaxy inspired Perler Bead Cake Toppers
Original design by House of Geekiness.
For our DIY Perler Bead Cake Topper Tutorial, you'll have two options for the the cake topper bases: sticks or Perler prongs. Stick bases are quick and easy. Perler prongs are less expensive, but take more time.  
Stick Bases for Perler Bead Cake Toppers

Watch the video here or continue reading the tutorial.

To make stick bases for your Perler Bead cake toppers, we'll need the following:



Reusable mounting putty: I prefer Loctite's Fun-Tak


Back view of Perler Bead Cake Toppers using popsicle sticks and reusable mounting putting to make stick base
Original design by House of Geekiness.

Plain, unused craft popsicle sticks (like these ones here),

Guardians of the Galaxy inspired Perler Beadsprites
Original design by House of Geekiness.
And your favorite Perler beadsprites. Learn more about bead sprites here.


Roll about a marble sized piece of mounting putty in your hands until it's soft and pliable.


Place worked putty high enough on the stick so that it will keep your Perler beadsprite in place but not visible from the font. You'll also want to leave enough room below the beadsprite to place the stick into the cake, so it will be firmly anchored (usually around 1-1/2 inches).
This putty is pretty strong. As you can see above, I've placed the putty in a few different places, and it still kept them in place. 

Perler Bead Prongs for Cake Toppers
Custom designed Perler Beadsprite wedding cake toppers based on image
Original design by House of Geekiness.
To make Perler Bead prongs for your cake toppers, you'll be putting your beadsprite together on your Perler peg board, then adding the prongs before you iron it, to create one solid beadsprite. 

True Romance inspired beadsprite wedding cake toppers
Original design by House of Geekiness.
But first, decide if you need 1, 2, or 3 prongs per beadsprite. For smaller Perler beadsprites (such as cupcake toppers), I suggest 1 prong. For most bead sprite, I use 2-3, depending on how large or top heavy they are. 

Custom designed Perler Beadsprite wedding cake toppers based on image, by House of Geekiness
Original design by House of Geekiness.

You might need to add a few beads to create a solid place to attach your Perler prongs to the bottom of your beadsprite. 

Above, you can see the extra beads I added under/beside their feet to attach the prongs to.  2 x 12 bead prongs are usually enough for a cake, but you may want to go shorter or longer depending on the size of the beadsprite and the number of cake layers.

Put them together, iron, and you have your Perler Bead Pronged Cake Topper! 
Batman and Catwoman Inspired Perler Bead Cake Toppers
Original design by House of Geekiness.
Batman inspired Perler Bead Cake Toppers with Catwoman, Harley Quinn, Poison Ivy, and Batman. 

Original design by House of Geekiness.
Doctor Who Inspired Tardis and Eleventh Doctor Perler Bead Cake Toppers
Original design by House of Geekiness.
Disney Inspired Snow White, Elsa, and Tiana Perler Bead Cake Toppers
Original design by House of Geekiness.

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    Designing League of Legends Perler Beadsprites: Lulu and Pix

    This is one League of Legends Perler beadsprite design my daughter has been really excited about: Lulu and Pix!
    When I start creating a new perler beadsprite design, I always start with two things: a picture I want to base the perler beadsprite off of, but also I like search through my previous designs to see if I can use elements I've already created (no sense in doing more work than needed).
    The face of most of perler beadsprites have the same basic design (eyes, no nose or mouth etc) and shape, so I try to find a face and hair (if possible) from one of my previous perler beadsprites that are similar to what I'll want this one to look like.
    For League of Legend's Lulu, I want to start with that same basic face and use long hair that sticks out in the front of her hat. Ariel in Pink Dress (watch a timelapse video of Ariel in her pink dress being made), from my Disney Princess Inspired Perler Beadsprites designs.
    But Ariel hair wasn't quite right since Lulu's bangs aren't so rounded and they also come down a bit between the eyes:
    I added a bit of color to see better. (I started with lavendar colored perler beads for Lulu's skin but the contrast between the hair and face weren't very clear so I changed the skin-tone to see better while I create the Perler bead design.) The bangs weren't quite what we want for Lulu, so I needed to tweak my perler design a bit:
     Next, it was time to start on Lulu's hat, which has a gold outline. I also rearranged her hair to flow around the hat. I wanted to give Lulu's beadsprite enough detail but still keep her small enough, but that's the challenge.
    And of course you can't have Lulu without a hat, so I wanted to check if my Santa Gragas's hat shape would be a good place to start, especially since it curves.
    Lulu's hat was a bit of a problem. I needed to give Lulu's hat it's curl but it was just too big. 
    Once I decided on a hat design for Lulu, it was time to add her adorable ears.
    For Lulu's ears, I went back to another of my League of Legend perler beadsprite designs: Classic Teemo. His ears were just right for Lulu!
    Once I had Lulu's ears ready, I added a black outline, as I do with all my beadsprites (it gives them a more solid look).
     I used a similar body design as Teemo for Lulu, then added colors to fit Lulu's clothes. The gold beads I'd been using looked really washed out, especially after I added Lulu's lavender skin color, so I switched to Cheddar.
    For my League of Legends Lulu beadsprite design, I wanted to include her staff, so I started by trying to incorporate the staff design I used in my DC Green Lantern perler beadsprite collection.
    Finally, I we needed Lulu's little friend, Pix.
     The final design ironed: League of Legends inspired Lulu with Pix
    Check out my other League of Legends inspired Perler beadsprite designs
     League of Legends inspired Teemo collection: Easter Bunny Teemo, Teemo classic skin, Panda Teemo, Astronaut Teemo perler beadsprite
     League of legends Holiday Skin inspired: Santa Gragas, Lissandra, Silent Night Sona, and Ezreal
    League of Legends inspired Sona
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      Perler Bead Q&A





      What do I need to start with Perler Beads?

