My son and husband love playing Minecraft! So for Father's Day, my son and I made this frame for Daddy. It was pretty easy. I used the standard 5 1/2 square board.
Step 1 - Find a picture of a Mincraft Background. I used Google and located a picture that way. I wanted to see what colors to use and the basic composition of the picture.
Step 2 - Mix the colors. I used one bowl for dirt colors (light brown, dark brown, and gray) and a bowl for grass colors (light green, dark green, and some random other greens I found with my perler beads).
Step 3 - Put the beads on the board. My board has a roughly 2 1/2 by 2 1/2 square in the center. I left that square open. Then I put the dirt colors on (I wasn't to particular - just grabbed and placed. If I noticed there was too much of one color, I tried to break it up a little). Then I put on the grass colors.
Step 4 - I ironed according to my perler bead directions. I realized I missed some spots when I tried to peel back the ironing paper and some beads came up. I just carefully put the paper back down and ironed those spots.
Step 5 - I wanted some embellishments for the front of the frame. I typed in Mincraft Perler Beads to Pinterest and found the heart and sword. I followed those patterns and ironed the designs.
Step 6 - I needed a picture frame back... So I went to Dollar Tree and bought a 4x6 frame. I took off the back and used kitchen sheers to cut it down to size.
Step 7 - I then assembled the frame. I used a hot glue gun to add the heart and sword to the front. I then flipped the frame over and attached the photo frame back to my perler bead frame. I was silly and in my haste to get this project completed, I glued all four sides - Duh! My husband kindly asked how he was supposed to get a picture in there! I realized my mistake and used my box cutter to open a silt in the top. It is no fun if you make no mistakes (or that is at least what I am telling myself)!
Daddy loves the frame and my son was so happy to help making it! (He placed a lot of the beads - got bored - then I finished it! Please only have an adult do the ironing. It is hot!)
