While working on a longer-term knitting project, I will sometimes manage the urge to cast-on something new (no harm in that, though!) by doing smaller-scale handmade projects.
I enjoy the things that perler beads – in their near infinite versatility – can do. I’ve just discovered perler jewelry-making: fuse some beads, add a chain here, a connector ring there, a clasp, and you have yourself some nifty new pixel-y things to wear.
Here’s a perler necklace picture-DIY for the curious (the patterns are not original).
…and some BB-8 Star Wars love:
Greetings from the messy work table…
Looks like good fun!
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I do love these little beads. Thanks for reading. 😀
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Perler beads!!! I had forgotten all about them. I remember spending summers in New Brunswick with my cousin making all kinds of things with them! What a blast from the past.
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How very cool that you and your cousin enjoyed perler beads! I’ve always wanted to see New Brunswick! I first found out about them just last year on a random trip to Michaels. It was love at first bead. 🙂
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So adorable!
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😀
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Those are funky! I love them! My son and I used to make lots of things with similar beads . . . but ours were never quite this polished 🙂 Love the cassette tape!!
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Thanks for reading, Melissa. Incidentally, I found perler beads an excellent tool for designing colourwork graphs in past knitting experiments. Happy Wednesday. 🙂
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Oh wow, Perler beads still exist! I’d say they’re great as a down-time creative project. I especially love your cassette tape necklace, that’s so cool! 😀
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Thanks, Helen. Glad you like the cassette tape. I do miss tapes from time to time! 🙂
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I could never part with mine! I still listen to them occasionally… Even the ones that have gone squeaky and fuzzy with age!
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