      Here's a whole post, just for you! :) Getting started with Perler Beads


      Can you put glue on perler beads?
      Yes! Use E6000® Craft Adhesive. I've tried a lot of different glues, and this one is the best! It stinks like crazy, and you have to ventilate properly or use it outside because of fumes, but it works like nothing else.


      What's the best way to store perler beads?

      For bead storage, I have a few essential requirements. I need to be able to organize them in a way I like, and beads need to stay where I put them! I went through a few different craft organizers and hours of resorting spilled/mixed beads before I found this organizer at Home Depot. It has saved me so so many times when my kids have knocked my bins down. Once they're latched closed, they stay closed, and the beads stay in their own individual spots. LOVE it!



       Where can I  buy perler beads for the cheapest?

      It depends on what you're buying. If you're buying individual colors, it's usually cheapest to buy the beads directly from the manufacturer. If you're buying the jars, etc. Amazon's usually your best bet. Read more about where to find beads and supplies here.


      What's the difference between Perler, Hama, Fuse, Melty, Nabbi, Pyssla Beads, etc.?

      This is a long one, so I wrote a whole post about it. Read about them here.


      How do I iron perler beads?

      It's easier than you'd think! Watch my instructional video here.


      How do I turn my bead sprite into a magnet, ornament, or wall decor?

      Read my step by step instructions here.


       What if my design is larger than my pegboard?

      There are a few options for this. Whenever I can, I just use the superpegboard. Not only do you have less steps to worry about when ironing, it's more stable (so if you accidently bump it, the beads aren't disturbed as much-which is especially important with large patterns).

      If your design is larger than the superpegboard, there's the tape method, which you can watch here. The only problem I have with that video is the "hard fuse" that he does. He over-iorns the beads on purpose for stylistic purposes, but I personally don't like how they look, how unpredictable the results are, and how harsh ironing that long is on your equipment (and yourself!) So, far large designs, watch my tutorial to learn how to iron the beads, but watch this video to learn how to tape the larger designs.

      Have a question that needs answered? Email me or leave a comment below!



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      Perler Bead Gift Tutorial: Doctor Who Newbies and Disney Fans

      Aimee's picture of her Perler mini bead ornaments
      A few weeks ago, I saw that two of my friends from church were watching Doctor Who for the first time but were having trouble getting into Series 1. Those of us who are fans were encouraging them on Facebook to keep watching and suggesting episode orders, etc. I'm sure you've all seen that same conversation a million times. Well, they stuck with it, even through the more ridiculous episodes, and got to the good stuff. They are now official Doctor Who fans.

      As a badge of honor, and since it was Christmastime, I made them each some of my Doctor Who Perler Mini beadsprite ornaments: The Ninth Doctor (since he will always be their first Doctor), Rose Tyler, and a Tardis. 

      My delivery of these didn't quite go as planned. I was late to deliver Aimee's ornaments (yes, I know how shocked you are at my lack of punctuality) and she was Live on Facebook. So, my ornaments made a short appearance in her video! 

      You might have noticed that she was a bit thrown by the unexpected surprise and combined my name and my husband's name (Laura and Erik), and called me "Erika". Hahaha!
      My other Perler bead gift was to a friend who is a HUGE Disney fan that loves Hawaii. Naturally, I decided she needed a Hawaiian Disney themed Perler bead gift (in this case, wall art).

      Here's how I made it:
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      I started by finding something similar to what I wanted. I did a quick Google search of "Mickey Mouse Hawaiian Perler Bead" and it came up with this pattern. Not quite what I wanted, but close enough to for me to adapt into my own vision. I knew decided to put Mickey Mouse of the surf board, but to add my own rainbow and flowers.
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      I started with a basic idea of what Mickey Mouse looks like, then what he might look like in Perler beads.
      It was a bit tricky because I had to keep Mickey Mouse small enough to keep the pattern I'd already decided on, but large enough to show some detail. (You'll notice in the original pattern, the guy's head/hair is only 3 beads.)
      Then, I altered it to fit my Hawaiian surfing scene, replacing the surfer dude with my Mickey Mouse, which was a bit larger than the original pattern, but I thought I could make it work.
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      Next, was the hibiscus flower, a renown icon for Hawaii. I loved these ones from Madam Fandom, but they were much too big for my little pattern.
      As you can see, I added two flowers instead of just one, and moved the rainbow to the left corner and behind the text. I also re-centered and adjusted the word "Hawaii" to fit in front of the rainbow and behind Mickey Mouse, made a few more small adjustments, then, I added a row of dark blue and two rows of dark grey for a perler bead frame for our wall art.

      I hope she likes it!

      How to get started with Perler Beads, ideas, tips, tutorials, videos, and more here!

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