DIY Perler Beads Fruit bowl

I love experimenting with Perler beads and coming up with new ideas. As fruit prints are in trend right now, I thought I will show you how to make 3D fruit bowls out of Perler beads. You can use these bowls for organizing your school/ office supplies in your drawer. Or use them on your desk to add a pop of color and to store knickknacks.

Materials Required:
Perler beads in your color choice.
Circle Pegboard
Parchment paper
Iron
E6000

Step 1: Create a base for the bowl as shown below. I decided to make a full circle bowl and a half circle bowl. For the full circle bowl, I made a watermelon pattern and for the half-circle bowl, I made grapefruit pattern.

Step 2: Fuse the base using parchment paper and Iron. Follow the instructions on the package for fusing the beads. I covered the pattern with parchment paper and used iron in a circular motion for 30 to 45 seconds until the beads fuse together. Once it cools down, remove it from the pegboard and repeat the steps for another side.

One of my favorite activities to do is to sort the beads from the big box of Perler beads. Grab yours here:

Step 3: Now that the base is ready, it's time to make the sides of the bowl. For this, use beads and form the outline part alone in the pegboard. I used alternate colors of light and dark green beads for the outer layer of watermelon bowl and light orange beads for grapefruit bowl.

Fuse them as discussed in step 2. Repeat this step to make five outline circles. 

Step 4: Use any strong glue and glue the layers one by one to form the fruit bowl. I used five layers of outline circles for each bowl . Allow it to dry. Your fruit bowls are now ready to use. 

How simple is this project? If you are not into the fruit trend, you can make any pattern or designs of your choice to suit the decor of your room. Make sure you use clear E6000 glue to glue the pieces together. I used white E6000 glue and it kind of shows it some areas. Avoid using hot glue for this, as it creates a bulge in between the outline areas. 

Hope you like this idea of making bowls. Share what you think in the comments below. As always I would love to hear from you. If you know any of your friends who love Perler beads crafts, share with them using social media icons. :) 

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