Monthly Archives: November 2016


Polymer clay pokeballs 8
In my house Pokemon is huge.  We’ve got hundreds of playing cards, an army of Pikachu plushies, dvds with the anime, more video games than I could count, and many MANY of the manga.  So when Wonder Boy wanted to start playing with polymer clay, I wanted to start with […]

How to Make polymer clay Pokeballs with Fimo


Perler Bead Fireflower from Mario
This pattern for a Nintendo fireflower could also be used to make an iceflower sprite.  Two or three shades of blue instead of the red, yellow and orange.   It’s two patterns for the price of one. You might also like this 8-bit Mario Perler Bead pattern.  Of course you can’t […]

Perler Bead Fireflower from Super Mario


DIY Legend of Zelda Perler Bead nightlight 1
In my house we love Perler Beads.  They are so much fun!  Little plastic beads that are placed on a peg board then fused together with heat.  Serious fun, and seriously perfect for any geeky family to make all kinds of 8 bit creations.   But what happens to the […]

Perler Bead DIY Nightlight : Legend of Zelda



8-bit Mario Perler bead pattern 1
This Perler Bead 8-bit Mario pattern can be changed to a Luigi pattern by simply using green Perler Beads instead of red. You might also like this Fireflower Perler or Goomba Bead pattern.

Perler Bead 8-bit Mario