20 original Christmas Perler bead patterns: ornaments to hang on the tree, three Christmas trees, three snowmen and more. Every card shows how many beads of each color you need. Download a printable chart, or open any pattern in the pattern maker to resize it or switch to Hama or Artkal colors.
Ornaments are what most people make first, so this is the biggest set of Christmas Perler bead patterns on the page: seven ornaments, including two baubles, a teardrop, a string light, a star, a candy cane and a bell. Each uses 77 to 147 beads, and the baubles, the teardrop and the string light have a hanging loop built in. Make a set in matching colors for one branch, or tie them to presents.
A red Christmas ball with a gold zigzag band. The silver loop on top leaves a hole for the ribbon.
6.5 × 8 cm (2.6 × 3.1 in)
A dark blue Christmas ball with a big white snowflake. Place the snowflake first, then fill in the blue around it.
6.5 × 8 cm (2.6 × 3.1 in)
A purple teardrop with gold bands and a silver loop. Swap the purple for red or green to match your tree.
5.5 × 8.5 cm (2.2 × 3.3 in)
A lime-green string light with a grey socket and a hanging loop. Make one in every color and string them into a garland.
5 × 8 cm (2 × 3.1 in)
A four-point star in two shades of gold, with a white sparkle in the middle. Make one for the top of a small tree.
7.5 × 7.5 cm (3 × 3 in)
Red and white stripes with a green bow. Work row by row from the top so the diagonal stripes line up.
6 × 10.5 cm (2.4 × 4.1 in)
A gold bell with a red bow. The darker Honey beads down the right side make it look round and shiny.
7.5 × 8 cm (3 × 3.1 in)
Three Christmas trees, from a mini tree that’s quick enough for young kids to a decorated three-tier tree. They use 52 to 113 beads each. Glue a magnet on the back, or line a few up as a card topper.
A three-tier tree with a gold star and colorful ornaments. Move the ornament beads around to make each tree a little different.
7.5 × 8.5 cm (3 × 3.3 in)
A dark evergreen with snow on every branch. It uses only three colors, so it’s an easy tree to start with.
6.5 × 7.5 cm (2.6 × 3 in)
A tiny tree with a gold star and three ornaments. It’s quick enough for young kids and makes a cute gift tag.
5 × 5 cm (2 × 2 in)
A snowman in a top hat, a snowman face in a knitted beanie and a mini snowman for small hands, with 101 to 187 beads each. They’re mostly white, so place the black eyes and the orange nose first and the rest goes quickly.
Top hat, carrot nose, red scarf and twig arms. It’s mostly white, so it goes quickly once the face is done.
8.5 × 9.5 cm (3.3 × 3.7 in)
A round snowman face in a blue knitted beanie, with rosy cheeks and a carrot nose.
7.5 × 7 cm (3 × 2.8 in)
A small snowman in a red bobble hat and a green scarf. It needs fewer beads than the big one, so it’s a good first snowman.
5.5 × 7.5 cm (2.2 × 3 in)
The rest of our Christmas Perler bead patterns: a gingerbread person, a reindeer, a wreath, a present, a stocking, holly and a Santa hat. They’re classic shapes for gift tags, magnets, coasters and card toppers.
Made with Perler’s Gingerbread color, with white icing for the eyes, smile and cuffs, and three red gumdrop buttons.
7.5 × 9.5 cm (3 × 3.7 in)
A friendly reindeer face with tan antlers. Tie a ribbon around one antler to hang it on the tree.
7.5 × 8 cm (3 × 3.1 in)
Two greens give it a leafy look, with red berries and a bow at the bottom. Hang it on a door knob or on the tree.
8.5 × 9.5 cm (3.3 × 3.7 in)
A green gift box with a red ribbon and gold polka dots. Glue a small name label on the back and it doubles as a gift tag.
6.5 × 7 cm (2.6 × 2.8 in)
A red stocking with a white cuff, green heel and toe, and a gold star. The hanging loop is built into the cuff.
6.5 × 9 cm (2.6 × 3.5 in)
Two spiky leaves and three berries. It’s small and quick, so make a few for card toppers or a garland.
9.5 × 4 cm (3.7 × 1.6 in)
Just red and white, with a floppy tip and a pom-pom. Make a few to decorate gift bags or glue one onto a card.
8 × 6 cm (3.1 × 2.4 in)
The baubles, the teardrop, the string light and the stocking have a loop with a hole in it. Thread a ribbon or fishing line through it after ironing.
Iron just until the beads fuse, so the holes stay open. Then thread fishing line through a bead near the top edge.
For a quick hanger, glue a loop of ribbon to the back. A grown-up should handle the hot glue gun.
Glue a magnet on the back for the fridge, or tie the piece to a present instead of a paper tag.
Here’s an ornament that does something: scan it with a phone and it opens a holiday playlist, a video greeting or a family photo album. It makes a memorable gift tag, too.
A holiday playlist, a recorded video message, an online greeting card or a shared photo album. Short links make smaller codes, so the ornament fits one pegboard.
Paste the link into our Perler bead QR code maker. It picks a layout that fits one 29 × 29 pegboard and scan-tests the code before you place a single bead.
Dark Green or Red can stand in for black, as long as the light beads stay white. The maker warns you if two colors are too close to scan.
Iron both sides, scan it once more with your phone, then glue a ribbon loop to the back. Keep the white border: phone cameras need it to find the code.
Red, White and Dark Green beads do most of the work on this page. A tub of each lasts longer than a mixed tub.
Fill several pegboards before you heat the iron. Ironing them one after another saves time when you’re making gifts for the whole class.
Combine pieces: put the star on top of the tree, glue the holly onto the stocking cuff, or string the ornaments into a garland.
Iron the front, let it cool flat under a book, then flip it and iron the back. Ornaments get handled a lot, so fuse them well.
Not sure about heat and timing? Follow our step-by-step ironing guide.
Turn a family photo, a pet in a Santa hat or a kid’s drawing into a pattern with real Perler, Hama or Artkal colors.
Tree ornaments, gift tags, fridge magnets, coasters, card toppers and garlands. Small pieces like the holly or the Santa hat are quick to make; the snowman and the wreath take a little longer.
Use a built-in loop (the baubles, the teardrop, the string light and the stocking have one), thread fishing line through an open bead hole near the top edge, or glue a ribbon loop to the back.
The mini Christmas tree is the smallest, at 52 beads. The mini snowman, the Santa hat and the holly are quick too. Let kids place the beads and have a grown-up do the ironing.
Between 52 and 192 beads each, and 2490 to make all 20. Each card lists exactly how many of each color you need, so you can check your tubs before you start.
Red, White and Dark Green are used the most. Altogether the 20 patterns use 21 Perler colors, and each card lists the exact colors it needs.
Yes. Make the pattern with our Perler bead QR code maker, which scan-tests it before you start. A short link fits on one 29 × 29 pegboard, and you can hang it like any other ornament.
Yes. Hama Midi and Artkal S beads are the same size as Perler beads. Open any pattern in the pattern maker and switch the bead brand to get matching color names and codes.
Yes. Every pattern here is an original meltybit design, free to download and print for your own projects and gifts. No sign-up needed.