The heavily modified printer also runs its own custom software that takes any image from the internet and downgrades it to 64 colors to match the array of Perler beads available in the machine’s ...

The process includes using Perler beads to outline a pegboard then melting the beads, with an iron, to seal the design, Santiago said. The Library began holding events again in September.

For these spring and Easter-inspired perler bead designs, you'll need: square perler bead pegboard perler beads in white, yellow, green, pink, orange and black iron ironing paper ...

For the hat, you will need green, yellow, and black. Again, use the photo below as a pattern for the design. Once you have completed the designs, cover the perler beads with a piece of ironing paper.

Steve Moore: In the simplest terms, I work with Perler beads because I have a bad memory. As a result, the few things that I do remember from my childhood I tend to get pretty obsessive about ...

You may remember Perler beads from first or second grade; these small plastic beads are placed into a peg board and then ironed to produce a solid multicolored piece of plastic. Recently, Perler be… ...