Geeky Crafts

Cricut Tools — This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thanks for your support. I’ll be honest, I have been thinking about buying a Cricut machine for a long time. A LONG time. I just couldn’t justify spending so much money on a crafting machine. I […]

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DIY Morse Code Necklace — You know how Facebook always shows you a gazillion ads on your feed. Most of the time you just scroll on by without paying a bit of attention. Well one day it showed me an advertisement for Morse code necklaces. They were cute little beaded necklaces with beads. Some of […]

DIY Morse Code Necklace With Perler Beads

Galaxy Magnets — Recently Pinterest has been showing me a lot of cool projects made with dollar store glass gems. I’ve seen garden decorations, luminary jars, jewelry, and even a random kitchen back splash. It all looks so cool. I knew I had to jump in on the glass gem band wagon. So, I […]

DIY Cracked Glass Gem Galaxy Magnets

Perler Bead Jack Skellington — What’s this? What’s this? A Perler Bead pumpkin for your Halloween decor? For several years, I’ve wanted to make a Halloween pumpkin with Perler Beads. The official Perler site has instructions on how to do it, and it’s so easy. You can check Perler’s pumpkin family HERE. Since my whole […]

Jack Skellington Perler Bead Pumpkin Tutorial

DIY sugar scrub — I don’t know about you, in this busy world, I just love creating little things, like sugar scrubs, that I can use to pamper myself. Last Halloween, I made a fabulously luxurious pumpkin spice sugar scrub with the kids. We had so much fun making it that I thought over […]

Easy Rainbow Sherbet Sugar Scrub Recipe

Creating Perler Bead patterns — A while back I showed you how to make Perler Bead patterns using an awesome online tool. Today, I thought I’d show you how to draw Perler Bead patterns. One of the best parts of drawing your own patterns is that once created, they are super easy for kids to […]

How to Easily Draw Perler Bead Patterns

Perler Bead Picture Frame — It won’t be long until Toy Story 4 is in theaters, so I wanted to create something to celebrate. I mean, it’s been 8 years since Toy Story 3, so this definitely deserves a celebration. I honestly love the little Pizza Planet aliens more than any of the other Toy […]

Toy Story Alien Perler Bead Picture Frame

Tag for Art Abandonment — If you are anything like me, you’ve amassed quite a collection of Perler Bead sprites. What do you do with them? Honestly, there really is no end to the different things you can do with your Perler Bead projects. You could turn them into usable items like magnets or pins, […]

Try Out Art Abandonment With Perler Beads

Heart Perler Bead Keychain — In an effort to show you more great things you can make from Perler Bead sprites, I thought I’d write a quick tutorial on making Perler Bead keychains. Perler Bead keychains make great gifts for friends and family. AND, of course, your kids will love being able to showcase […]

How To Make Perler Bead Keychains

Pac Man Ghost Perler Bead Pins — One of my goals for this year is to show you how to create simple items with your Perler Bead creations. Why? Because when we first started on our Perler Beading adventure, most of the completed items ended up in a box rarely to be seen again. It was […]

How To Make Pac-Man Ghost Perler Bead Pins

DIY Minecraft Valentines — It’s no secret that we are big fans of the game Minecraft. So when Wonder Boy said he wanted to make Valentine cards for his class this year, I thought making something Minecraft themed would be a great idea. We brainstormed for quite awhile, we scoured the web, and then […]

Easy to Make Minecraft Perler Bead Valentines

Perler Bead Crafts — If you’ve ever visited my website before, you know that I love Perler Beads. You also know that I love to make actual usable things with my Perler Beads. I’ve got so many Perler Bead craft ideas in my head, I’m always working on something. So, if you’re looking […]

Easy Perler Bead Craft Ideas

DIY-pumpkin-spice-sugar-scrub — Do you decorate for Halloween? We do. Well of course we do, we just love Halloween. The other day, I was thinking about all the decor we have for Halloween, and I realized we didn’t really have anything to put in our bathroom. Last year I made this Halloween […]

Pumpkin Spice Sugar Scrub: Cute Halloween Decor

Pokemon Tic Tac Toe — We’re big Pokemon fans in this house. So, when I saw the idea to make a Perler Bead tic tac toe board I knew it had to be Pokemon themed. Don’t get me wrong Xs and Os are fine, but Pokeballs are WAY cooler. This Perler Bead craft is a […]

