Design Your Own Perler Bead Patterns
A blank pegboard and all 291 real Mardiy bead colors, right in the browser. Size the board, draw bead by bead, mirror the halves for symmetric designs, then print the chart or download a PNG. Your work autosaves — and patterns from the photo converter land here with one click.
1 pegboard (1 × 1) · 0 beads · 0 colors
Beads you'll need
- Start drawing to build your project palette.
How it works
- Size the board. Pick a pegboard preset — 29 × 29 for a first project, bigger grids for full scenes — or enter a custom width and height. Seams in the preview mark where each physical pegboard ends.
- Draw. Choose a color and click or drag; Mirror paints both halves at once, Pick color lifts a shade straight off the board, and Undo walks back mistakes. The bead list and board stats update as you go.
- Clean up the palette. Simplify colors merges the nearest shade pairs until the palette is shopping-friendly — one click, one undo if you preferred the detailed version.
- Print or export. Print pattern gives you the chart and the bead list on paper; Download PNG saves the board as an image for a phone or tablet.
What to design
- Pixels and sprites — anything born on a grid lands on the pegboard almost 1:1
- Letters and numbers — names, monograms, classroom door signs
- Coasters and keychains — 29 × 29 is exactly one board's worth
- Seasonal pieces — hearts for February, eggs and spring themes, snowflakes in winter
- Big wall art — 87 × 87 and up, drawn one pegboard at a time along the seams
Blank grid or photo converter?
Draw here when the design lives in your head or on paper. Already have an image? The photo to bead pattern converter turns it into a board automatically — then its Edit in editor button hands the result to this page for touch-ups. Or skip both and start from a ready-made pattern , where every board opens recolorable in the 103-color Perler line.
Printing your bead chart
Hit Print pattern when the board is done. The printed sheet carries the full grid in color with pegboard seams every 29 beads, and beneath it the bead list — code and count for every color — so placement and shopping both happen off one page.
Frequently asked questions
What size board should I start with?
One large square pegboard holds 29 × 29 beads, so 29 × 29 is the natural first project — coasters, small sprites, keychains. 58 × 58 spans four boards and fits most character art; 87 × 87 and 116 × 116 are for big wall pieces. You can change the size any time the canvas is empty; once there are beads on it, the size locks so nothing gets cropped.
Can I start from a photo instead of a blank grid?
Yes — run your picture through the photo to bead pattern converter first, then hit Edit in editor under its preview. The whole converted board lands right here, ready to fix bead by bead. Going the other way works too: patterns you draw here print with the same bead list and pegboard seams.
Where does my pattern get saved?
In your browser only. The editor autosaves your board as you draw, so a refresh or an accidental tab close loses nothing — and nothing ever leaves your device. Clearing your browser data clears the draft, so print or download the PNG when a design is done.
How do I print the finished chart?
Hit Print pattern. The printed sheet carries the board at full color with pegboard seams every 29 beads, plus the bead list underneath — each color with its Mardiy code and count — so you can pull beads and place them straight off the paper.
What do the codes next to the colors mean?
Every one of the 291 colors carries a Mardiy catalog code — A1 through ZG8, the number you order beads by. The swatches, the bead list and the printed chart all use the same code, so H7 always means the same black bead everywhere from screen to pegboard.
My pattern has too many similar colors. Can I clean it up?
Hit Simplify colors. It merges the nearest shade pairs into one bead — the lighter shade wins — until the remaining colors are comfortably apart. It is one click and fully undoable, so you can compare the two versions and keep the better one.
Looking for something to make first? Browse the full perler bead pattern set — 115 free boards at every size, each printable with the same bead list.