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Fuse Bead Crafts: 30 Patterns for Coasters, Keychains, Magnets, Bookmarks and 2 Laced Boxes
Thirty patterns for small useful things rather than wall art: round coasters, keychains with a bead tab for the cord, fridge magnets, long bookmarks and two lidded boxes laced together from six flat panels. Every chart comes for 5 mm and 2.6 mm beads, in color and in black-and-white letters.
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Everything in this set is meant to be used once it’s fused. There are coasters for a cold glass, keychains, fridge magnets, bookmarks and two small boxes with lids, all drawn in the same warm palette of cream, golden yellow, leaf green, coral and sky blue. Sixteen named colors cover the whole collection.
What each kind of project looks like
| Projects | Grid | Size on 5 mm beads | Beads |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6 coasters | 29 x 29 | 5.71 in (145 mm) across | 682 to 691 |
| 8 keychains | 23 x 25 | 4.53 x 4.92 in | 215 to 330 |
| 8 magnets | 25 x 27 | 4.92 x 5.31 in | 219 to 498 |
| 6 bookmarks | 11 x 37 | 2.17 x 7.28 in | 407 each |
| 2 boxes | six panels | 3.35 in base, 1.77 in walls | 1,262 each |
On 2.6 mm beads everything shrinks to roughly half: a coaster is 2.97 in (75.4 mm) across and a bookmark 1.13 x 3.79 in. Sizes are for the unfused grid, and ironing can change them a little.
The coasters are circles with a picture in the middle: a blue-edged daisy, a lemon cut crosswise, a tulip in a pink ring. The guide says they’re for cool drinks, with felt on the back if you like, and not for hot pans. Bookmarks are solid strips of 407 beads with a border down both long edges and one small motif, such as lavender, wheat or a tulip. They come out thick, so don’t force a book shut around one.
Keychains and magnets
Each keychain chart already has a short bead tab at the top for a cord loop and split ring, so there is nothing to add to the design. The eight are a scarf cat, a puppy with a green bandana, a bunny with a carrot, a curled-up fox, a flower heart, a star, a rainbow on a cloud and a peach. The magnets are fruit and home things, from a pear with a leaf to a cottage with flower beds and a teacup with steam. The guide has an adult glue on the magnet once the piece is cool. Magnets, cord and rings aren’t part of the download.
The two laced boxes
Night Flower Box is indigo and cream with a flower on the lid. Coral Garden Box is mint with a coral flower. Each one is six separate panels: a 17 x 17 base, four 17 x 9 walls and a 19 x 19 lid that rests loosely on top. You fuse the panels flat while keeping the center holes along the edges open, then stitch walls to base and corner to corner with fine cord and a blunt needle. The lacing page has a diagram and five numbered steps. The book rates the boxes Intermediate, the cat, puppy, bunny and fox keychains Confident beginner, and every other project Beginner.
Picking the right book
There are eight books, so print only the one that matches your paper, your bead size and whether you want color. Turn off fit-to-page, print at 100%, and check that the scale line measures 2 in (50.8 mm) before you set a clear pegboard over a chart. Letters name generic colors and aren’t a bead maker’s numbers, so use 5 mm fuse beads such as Perler or any brand you have and match by eye. Doodlora Studio isn’t affiliated with Perler in any way.
An adult should do all the ironing. Keep beads, cords and magnets away from young children and pets.
