How to Iron Perler Beads Perfectly Tutorial

This is a long requested video! This is how I iron my creations. PLEASE NOTE: your iron, your heat setting and the types of beads you use will affect how your beads will melt so use this video as a guide!
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[@FiloPixie]

First comment :P And... I accidentally put this video on public when it was supposed to scheduled. Anyway you guys get a video early, SO EARLY!

[@avawalker8430]

Wow, thanks for making this! I watched other videos, but this was the easiest to understand :3

[@FiloPixie]

+Ava Walker thanks for the feedback,appreciate it as a creator!

[@dragons9585]

FiloPixie Uhhh... I have same Style than you but i use Two Books

[@selfieglam2694]

"Peel it off gently" *RIP*

[@CutieRingoJoy]

Literally me

[@MackLee23]

I laughed out loud when she said that and then RIPPED it off 😂😂😂

[@greyrainbow9534]

Lol I told my maths teacher that the book I have is so useful but she doesn't know I'm using it actually as a weight for my pearler beads

[@FiloPixie]

hahaha :P

[@cynthriaamiller5302]

Wrong "weight" that's the one you wanted. I

[@GeneStarwind344]

haha nice...

[@a1gameplay969]

Nice 🖕🖕

[@frankiestein3769]

@@a1gameplay969 what

[@KaeraNeko]

Haha, I feel like I'm learning more from the comments than the actual video. I really wanna be making these things now.

[@calia386]

I talked with a lady once who only ironed her projects on one side. She ironed on the opposite side of the one she was going to use to display them so that the front always looked smooth, clean and not melted.

[@littlemissmakeup075]

some people do they like the look better

[@chesswy1139]

it bends if u do that

[@gemmamalo96]

@@chesswy1139 i only do one side, but laying something heavy on it works so it doesn't bend

[@phoenix.maximus]

when i was little these were called hama beads and my mom would only iron one side. i like that look, too.

[@marcjoseph661]

U shouldn't use wrinkled paper if ur fully melting the lines will show in the beads

[@I.C.Weiner6969]

Found this out the hard way

[@finaltheorygames1781]

so you made a tutorial on how to do the beads "perfectly" but then in the video you messed up and said not to do it the way you did it?

[@stinalarsson7435]

Final Theory Games lol

[@Spookz412]

The title of the video was not How to do perler beads perfectly every time 🤣 like dang she messed up no need to be disrespectful go find a different video 😂

[@Chris.T.Ortez138]

Thank you so much! Great video! I’ve been using parchment paper for a while now and thought all this time that I was doing it wrong.

[@malinka200410]

Tbh it when I move my iron In circles, it ruins my project but when I just put it still in one spot it works fine. Just a suggestion xd this works for me, but probably doesn’t work for everyone so don’t think this is the “Correct way” to iron the beads. Good luck!

[@austinrutland1750]

yeah same like i think its cause i used different iron sheets but it alwyas gets weinkled

[@ManhattanSuicide]

The rendering is too random with these kind of beads once ironed. Some keep holes and others do not. On one side the pixel effect is missed, and on the other the rendering looks like marshmallow.

[@cheeseburrito83]

Depends what brand of beads you use

[@autumnturtle6000]

I accidentally melted mine too much and some got stuck to the paper and others to thw plastic board 💀

[@saffiya4310]

Lol I melted my board

[@thelandoftheory]

Loving the fact that you own a book on Greek mythology. ;D

[@omikronweapon]

Why are so many comments about melting and burning things? Do you just put the iron on full and leave it on there for an hour? start at low temp and ramp it up slowly if it doesn't work. I guess the fully fused 'square' style is a personal preference? I like mine the best when they're fused at the back, but the front is still nice and unmolten.

[@yeetsoph389]

Thanks for help! Just got loads of perler beads today and it's my first time getting them

[@FiloPixie]

I'm making a new series on my channel you may like :) thanks for leaving a comment

[@samusaran181818]

This video makes me want to create Luna! Thank you for your perler tips!!!

