An apple is a great first fruit to bead: a bold round red body, a short brown stem, and one green leaf are all it takes to read instantly. The shape is symmetrical and mostly a single color, so it is quick to lay out and easy to keep neat. Make it a teacher gift, a back-to-school tag, or part of a fruit set with the watermelon slice.
Colors & bead counts
Exact counts for this design in real Perler colors — 104 beads on a 13×13 grid. Use it as your reading chart, or open it in the maker to export a printable PDF chart.
| Color | Perler name | Code | Beads |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red | 80-19005 | 97 | |
| Dark Green | 80-19010 | 5 | |
| Brown | 80-19012 | 2 | |
| Total | 104 |
How to make it
- Set your board width to 13 beads and place the colors above by counting the grid.
- Prefer to tweak it? Open the maker, recreate or import the shape, and change colors, size or details — it recounts the beads live.
- Fuse with parchment and a warm iron per your bead brand’s instructions, and let it cool flat.
Want something different? Make your own from a photo or a word — the maker matches every cell to a real Perler shade and gives you the color counts and a printable chart.
