Make a Zelda Hearts Headband for the Retro Gamer Girl in Your Life
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A Zelda Hearts Headband is a great accessory for the gamer girl in your life. That goes double if the gamer girl is YOU! You can craft your fandom, and then wear your fandom. And this video game inspired DIY only takes a few minutes to create. It’s a fast and fun perler bead craft.
Here’s the tutorial video
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DIY Zelda Hearts Headband
MATERIALS YOU WILL NEED
download the pattern
perler bead peg board
black perler beads
red perler beads
white perler beads
iron
headband
glue gun and glue sticks
STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS
Download the pattern from CraftyMcFangirl.com and follow it to place all of your perler beads. Use 20 black beads for the outside of the hearts, 70 red beads to fill in two and a half hearts, and 17 white beads to fill in the final half of one heart.
Heat up your glue gun and your iron, and be sure to have your headband nearby.
Cover the design with ironing paper and iron the top of the design. Iron in circular motions and don’t let the iron rest in one place too long. Avoid over-melting a section of the design. Melt all of the beads as evenly as you can.
Once the beads have melted together, remove the design from the pegboard. Be careful, as the plastic will still be hot. Flip the design over and cover the other side with ironing paper, ironing as before to fuse the beads but not overly melting them.
While the design is still warm, it’s time to hot glue it to your headband. Remove the design from the ironing paper and position it on the headband. It will bend slightly. Run a line of hot glue along the back of the design, and apply it to the headband, holding the ends down firmly until the glue cools and hardens. When the glue has cooled, your headband is done.
Thanks for crafting with me. If you make a Zelda Hearts Headband or any other Zelda-inspired craft leave me a comment and let me know, or tag a photo on Twitter or Instagram #craftymcfangirl. I’d love to see what you do!
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