[@FiloPixie]

appreciate the feedback :)

[@kellyraye815]

Fellow Moonie, this video is a life saver! I kept getting impatient and taking the paper off while it was still warm because I wanted to be sure I did it proper XD I ran into the problem of curving, too. Thanks so much!

[@FiloPixie]

:D I'm glad!

[@JodianGaming]

Way too much heat, you don't want the holes to close. You want them to shrink only slightly and stay uniform across the whole design. The goal is to melt the perler beads together, not destroy the shape of the beads. I tend to use a medium heat and go in slow even circles. The tip of the iron is where heat is focused, so only use that if you have a really stubborn bead that's refusing to fuse to the one beside it, and only use that tip on the edge of the bead to melt it to the adjacent bead (avoid the holes). Be patient, you can't rush art if you want it to be nice, and follow these tips. Your perler creations will look so much better.

[@Mark-fh8vj]

I got intrested in this because i found the last hama beeds keychain that my mom make and she pass away now thank you so much for making this tutorial

[@zooinaroom6744]

thx for the tip FOR DESTROYING MY 3 HOUR CREATION!!!!!!!!!!!! >:-0

[@nekonightmares9252]

zooinaroom I used this tutorial and min came out great. That is completely your fault.

[@slushyzack]

me: MOM! my mom: yes? me: do we have baking paper? 👉🏻👈🏻 my mom: what are you gonna use baking paper for? me: umm perler beads my mom: we don't have any My hope:📉📉📉📉📉📉📉

[@humblearts-3115]

I tried to iron my very first project the other day and the beads wouldn't fuse together, so I came here for troubleshooting and- I have the exact same iron! So that answers my question perfectly lol I learned other good tips as well so thanks!

[@Mixonpl]

Thanks for the tutorial, I burnt my floating Kirby's butt a bit, but other than that it came out perfect.

[@FiloPixie]

glad to hear it helped, thanks for the feedback :D

[@jennisesantiago1858]

Loved your explanation!! thank you sooo much! Now our special needs class can finish their project..

[@user-ts7rc9px1d]

Who else loves sailor moon?!?!🌙💙❤💛

[@zane5288]

So I made a peeler bead thing and a part was about to break and I just ironed it with a hair straightener. It worked

[@thetrampoxs]

2:28 perfectly tutorial

[@alinasdrawings4455]

thetrampoxs 😂😂

[@daswag]

*perfect not perfectly

[@FuryousD]

2:27 this is why i use the tape method, no risk of melting the pegboard and it sticks the beads down so they can't jump free.

[@fatimareyes0174]

Can i use seed beads

[@IzludeTingel]

How do you prevent it from smoothing and to keep the bead appearance?

[@kyliewileywumpuswoorankin9017]

Lots of people use the masking tape method (it's very simple, just Google "masking tape perler bead method"), and then only iron one side and just make sure to iron well. It will leave the other side looking untouched, which some people prefer

[@Teabone3]

Thank you :)

[@shironananami7519]

My first perler bead was a gengar.I kinda messed up..But i might buy more!

[@komb4806]

GENGAR, GENGAR, GENGAR!

[@DocTwisted]

I was gifted an 11" x 11" perler craft, and on my first attempt to iron it only a couple sections fused. Is it possible to try again and iron the whole piece together?

[@ljpengu2447]

*tutorial on melting beads "perfectly"* -irons on the board(which can destroy it) -flips the board over dislodging loose beads - ends up with a very uneven melt This...was a fail 🤦‍♀️

[@0_o475]

LJPengu if you can do it any better make a video and stop calling shit a failure.

[@captainstabbin5374]

@@0_o475 man stfu fr

[@0_o475]

Captain Stabbin no u

[@ljpengu2447]

@@0_o475 I dont need to when others have already done it. This just wasn't one of the good ones. Repetition unnecessary. I can't help but poke fun at the irony in it though ;P

[@0_o475]

LJPengu regardless if others have “perfected” it, you can’t call someone’s art a failure unless you can do way better. Edit : and even then you shouldn’t call people’s work a failure it’s friggin rude.

