Bead board blog

Guides, ideas and inspiration for bead boards — from beginner tips to advanced techniques.

14-year-old Liv gave Vingegaard a portrait made of 26,390 beads

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 bead patterns for beginners — start here

5 perfect starter patterns from Perleland: sunflower, bee, ladybug, strawberry and rainbow cat. All built in 30-60 minutes.

Big Update: Beads, Nabbi and Artkal, New Cropping Tool and Much More

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? How to pick the right bead size

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.

Bead crafts with your kid: Age guide 4-12 years

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.

How to iron Hama beads correctly — step by step

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.

Hama bead color codes: The complete overview

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.

Bead crafts for summer break: 7 ideas that don't take all day

Summer + rain = perfect bead days. 7 quick bead craft ideas for the holidays — from butterflies and pixel ice cream to personal beach motifs.

New: You can now edit your image before it becomes a bead board

Now you can crop, rotate, flip and zoom your image before turning it into a bead pattern on Perleland.dk.

MAXI? MIDI? MINI? You can now choose between them all

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.

New: The patterns page is live – find, save and download your favorites 🧡

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).

New: Edit your patterns after upload 🎨

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 🎨

Updated HAMA colors in Perleland

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…

Update - PDF, pop-up and a faster site

Perleland.dk is now on Facebook

We now have a Facebook page for Perleland.dk!

The colors have been updated – now even closer to real HAMA beads

We've just given Perleland's entire color library a loving update 🎨 All HAMA colors in the tool have now been adjusted.