My craft table has been busy this week! Between a soft little bunny, a sunny pineapple, a pointy-roofed country barn and a blue-shaded nautical anchor, I had plenty to keep me busy on my square pegboard. I’ve put together a selection of 8 favourite patterns for you: the four new ones from this week, plus four much-loved classics from our catalogue that deserved a little spotlight. Enough beading to fill several weekends, alone or with the kids!
In the garden and the farmyard
Let’s start with nature: four round, colourful designs. My little bunny with its pink ears and fluffy white tummy was a real favourite to design this week — stuck on the fridge as a magnet, it melts everyone’s heart at home. Alongside it, a juicy pineapple with its orange lattice body and spiky crown, a little turtle seen from above with its green scaly shell, and a pink flamingo balanced on one leg. These are lovely patterns for beginners and for beading alongside the kids, and they pair beautifully with our recent garden special in Hama beads, full of more nature-themed ideas.
Garden favourites
Little Bunny
A sweet little bunny with pink ears, ready for your square pegboard.
Pineapple
A juicy fuse bead pineapple with an orange lattice body and a spiky green crown.
Little Turtle
A top-down turtle with a scaly green shell, made on a square pegboard for a cute decoration or fridge magnet.
Flamingo
A pink flamingo with a long curving neck balanced on one leg, for a lively hanging decoration on a square pegboard.
Between the countryside and the seaside
Let’s change scenery with three slightly bigger, slightly trickier patterns: a red barn with a pointy roof and a double door, a little lighthouse watching over the coast, and a nautical anchor in shades of blue with a touch of rope. I love lining these three up on a shelf to build a little seaside scene — the lighthouse in the middle, the barn a little further back like a farm inland, and the anchor sitting right in front. Three lovely patterns for home décor or a handmade gift, or for a crafting afternoon where everyone works on their own grid.
Architecture and seaside
Red Barn
A cheerful red barn with a pointy roof, a hayloft window and a double door.
Little Lighthouse
A rounded little lighthouse that fits on one square pegboard — the perfect tiny coastal guardian for your desk.
Little Anchor
A little nautical anchor in shades of blue, wrapped with a touch of rope.
And a sweet one to finish
No collection would be complete without our trusty ladybird, still one of your most requested patterns! It’s a catalogue classic, quick and simple to make, perfect for a child’s first grid or to round out a little parade of garden critters. You’ll also find it in our loveliest fuse bead patterns to print this week round-up, if you’re after even more ideas.
One last favourite
Ladybug
A round little ladybug to iron onto a square pegboard — perfect as a fridge magnet or cute decoration.
That wraps up this week’s selection! Let me know in the comments which pattern you’ll bead first, and do check back often — new patterns go up on the site every day, each with a full grid and a ready-to-print colour list. Happy beading, everyone!