[@susantenhor1123]

I'm not crafty at all and the instructions in our kits are NOT clear. Thank you very much for this video.

[@bigludaFR]

"perfectly" and you're ironing on the board... #facepalm

[@saeyoungchoi3391]

BigLows Yes. I accidently Ironed mine and the board melted...

[@orvillegonzalez9717]

BigLows exacly bro!

[@gothbattyy]

Saeyoung Choi how do you iron it off the board?

[@orange_dougnuts8728]

damaged.harlequin look up “perler beads masking tape method” it shows how to use tape to avoid melting your boards

[@l0kaltpsykf4ll34]

if you know what you are doing & dont iron on the board longer then 4 second intervalls until the beads has melted then you shouldnt have a problem with melting/warping the board & IF you do warp the board then take a hairdryer & heat it up and put it under something heavy overnight , thats atleast what i do when i accidentaly warp my board,

[@Phoe_Nix2]

I have a problem because i don’t know how much time i have to keep the iron on my creation. Can u help me out?

[@haya._kawa]

my sister watch sailor moon and luna is her favorite character

[@charlottevanessen]

Hi I have Hama (I’m from Netherlands) and Hama shows to only iron one side and shows on the box that the not ironed side is the front and instructions they don’t say wich side is the front they say it’s ready when ironed. But perler beads say to iron both side so what is the correct way of ironing and when done wich side is the front? I always thought the not ironed side and I thought Hama was the main brand of fuse beads and that other home or cheap brands from stores like ikea or something it was a fake 😂 but just recently I found out there are/where more quality brands like perler but it’s American so not our main brand. But I am glad perler and Hama are almost the same quality cause I was scared that I had a crappy brand and perler where better and you almost can’t get it somewhere here. So I am just gonna continue with Hama 😊 it’s also all I have known since my childhood.

[@pashaahmed7059]

i am seeing this channel first time😀😀

[@waxymoon2165]

I use mini beads. I have a question. My pearls look like (I don’t know how in English is) “opacos” when I iron them. What’s my problem? ):

[@bgexclusive6769]

More like “How not to iron perler beads”

[@faeee]

sick burn

[@sprinklecatgirl723]

if you are so good why don't you make a video about how to iron perler beads??!

[@Hippyhoppy]

Will it break?

[@lilianhope1080]

How did u get your boards even. On mine one is higher then the other please reply I need help

[@susanmoore9941]

Thank you for your video!! I am new at this

[@conordragunas3696]

thank you mrs pixie!

[@isabellalemos8310]

thankyou i eben doing You creations for so Long love your Videos

[@FiloPixie]

:D thanks for being here

[@thepasswordispassword8876]

Cute I love Luna and sailor moon

[@FreezyFabrezey]

My wax paper turns black and turns my projects a little black when I iron it and I don't know why

[@sarahpontius6645]

wax paper and parchment paper are different

[@lovethygayshit7393]

Question, can you do this even if you don't have the board? Because where I bought mine all the boards were out so I don't have one, I have the beads and I can make the form I need, I just don't have the board

[@VintageDay_]

You probably can, it will be kinda hard though

[@lovethygayshit7393]

@@VintageDay_ we just put it in the oven and it worked out fine, thanks tho

[@TenchiJeff]

I'm trying to make the Mario block coin bank, and I overmelted the hinges. Should I melt them off and try to attach new ones, or just trim off the bit that's too big?

[@FiloPixie]

that's a tough one, i struggle with interlocking hinges. If you cut them off you can always place it on some masking tape and iron it to attach it back on

[@-thespringflower-354]

How thick should it be? Bc I think mine is too thin 😬

[@jasontindell6734]

Jesus Loves you all very much!! God Bless everyone!!❤️🙏🙌

[@bencrighton17]

Thanks so much this really helped me

[@nyxikrosata2733]

I 100% found this video helpful, thank you so much!!

