Perler Bead Look-A-Like Family

It was about a year ago that we were asked to make some look-a-likes for someone. Eleven, to be exact. An entire family. We were ecstatic. It was a really fun, exciting project. We had to keep it a secret until Christmas, as they were a Christmas gift for the person's family. We've posted a few since then on our EV Bead Sprites Facebook page, but here's the collection, complete with some of the outtakes. 

Who wants to be next to get their family in beads? 

Charlottetown Islanders Bead Art

The increase in traffic near my home leads me to believe that hockey is back in Charlottetown.

I'm not one who gets out much at night, but I have every intention of attending at least one game this season. 

But! In the meantime, does anyone remember our Charlottetown Islanders-inspired bead creations? Maybe you even know Hockey Hat Guy from the games. I've heard he cheers the loudest. 

Anyway, you know where to find me if you decide you want bead art made of your wearing your Islanders jersey. 

*Please note that we're not affiliated at all with the hockey team. 

Blue & Pink Coin Bank

I needed to make a coin bank for myself. Just a little something that wouldn't look so tacky when it held my loonies and quarters for my laundry money. Yeah, I even have to worry about stuff like laundry money in my mid-twenties. So I needed something to hold my laundry money instead of having it all over the place, or sitting in a dish that should hide in my kitchen instead. 

I found a bead bank online that I liked with hearts, and took it from there. I wanted more than two colors, but I didn't want four completely different colors. I finally came to the decision to use two different shades of two colors and I love the result. 

The top and bottom of the bank came about by simply putting beads in, and altering it until I liked what I saw. 

This is a unique bank compared to all the others we've made - the lid just sits comfortably on top. It doesn't snap into place. So if you drop your bank, your money will go everywhere. But it's for laundry, a common occurrence around my house, so I didn't want to have to pry the top off on every laundry day. I like how easy it is to get at the money, but I'd rather a lid that stays a little more secure in place. Will I make another bank like this? Maybe upon request, but I'd rather a more solid bank. 

Either way, I quite love my laundry money holder. Much better than the bowl I had before. 

Customizing a Custom Order: Hockey Hat Guys

I've spoken before about HkyHatGuy, who was our first ever custom look-alike order:

A few weeks ago, we branched out and made some special Hkyhatguys:

There's 'Away Jersey Hockey Hat Guy', 'Breast Cancer Awareness Hockey Hat Guy', and 'Christmas Hockey Hat Guy'. So if you're looking to get a custom look-alike done of you or someone you know, just remember the the possibilities are endless. 

My Favorite Custom Order so Far: HKYhatguy

A few weeks ago we were asked to make the bead sprite pictured above. On it's own, it's just a guy in a hat, but really it's an actual person, and this bead sprite was made simply by looking at a picture of this certain guy. 

This guy is who they call Hockey Hat Guy, and can be found on Twitter as HKYhatguy. He is a super fan of our local hockey team, the Islanders. 

See the resemblance? It was a lot of fun to make. 

Since then, HKYhatguy has posted about us on his hockey report. Take a look at the YouTube video. The part on us starts around the 20 minute mark. 

I feel a little famous :p

Not really, but it's a start. Thanks to HKYhatguy for passing our name around!