Gingerbread House Perler Bead Pattern

Size and boards

29 × 29 beads ≈ 14.5 × 14.5 cm (5.7 × 5.7 in) with 5 mm beads. It fits on one 29×29 square pegboard. For a bigger version, use the pattern maker on a 58×58 (2×2 boards) layout; the standard single board is covered on the 29×29 pattern maker page. Mini 2.6 mm beads make the same design roughly half the size.

Difficulty: Medium · 6 colors · 577 beads.

Tips for this pattern

• Build the striped candy-cane posts first. They alternate red and white every bead, and counting them from the base row keeps both sides in step.
• The icing dots under the roof alternate with gingerbread beads. Lay them along one row before you fill the walls so the pattern stays even.
• The gumdrops on the roof are single beads; you can rearrange them freely or swap in any leftover colours from your bead box.
• If you want it to stand up, make a second copy with only the walls and glue the two flat pieces back to back with a cardboard wedge in between.

Make your own

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