[@spartacusisachunkycat8171]

U shoud use the masking tape method it helps alot and it doesnt melt the boards

[@samveigh7497]

I first thought that was Diana due to the lighter tone of purple

[@svickyfoxhome7212]

I destroyed the plate of the bead and the plate was melt. Why it happen? Iam WONDERING ABOUT?

[@l0kaltpsykf4ll34]

you ironed it for too long , it happened to me too when i started out too , try evenly ironing it with 4 second intervalls on the highest setting while making sure to keep the iron as straight as you can & then carefully lift the parchment paper to check your perler bead creation, when everything is stuck together you can flip the board & let it sit for 5-10 min for it to release from the board .

[@Imkindadeadxo]

To make sure not to burn the board use the tape menthod it’s wat better I use it

[@Cavinalil]

Very good

[@mxpxr0637]

I normally use wax paper which works but gets stuck to the beads when finished. What should I use?

[@hellohaveagoodday]

It's because you're melting the wax. Don't use wax paper lol

[@addysxxsunshine5887]

Thanks a lot

[@manuelvillarreal229]

Very insightful! Thank you for sharing!

[@mousekateer627]

Thank you very much. When question though. After I finish ironing it and the beads are in tact do can I iron the other side to match or will it damage the shape?

[@FiloPixie]

it shouldn't damage it so as long as you place something heavy on top to keep it flat

[@bigmouthbillybass7]

This was published on Lily and Adaline's birthday (my two cats)🐱🐱❤️️❤️️😍😍😘😘😺😺😻😻😽😽

[@FiloPixie]

meow

[@gamingtv254]

What mode is that

[@craftchick246]

I was looking on Pinterest and found a burger and chips design and I did it but when I came to ironing them it would work and they wasn't ironing at all !!! But I'm from England and can't get the Perler bead make so that's annoying aswell xxx but you vids are great xxx

[@FiloPixie]

+craftchick sounds like your iron wasn't heating them enough? thanks for the feedback :D glad to have u in the fam!

[@flamex]

thnk no wonder i always tried take paper out right when i iron both side no wonder paper get stuck it my creation

[@FiloPixie]

Don't worry it used to happen to me too!

[@niedowidek]

+1 for book on Greek Mythology :D

[@nicoleanderson8870]

Thanks so much!! Off to iron.

[@tomnuke9122]

Good tutorial, but I accidentally used a book of Sumerian mythology to place over my design and now my house is on fire.

[@darkgreyfirewolf1530]

I will use this in the future, thanks :)

[@FiloPixie]

you're very welcome :)

[@benbuff4023]

This was so helpful, you earned yourself a new subscriber ;)

[@FiloPixie]

Ben Bot welcome :)

[@lillyandfreinds67]

My parchment paper sticks to my perlers and when i try to move my iron it makes them fall over..

[@unknownsomeonenew]

Don’t use parchment. Use wax paper

[@l0kaltpsykf4ll34]

@@unknownsomeonenew do not , i repeat : DO NOT USE wax paper on hama beads , wax paper has been treated with a thin layer of paraffin wax therefore making it not nearly as heat resistant as parchment paper , go with a good old fashion parchment paper ,

[@sparklyxblossom2695]

Wow

[@sciencebygabrawy]

Thank you!

[@jasontindell6734]

Jesus Loves you all very much!! God Bless everyone!!

[@Ianenin]

Is this coincidental or did you match your outfit, nail varnish and necklace with your perler bead creation? :D When i first saw your bead creation i thought of Diana and not Luna, but either way it is very cute!

[@FiloPixie]

+Ianenin I actually didn't notice! woah you have a great eye for detail :D

[@Ianenin]

FiloPixie I thought you did look like a human Luna. ;) Very cute!

