I've started a side business

A friend and I realized we could make a small profit from selling our perler bead creations at local conventions. So we made the jump and started Geeked Out Colors.

You probably have some questions for me:

1. Where have you been since December 3rd?

That's an excellent question! I apparently lose all desire to write blog posts during the holidays, and then get into the habit of not writing blog posts.

I have a lot of topics saved up that I've wanted to write about, but my brain is pretty good at finding distractions and other things to do whenever I start thinking about blogging.

2. Why are you starting to blog again?

Because I'm really excited to share this newest chapter in my life with you!

Also, thanks for asking this question, it provides a great transition to the next question.

3. What on earth are "perler bead" creations?

One of our Thor keychains

There's a good chance you've actually made your own perler bead creations when growing up but didn't even know they were called perler beads.

The concept is pretty simple:

We have bags of hallow, plastic beads that we arrange in patterns on peg boards.

When we have our designs the way we want them, we put wax paper on top and iron the beads until the melt enough to stay together (but not too much or they'll lose their distinctive, hollow centers).

Making perler art can be pretty time consuming.

Otherwise, everyone might go out, spend a couple hundred dollars on perler beads and make their own awesome designs.

It can take a couple hours to make just a few perler creations. Obviously, the time differs with the size and difficulty of each project.

 

Disney Princesses are pretty popular - we almost sold out at LubbockCon!

For example, these 3D Disney princesses are pretty large and took extra time, beyond putting all the small beads in place. 

These were some of the first perler designs I made after Rob and I rediscovered perler beads this past summer, so the ironing is not quite perfect, but it works.

Mulan, especially, took a couple peg boards and careful ironing to keep everything from falling apart. 

I also realized Mulan needed two stands (one is hiding behind Tiana) to keep her from falling over.

Rob and I mostly had Marvel and Star Wars character keychains at our table at LubbockCon on Feb. 20, but we're hoping to expand the scope and difficulty levels of our designs.

Most importantly, I suppose, is that Rob and I share a lot of geeky hobbies.

These include comics, board games, video games, TV shows, movies, and so on.

We're just turning one of our hobbies - making geeky perler bead designs while watching movies - into a business by selling our creations at local cons.

If you want to follow our journey, check out Geeked Out Colors:

Facebook/Instagram: @geekedoutcolors

Twitter:@geeked_colors

Email: geekedoutcolors@gmail.com

Excited to see how this goes,

The Purple Writer