Difficulty:

 - Harder, needed help

Description:
I love Totoro - the movie was just awesome.  So using a picture and mom's help, I created a Totoro from perler beads  I could not find a template that I liked, so we modified the one below and made it bigger.

Pegboard Size Used:
Built using two standard large square pegboard; although, you could eliminate two rows and fit it all on one.


Template:
Adapted from a picture I found online

animal Harder movie nature Totoro

3:43:00 PM

Difficulty:

 - Harder, needed help

Description:
There is something magical about Volkswagen (VW) mini-buses.  They are fun looking (so different from everything else) and so versatile - you can use them to camp in, drive around in or (in Portland) live in.
In the spirit of the hippies and fun adventurers that drive these VW mini-buses still, I made a rainbow colored van!

Pegboard Size Used:
Built using one standard large square pegboard.

Template:
We found a template on Pinterest.

car Harder Transportation truck

8:56:00 AM

Difficulty:

 - Harder, needed help

Description:
 In my Little Blue Truck book, he claims that the Limousine is "the longest car you've ever seen." So I looked over my beads and realized I didn't have one.  And now I do - a two-color blue limo, ready to pick you up and drive you and your friends to school.  I decided that since I was riding in a limo, it was probably a nice day (since I would have the sunroof open) - so I needed to make a sun.  So I made a sun too.

Pegboard Size Used:
Built using one standard large square pegboard - I fit both pieces on the same board.

Template:
 Made it myself.  I even decided that my limo needed pointy wheels so it did not get stuck in the mud.    You can see close up pictures below, in case you want to copy them

car Harder nature Self-Creation Transportation

7:53:00 AM

Difficulty:

 - Harder, needed help

Description:
I'm going to ride the Dinosaur Train! One of my favorite shows is Dinosaur Train on PBS & I wanted to make a dinosaur.  So, we found a template for this large triceratops dinosaur.  Isn't he so cute, every time I see this guy, I want to just hug him - but watch out, those horns are pointy!

Pegboard Size Used:
Built using two standard large square pegboard - he's just barely larger than one board

Template:
I lost the link to the template - but you can copy mine.

animal Dinosaur Harder TV

7:47:00 AM

 
Difficulty:
- Harder, but really not that hard.  My 3 year old sister made this one (with only minor help)


Description: 
The fun part about Perler beads is that you can create anything you want.  Last week, we found a picture of a truck pulling an airstream.  I thought it was so cool and decided I wanted to recreate the pictures using perler beads.  Ultimately, my younger sister made it first (with just a little bit of help from Mom).

To make, we built the truck on one board and the trailer on a different pegboard.  The trick to uniting two creations from different pegboards is to melt one side on each and then melt the 2nd side while combining. 

Pegboard Size Used:
Built using van template in this set for the truck and one small Hexagon pegboard for the trailer

Template:
Our picture from the magazine below

Harder Self-Creation Transportation truck

6:32:00 PM

Difficulty:

  - Harder, but you can follow the template, which makes it more moderate

Description:
Like all kids, I like Disney's Cars Movie.  My favorite character is Lightning McQueen - winner of the Piston Cup (I also like Sally).

Pegboard Size Used:
Built using a standard large square pegboard

Template:
 Used a template (pictured below) from Kandi Patterns

car Cars Movie Disney Harder Lightning McQueen Transportation

8:23:00 AM

Difficulty:

- Harder

Description:
Created on my own, freehand (not using any template) in honor of one of my favorite books Snail Trail: In Search of  a Modern Masterpiece.  It is a kids book oriented towards modern art

Pegboard Size Used:
Built using a standard large square pegboard

Template:
None, I used the picture on the front of the book 

animal Book Harder Henri Matisse Self-Creation Snail Trail

10:12:00 AM

Difficulty:

 - Harder, needed help

Description:
In honor of the new Star Wars movie (which I have not seen, I'm only 5), I made my favorite character.  This Yoda was hard because of the number of pieces required and the intricacies of the design (Dad, who is a Stars Wars fan) had to help.  I love Yoda, so cute.

Pegboard Size Used:
Built using two standard large square pegboard; although, you could eliminate two rows and fit it all on one.


Template:
Adapted from: Friendship Bracelet's stitching pattern to fit a perler board

Harder Star Wars Yoda

8:09:00 AM

Difficulty:
- Harder

Description:
With help from my mom, I created this My Little Pony perler bead creation (named Rainbow Dash) for my sister.  She loves My Little Pony.

Pegboard Size Used:
Built using a standard large square pegboard


Template Used:
Made this My Little Pony creation by modifying DoodleCrafts

animal Harder My Little Pony Rainbow Dash

7:11:00 AM

Difficulty:

  - Harder

Description: 
I love trains, so I created this train locomotive using a template and hitched it to my very own sparkly passenger car.  I drive this train all around my room.

Pegboard Size Used:
Built using two standard large square pegboard 

Template:
Followed the train template from this set.  Built the Passenger on my own 

Harder Locomotive Self-Creation Train Transportation

7:37:00 AM

Difficulty:

  - Harder

Description: 
I have a lot of perler bead cars and jeeps; they break down frequently (at least in my imagination).  So, I needed some way to take them to the 'shop.'  My strong tow truck takes them everywhere they need to go, even the mini cars

Pegboard Size Used:
Built using a standard large square pegboard 

Template:
Followed this picture in my creation.

emergency vehicle Harder Transportation truck

9:15:00 AM

Difficulty:

  - Harder

Description:

I enjoyed building ambulances using the van template, but this creation was much harder - it has 6 different pieces

1) The van, built using the van template in this set
2) The White & Blue House (its a bank).  Built using a standard small square pegboard
3, 4, & 5) The wheels & connectors were all separate pieces that needed to be sized correctly and then ironed together in batches. 
6) I made a small gold piece that goes in the holes in the bank (I lost the gold in my bedroom before we could take a picture)
 
Pegboard Size Used:
Built using van template in this set (I made the wheels for the bank on this pegboard too) & a standard large square pegboard

Template:
Followed the van template from this set; the rest is my only creativity

Harder Self-Creation Transportation truck

10:43:00 AM