Hi guys..its been a long time since my last blog post. I have been concentrating a bit more on my Youtube channel.
I recently tried out Aquabeads or Waterbeads or Fusebeads for the first time. I came across this youtube video about perler beads and was instantly hooked. I immediately went on Amazon but saw that most of the kits were very costly and imported. I wonder why they are not popular here in India. This is a great DIY and would be an instant hit with the kids.
Since it was very costly i decided to try and get it from Aliexpress.com. Its my go to site for pretty much all the DIY materials that i do not get in India. It takes about a month to come but comes for fraction of the price that i see on Amazon or any other site.
While i was looking for perler bead collection i happened to notice another collection called as Aquabeads/ Fuse beads. I checked out a Youtube video on it and this too was pretty interesting. So i decided to order both, a Perler bead kit and an Aquabead kit.
About 2 days ago and almost a month after ordering it the Aquabead collection finally reached me. Unfortunately the Perler bead is yet to come. I would have preferred to try it out first since perler beads are more popular.
A few differences between the two:
1. Perler beads are cylindrical, aquabeads are round
2. You have to iron the perler beads to melt them together, aquabeads need water to be sprayed on them to be fused.
In any case yesterday i tried the Aquabeads for the first time. I have to say i have been intrigued by it. This is the kit i received:
It contains the following things:
1. One peg board
2. 12 color set of aqua beads
3. 6 different shape card
4. Water sprayer bottle
5. Tweezer
6. Bead dispenser
7. A pamphlet with example of shapes
Make any shape you want using the shape card or your own. Put the beads on the peg board. Once done use the water sprayer bottle to spray water evenly on the peg board over the shape. Once dry scrape the bead from the peg board. I used the shape card to remove the beads.
The waited about 45 minutes for the shape to dry. The beads were not tightly stuck to each other. Subsequent one's were much better but i am not too sure about its strength. You can make keychains, magnets, etc out of it. But they feel like it could come apart any minute. I would never put a key on this.
Apart from the amount of water i felt the strength also depends on the quality of beads.
Its a good way for your kids to spend their time. If you have small kids below 5 i would say please keep them away from this activity as the beads are very tiny and would be dangerous if swallowed. My daughter is 8 and i was there with her when she made different shapes. She enjoyed spending her time with it and came up with her own too.
I would probably turn them into fridge magnets.
Overall 7/10 for this particular product.
Looking forward to working with perler beads. Hope more companies send their products to India. Waiting a month for this to arrive was too long a wait.
Will post a video review of this soon.
I recently tried out Aquabeads or Waterbeads or Fusebeads for the first time. I came across this youtube video about perler beads and was instantly hooked. I immediately went on Amazon but saw that most of the kits were very costly and imported. I wonder why they are not popular here in India. This is a great DIY and would be an instant hit with the kids.
Since it was very costly i decided to try and get it from Aliexpress.com. Its my go to site for pretty much all the DIY materials that i do not get in India. It takes about a month to come but comes for fraction of the price that i see on Amazon or any other site.
While i was looking for perler bead collection i happened to notice another collection called as Aquabeads/ Fuse beads. I checked out a Youtube video on it and this too was pretty interesting. So i decided to order both, a Perler bead kit and an Aquabead kit.
About 2 days ago and almost a month after ordering it the Aquabead collection finally reached me. Unfortunately the Perler bead is yet to come. I would have preferred to try it out first since perler beads are more popular.
A few differences between the two:
1. Perler beads are cylindrical, aquabeads are round
2. You have to iron the perler beads to melt them together, aquabeads need water to be sprayed on them to be fused.
In any case yesterday i tried the Aquabeads for the first time. I have to say i have been intrigued by it. This is the kit i received:
It contains the following things:
1. One peg board
2. 12 color set of aqua beads
3. 6 different shape card
4. Water sprayer bottle
5. Tweezer
6. Bead dispenser
7. A pamphlet with example of shapes
Make any shape you want using the shape card or your own. Put the beads on the peg board. Once done use the water sprayer bottle to spray water evenly on the peg board over the shape. Once dry scrape the bead from the peg board. I used the shape card to remove the beads.
The waited about 45 minutes for the shape to dry. The beads were not tightly stuck to each other. Subsequent one's were much better but i am not too sure about its strength. You can make keychains, magnets, etc out of it. But they feel like it could come apart any minute. I would never put a key on this.
Apart from the amount of water i felt the strength also depends on the quality of beads.
I would probably turn them into fridge magnets.
Overall 7/10 for this particular product.
Will post a video review of this soon.
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