DIY Pokemon Perler Bead Tic Tac Toe

DIY find it bottle — Psst…I’ve got a secret to share. I hate sorting Perler Bead. OMG…I hate it. I even have this super sweet straw method of sorting beads that makes it go pretty quickly, but I still hate it. So, when a project goes by the wayside and we decide not to […]

DIY Perler Bead Seek and Find Sensory Bottle

Star-Wars-homemade-dog-treats — I have to admit, our two puppies are spoiled. We love them so much! So when I got my new Star Wars silicone molds, the first thing I wanted to do was make them some no bake dog treats. These no bake dog treats are easy to make with […]

Easy Star Wars No Bake Dog Treats with Peanut Butter

Minecraft Perler Bead Diamond Ore — This post contains affiliate links. As an Amazon associate I earn from qualifying purchases. Thank you for your support. Minecraft and Perler Beads go hand in hand. No joke. Everything in Minecraft is made of square pixels, so Perler Bead designs from Minecraft are super easy to make. If you […]

Diamond Ore Minecraft Perler Bead Box

We love Star Wars. In fact, every year we find some way to celebrate May the Fourth. If you’re already a fan of Star Wars you probably know, that May 4th each year is Star Wars Day. If you didn’t know, you might be asking yourself why May 4th? […]

Easy To Make Star Wars Cookies: Painted Sugar Cookies

Pikachu DIY snow globes — Looking for a fun and easy craft for the kids to make? I’ve got the perfect idea for you; Pokemon snow globes! We took the water out of the equation to keep the mess to a minimum, and we couldn’t be more pleased about how cute these little Pokemon […]

How to make Easy Pokemon Snow Globes

Minecraft Perler Bead Grass Block — We make a lot of Perler Bead items at our house. A LOT! When it’s possible, we try to make things with our projects like this cool night light. One really fun way to make your Perler Bead pieces functional is by turning them into magnets. Making Perler Bead […]

How to Make Minecraft Perler Bead Magnets

Cute emoji flower pots — Emoji’s are big with kids right now. Heck, they even made a whole movie centered around emoji. Making these simple emoji Perler Bead pots was so much fun, and OMG, so easy. The kids loved making them. Plus, they turned out so cute. This project is perfect for the […]

How to make Emoji Perler Bead Pots

Perler bead TARDIS — We’ve been watching all the episodes of Doctor Who lately. For me it’s a re-watch, for Wonder Boy, it’s his first time seeing it. He’s loving it! As a momma, it’s so cool to watch your kids get entranced by something you love. As with all of our fandoms, […]

Easy to make 3D Perler Bead TARDIS

Geeky Perler Bead Cards — I am forever looking for uses for the Perler Bead projects we make. Oh yes, we’ve made magnets and keychains, but let’s face it folks; how many keychains do you really need? Not a ton. Then it hit me. We can make Perler Bead cards! Wonder Boy isn’t a huge […]

Easy To Make Perler Bead Cards For Kids

DIY Superhero Stress Balls — We’re always looking for simple geeky crafts we can make as a family. One day Paige came home from school and said there were kids were handing out stress balls that they had made from balloons and flour. She didn’t get one, but thought it looked easy enough to make […]

DIY Stress Balls – Superhero Style

Deal with it glasses — Wonder Boy got the idea the other day that he wanted to make a pair of “Deal With It” glasses out of Perler Beads. My idea was that he use interlocking Perler Beads where the arms snap into the glasses, but OH NO, he wanted working hinges. HINGES?!?! […]

How to Make Perler Bead Deal With It Glasses

Easy to make Star Wars Cards — I am so in love with washi tape. I’ve seen it time and time again at crafting stores, but I really didn’t understand the appeal. It’s tape, that’s colored. Pssh, it didn’t seem like something to get excited about. When Wonder Boy and I made these Minecraft glitter ornaments, […]

Easy to Make Star Wars Washi Tape Cards

Make-Animal-Crossing-Gyroids — I’m joining up again this week with the amazing folks over at Geek Blogs Unite. This month’s geeky theme is all about gaming. Luckily for me, Wonder Boy and I have been busy making some epic Animal Crossing gyroids to scatter around the house. It’s such a simple and fun […]

How to Make Animal Crossing Gyroids