It’s a great project for improving hand eye coordination as well as a good way to practice following instructions. Your kids will have such a fun time making the flag. Make sure the knots are big enough that they won’t pull through the beads. Now, just knot each end off and cut the string. For the rest of the flag simply follow this step for each of the next 9 rows in the craft. Take the other string and thread it back through the opposite way of the last string and pull tight. Now, string the 3rd row of beads onto the string. So your first row of beads will have one string through it, but your second will have 2 strings through it. Next, take the first string and string it backwards through the second string of beads. Now bead both strings with the first 2 lines of the pattern (shown in picture above). Fold the yellow lace over to start the pattern. Fold the left yellow lace to the right over the top purple lace. Loop the lanyard through the key ring to begin. Fold the top purple lace down over the yellow lace. Here is the bead pattern for the flag: R = Red B = Blue W = White.įirst, cut your string about 6 ft, and tie your keychain hook right into the middle of the string Cross the lanyard laces at the centers, with the yellow lace over the purple lace below the key ring. Red, white, or blue plastic string (find some here) Keychain Hook Patriotic Kids Craft- Beaded Flag Tutorial (You can get a pack of red, white and blue beads here.) It is just a cheap and easy craft that will keep those little fingers and minds busy. I gave my 9 year old daughter the pattern, and she was able to do it no problem. I thought up this little beaded flag as a solution. I am constantly trying to find ways to keep them off the Wii and away from watching movies. Sigh.With the 4th of July coming and summer boredom starting to show up, I thought it would be fun to come up with a little patriotic craft that the kids can do. The center under the yellow bead should have been dark. After ironing I realized I got one of the blue beads wrong. I didn't have the creme or light blue beads, so I used yellow and a translucent blue in their place. I just made her today, using a large square board, pics are below. Rainbow Dash just barely fit's on a small square board, but the others won't. You'll need to use a large peg board for these patterns. You could also use an opaque board and just count out how many beads of a certain color go in a row. It might be a good idea to print out two copies, one for under the board and one to look at unobstructed. When you print them full size you should be able to place them right under a clear or transparent pegboard and place the beads right on top. The 3 PDFs I've linked to above are for 8 1/2" x 11" paper. I know software would make the process very easy, but where's the fun in that. I didn't want to make patterns that were too complicated, this being my first attempt. I literally filled in little circles with color one at a time. So those are my made from scratch MLP FiM Perler bead patterns. I'll also link you to some of my favorite MLP FiM fuse bead creations online. I don't have a Perler bead pattern generator, I just made these in PhotoShop. These are the faces of the 'mane six' ponies, looking head on. I was looking through Pinterest and found some necklaces by a now defunct etsy store and decided to make new Perler bead patterns like those to share with you here. People are creating faces, profiles, whole bodies, and cutie marks with their beads. Magnets, wall decorations, coasters, keychains, bracelets, necklaces, headbands, barrettes and even business card holders. I've seen some amazing MLP FiM creations with Perler beads. The older you get the more elaborate pieces you can create. She basically stuck to the patterns that came with various bead kits, or just filled in every spot of shaped peg boards to her liking. My daughter started using Perler beads in her Montessori days, about 7 years ago. Fuse bead brands include Perler, Hama, Nabbi, and Pyssla, though I'm just going to be using Perler brand colors in descriptions below.
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