A easy way to showcase your Perler Bead sprites…Perler Bead garden stakes.
I’m all about finding fun Perler Bead crafts to make with your sprites. It’s a great way to display your amazing Perler Bead art. Recently, I turned some simple flowers and butterflies into Perler Bead garden stakes. They were really easy to make and look so cute in my flower pots.
So, today I’m going to show you just how simple it is to make your own Perler Bead garden stakes. You can put them out in the yard, in flower pots, and can add a splash of color to your indoor houseplants.
Supplies needed to make Perler Bead garden stakes
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- Perler Beads and all of the needed Perler Bead supplies
- 12 inch bamboo skewers
- E6000 glue
- Wax paper
- Heavy book
If you are new to Perler Bead crafts, go take a quick look at my Ultimate Perler Bead beginners guide to help you in creating the sprites needed for this project.
Making the Perler Bead sprites
For this craft, you will need to make some Perler Bead sprites. I used some cute butterflies and a flower that I had made for a spring time Perler Bead post. If you want to use the same sprites as me, you can see the post at the link below.
That being said, you can use any pattern to make your Perler Bead garden stakes. I would just make sure it’s not super small, and it’s not bigger than a large Perler Bead pegboard.
These easy DIY garden markers would look cute in a houseplant that you’re gifting. Think of the amazing personal touch you could give to your friends or family by having your kids make a sprite to add to a housewarming gift.
I also thought it would be really cute to make vegetable sprites and turn them into garden markers for your vegetable garden.
If you are looking for inspiration there are hundreds of patterns on this website or you can visit my Pinterest Perler Bead board for more ideas.
Making your Perler Bead garden stakes
Once you’ve created your sprite, you’re ready to make it into a cute garden stake. All you really have to do it glue a bamboo skewer on the back of the Perler Bead sprite. There are a few tips that I wanted to share to make it even easier.
Be generous with the glue, but don’t use too much or it will leak through the holes in the Perler Beads
- First off, I chose to use E6000 glue for this project because it is very durable. If your garden stakes will be outside in the elements you want a glue that is going to stick. I have never had a glue fail with E6000, but I’ve had many when using hot glue.
- Next, you will want to protect your work surface with a piece of wax paper. Your glue shouldn’t leak down unto the surface, but if it does, it’s better to be safe than sorry.
- When gluing your skewer to your Perler Bead sprite, put the glue onto the sprite. Then place the bamboo skewer on the sprite. At the opposite end of the skewer, put another random sprite to hold up the skewer so that it will dry straight.
- E6000 glue takes about 24 hours to dry. So, put another layer of wax paper on top of your Perler Bead garden stakes while they are drying and then add a heavy book to the top of it so that the skewers will be solidly attached to the sprite.
The sprites on the left side are being used to support the sticks as the glue dries.
That’s it! Once your DIY garden stakes have dried, you can place them in a pot or in the garden. If you find that the skewers are too long for your pot, you can easily break the end of the skewer off by scoring it with scissors. It will snap easily.
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