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great first run!! did you do the tape method? 100% recommend getting masking / painters tape and taping the design, flipping the board over and lifting it off. that way the board won’t warp when ironing. also, i’ve found that not lifting the iron up until i know they’re at least melty a little bit will keep the beads in place. even if you just slide to the other side to take a look, not lifting up helped me a lot!!! i crank my iron to about halfway, let it sit for about 5ish seconds and then swirl in little circles covering everything. i’ve learned that the tip of my iron gets hotter so i try to turn it 180° to get an even melt. some designs i like to melt fully, some i like to leave the wholes, totally to each their own! after getting melty, i take a baking tray full of books and leave it on top while they cool so they stay nice and flat. would 1000000% recommend getting these bead guns if you stick with it. absolute game changer. https://a.co/d/09j0B4kv happy perling!!