How to Make Key Chains Out of Beads

Do you need a present that comes from the heart for your mom or friend? Do you need something that will make your keys one of a kind? Make a Key Chain out of Beads! It will be personal and one of a kind and it is very simple.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Split Ring
• lanyard or string
• beads
• scissors

1. First, place your beads in a sequence that is beautiful to you. It can have beads that create words and names or just random beads. Have a plan and put them in order. Beads can be slippery so place it on fabric or a table cloth which does not blend in with the colors.

2. Take your lanyard or string and fold it in half. Do not cut it or make the lanyard short.

3. Next take the folded part of the lanyard and pull it through the split ring till the split ring is in the middle of the lanyard.

4. Then take the two ends of the lanyard and pull it in-between the folded part of the lanyard. Pull it tight. The lanyard should make a knot on the split ring.

5. Now take each bead and slip it on the lanyard in the order that you planned.

6. Tie a knot! You can do this by taking the end of the lanyard into a loop. Take those ends again and pull it through that loop. Pull the lanyard ends tight. Repeat.

7. Cut the end of the lanyard.

Tips & Warnings

• You can make this as long as you want!
• The knot can be also a square knot.
• To make the knot really secure, you can use a hot glue gun.
• Watch out that you do not burn yourself with the glue gun.

[4dogday]

on 6/19/2009 Cool! Nice instructions on making a key chain from beads.