[@FiloPixie]

+Ianenin haha! :D

[@skifisk]

I am failing to get the info what is the ideal temperature to melt these .. "medium" is absolutelo no info .. my iron has to set exact temperature like 120 degrees or 160 .. I usea professional iron .. I don´t have a basic one .. on my first press I melted the beads with the first borad completely in only 10 seconds .. it was liquid when I opened it ... I used 160 degrees so I guess 100 is "medium" ? :D .. thankfull I bough 20 boards as I expect that I will melt 10 before I figure out the basic settings that the manufacturer forgot to mention like EVERYWHERE ...I am also shocked why the board is not made of heat resistant silicone .... :/ (110-120°C is the perfect temperature if anyone don´t want to suffer like me) :) .. also lasercut a wooden frame taller than the board and 1mm smaller than the beads and you will never damage your board.

[@landaman6199]

thank you very much I just got perler beads and they keep falling apart thankyou I subbed

[@FiloPixie]

appreciate it, glad it helped!

[@luvurself7104]

Thanks

[@maximum94]

Thanks this was helpful

[@stvrzoey]

Another of these comments are from forever ago and I just found some old beads in my closet lol

[@melaniebaker2012]

I don't know if my iron gets hotter than yours, but if I went over the beads for as long as you did the beads would be nearly flat. And don't even put my iron on the highest heat setting. I'm getting better at not melting the beads too much, but occasionally I still do it and it's so frustrating!

[@pedromejia7995]

If I got ironing paper I can keep reusing the same ironing paper correct?

[@MariaKorbeti]

Pedro Mejia yes you can use the same sheet of parchment paper as many times as you want, except if it gets dirty then use a new one

[@pedromejia7995]

Maria Korbeti oh ok thank you

[@klindacruzmarks6383]

Isso serve pra que ? Faz o que com isso ??

[@isakmikkola5909]

When I iron most of the black just gets smaller and smaller. They dont melt together they just get really thin with a hole in the middle. And if I use lighter colours with the black like yellow. The melt and get a really weird colour. what can I do...

[@FiloPixie]

+Nisse Nasse where are you getting your beads from and what brand are they?

[@isakmikkola5909]

FiloPixie THe brand is Hama and i get them from a store called PANDURO in sweden.

[@FiloPixie]

+Nisse Nasse I know that the hama brand does melt differently to the perler brand. I found that the hama brand is melts much faster so I tend not to iron for too long. Perhaps try a different/lighter heat setting?

[@isakmikkola5909]

+FiloPixie so I can maybe turn the heat down a little?

[@FiloPixie]

+Nisse Nasse yeah try that and make sure you keep moving your iron to heat it evenly, hope it helps!

[@abeaver8368]

I don't use the masking take method because I always put it on wrong and when I try to fix it the whole thing falls apart q.q

[@FiloPixie]

it does take a bit of practise I remember my first few time - it was a disaster!

[@anniejones5204]

So r the beads not meant to melt..

[@nina_summers]

Thank you so much

[@Manisha-ht7fx]

can u use any types of beads for that

[@FiloPixie]

hama, perler, pyssla, fuse, iron-on beads :)

[@elnnn23]

Nice

[@bushrasew]

Thanx

[@kylie9246]

I love warriors series and thought Luna was blue star but I like color moon to

[@haleygirouard9227]

OrangeTwist omg I thought the same thing!!

[@haleygirouard9227]

OrangeTwist omg I thought the same thing!!

[@taghreedakarah1832]

Hi from were cai have these stafe lm from jordan

[@danithedumbxss]

can u please do a vid on the masking tape method

[@FiloPixie]

already have :) it's up on my channel

[@danithedumbxss]

FiloPixie oh lol ok

[@Harrisonhomeschool]

Hey! What iron do you use? I’m having trouble trying to find one that will get hot enough.

[@shajsjsjswolfeil5634]

Thank you

[@naebae5490]

From where is that thing u put on the beads?:)

[@FiloPixie]

you mean baking paper?

[@FiloPixie]

The pegboards? you can get them from perler, ebay, Amazon - there's a "how to buy guide" on my channel that may help you

[@lolarolon880]

Can you use a steam iron 🤔

[@FiloPixie]

mine is a steam iron but has no steam in it

[@zeva606]

i love Luna