Guides, ideas and inspiration for bead boards — from beginner tips to advanced techniques.
When Jonas Vingegaard was celebrated in Glyngøre, 14-year-old Liv was ready with a very special gift: a portrait of the cycling star made of 26,390 beads — three weeks of work.
5 perfect starter patterns from Perleland: sunflower, bee, ladybug, strawberry and rainbow cat. All built in 30-60 minutes.
Perleland has grown: now with four bead brands and almost 600 colors, a brand new cropping tool, significantly improved pattern editor — and the entire site in English.
Mini, Midi or Maxi? The difference isn't just in size — it's about age, project type, and how much time you have. The complete comparison.
What can a 5-year-old do? How independent are 9-year-olds? Realistic age guide for bead boards from 4 to 12 years — and what grown-ups need to help with.
Wrong temperature or too little time can ruin hours of bead work. Step-by-step guide to ironing your beads correctly — first time, every time.
Get to know the Hama bead color codes — from H01 (white) to H116 (midnight blue). Practical overview of the most-used codes, specials and the pastel palette.
Summer + rain = perfect bead days. 7 quick bead craft ideas for the holidays — from butterflies and pixel ice cream to personal beach motifs.
Now you can crop, rotate, flip and zoom your image before turning it into a bead pattern on Perleland.dk.
You can now choose between HAMA MAXI, MIDI and MINI on Perleland.dk. Just pick your bead settings when you start a new board – then the size and grid match the type of beads you use.
The patterns page is now live on Perleland.dk! You can search patterns, filter by themes, save favorites and download PDF guides (when you're logged in).
I've added a brand-new feature to Perleland.dk that makes it much easier to fine-tune your bead patterns after you've made them - Edit your patterns after upload 🎨
A user pointed out to me that some colors were missing, and that others had been discontinued by HAMA. I've now fixed that in Perleland, so the color list better matches the beads you can actually bu…
We now have a Facebook page for Perleland.dk!
We've just given Perleland's entire color library a loving update 🎨 All HAMA colors in the tool have now been adjusted.