Discover more than 50 Valentine’s Day perler bead designs! This collection features hearts, flowers, Cupid, and plenty of other fun patterns.
What do you remember doing for Valentine’s Day as a child? For me, it involved two main things: making crafts and handing out valentines. By “valentines,” I mean the cards you distribute in the classroom.
And perhaps you were the same, but I had a very thoughtful selection process.
It was important to match each valentine with the right recipient! Naturally, I wanted my closest friends to receive the sweetest ones. Cards about best friends or being “bananas about you” were reserved for them.
My other classmates received the “you’re so cool” and “you’re a great catch” cards. They had slightly less serious messages than the best-friend valentines, while still being playful and fun.
And then there were the boys.
Even at nine, I didn’t want to send a boy the wrong message. I wasn’t interested in making any long-term promises . . . I simply wanted something to place in their decorated shoebox for the holiday. So, I kept the most simple and neutral valentines for them.
Did anyone else put this much complicated thought into handing out their valentines?? Or was I the only one?
Being young and knowing very little about love can make Valentine’s Day feel complicated. Fortunately, the holiday crafts are easy—and genuinely enjoyable. Today, I’m sharing Valentine’s Day perler bead ideas that children will adore!
Let’s be real—the grown-ups will enjoy these designs just as much. If perler beads are new to you, you’ll find them wonderfully calming and entertaining. They’re also far less untidy than something like paint. That makes them ideal for Valentine’s Day!
Perler beads are suitable for children ages six and older, making this a delightful project to enjoy with elementary-aged kids. If you’re ready to work with perler beads—also called hama beads, fuse beads, or melty beads—you’ll have a great time exploring this pattern collection.
Valentine Perler Beads
Here are a few helpful details to keep in mind:
- Several designs are bigger than a 29 x 29 pegboard, so you’ll need either anextra large pegboard(49 x 69 tall) or multiple square pegboards joined together to create a larger “canvas.”
- A number of these designs require either heart pegboards or hexagon pegboards, both of which are useful additions to your general crafting supplies.
- You may notice that some pattern backgrounds below are not white. They are only colored to create contrast and make the placement of the white beads easier to see. Adding the background is optional.
Valentine Mini Perler Beads
For these designs, you’ll need 85 gray, 209 white, 94 red, 129 pink, 99 black, 74 light pink, 35 brown, and 7 tan beads.
Conversation Hearts
These heart designs require 281 pink, 266 pastel yellow, 263 red, 281 pastel purple, and 285 pastel green beads.
Be Mine Heart
You’ll need 115 fruit punch, 282 magenta, and 70 white beads for this design.
LOVE and XOXO
Create these designs individually on a small square board measuring 14 x 14 beads, or place both patterns together on one larger board.
Mini Pink Hearts
These little hearts call for 227 fruit punch and 79 pink beads.
Heart Shaped Perler Beads
These designs are created with the small heart-shaped pegboards, each of which accommodates 121 beads.
You Have the Key to My Heart
These designs require 18 lime green, 98 white, 42 cheddar, 104 pink, 3 yellow, 26 red, 27 charcoal, 19 blue, and 24 purple beads.
Cupid Holding His Bow
To create this design, you’ll need the large hexagon pegboard, along with 118 red, 40 gray, and 5 black beads.
Red, Pink, and Brown Hearts
For these designs, you’ll need 193 red, 87 pink, 44 white, and 54 brown beads.
Bottles of Love Potion
These designs require 142 plum, 147 white, 77 gray, 140 light blue, 128 pastel blue, 11 dark brown, 15 brown, 41 purple, and 24 pink beads.
Gnome for Valentine’s Day
This little gnome requires 272 pink, 120 gray, 26 flesh, 57 white, 57 red, and 12 charcoal beads.
Colorful I Love You
Use 416 white, 91 blue, 116 lime green, 89 parrot green, 67 purple, and 62 magenta beads for this design. Its background is completely filled to cover a full 29 x 29 square.
Heart-Shaped Frame with Stand
For this frame, gather 138 white, 74 salmon, 38 hot coral, 36 blush, and 165 turquoise beads. The pink background serves only as a contrast, so the heart’s center should remain empty. After completing the pieces, place the two stand parts into the lower sides of the frame. Attach the picture to the back with tape!
Hearts Inside Quote Bubbles
These designs call for 74 black, 74 charcoal, 192 white, 31 red, 14 light green, 13 light lavender, 8 blueberry creme, 12 pink, 7 cheddar, 7 flamingo, 7 yellow, 5 kiwi green, 3 light blue, and 1 purple bead.
Box of Heart Candy
This design requires 260 red, 91 white, 121 brown, and 44 pink beads.
Cats with Curly Tails
You’ll need 187 black, 205 fruit punch, 205 cotton candy, and 6 white beads to make this design.
Love-Inspired Bugs
Create these adorable holiday bugs with a hexagon, regular, and round board.
Heart-Shaped Flower with Stand
This design calls for 134 black, 12 white, 86 magenta, 20 fruit punch, 109 shamrock, 21 kiwi green, 8 plum, and 2 honey beads. After putting the two pieces together, slide the heart flower into the stand—no glue is needed.
Rainbow Heart with a Melting Effect
This lovely design requires 13 magenta, 12 cheddar, 14 green, 16 turquoise, 14 yellow, 6 purple, and 76 black beads.
Cuddling Parakeets
These adorable birds require 32 white, 29 pastel blue, 15 yellow, 2 black, 8 honey, 34 light blue, 2 orange, 6 sherbet, 10 red, 18 bright green, 8 mist, 44 kiwi green, 14 dark green, 22 cobalt, 8 forest, 5 dark blue, and 12 brown beads.
Leopard and Tetris-Inspired Hearts
For the leopard heart, you’ll need 61 honey, 30 black, and 13 brown beads. The Tetris heart calls for 32 aqua, 12 teal, 24 light green, 12 white, 12 hot coral, and 12 salmon beads.
Valentine’s Day Garland
You’ll need 66 white, 113 red, 50 shamrock, and 24 pink beads for this design.
Flower-Filled Heart
A large hexagon board is needed for this lovely flower design! Every little flower requires 7 beads, with 28 flowers in all for a grand total of 196 beads in assorted colors.
Snoopy Carrying a Heart
For Snoopy, gather 144 black, 233 white, and 48 red beads.
Winged Heart
You’ll need 81 black, 74 white, and 43 red beads to complete this pattern.
Eye Adore You
To make this design, use 64 black, 53 white, 36 shamrock, 21 cobalt, 46 pink, 20 kiwi green, and 5 light blue beads.
Heart Balloon Display
This design calls for 324 sky, 69 white, 21 pink, 13 cotton candy, and 10 gray beads.
Pinky the Owl
To create her, use 160 magenta, 12 black, 4 cheddar, 23 pink, and 17 light lavender beads.
Valentine’s Day Gumball Dispenser
This design requires 50 red, 28 white, 10 black, 5 magenta, 7 pink, 6 raspberry, 5 cherry, and 6 blush beads.
Mouse Carrying a Heart
For this pattern, you’ll need 151 gray, 12 cotton candy, 2 black, 1 pink, 10 white, and 31 red beads.
Wonder Woman-Themed Heart
This design calls for 199 dark blue, 93 white, 104 red, and 102 gold beads (butterscotch may be used as an alternative).
Heart with Paw Prints
A total of 121 pink and 74 black beads are needed for this pattern.
If you liked these Valentine’s perler bead designs, share your thoughts in the comments! You may also want to explore these other posts:
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