Cupcake Beaded Keychain Directions
Beaded cupcake key chains look sweet enough to eat! These three dimensional creations look realistic and professional, even when made in miniature size. Often seen for sale at craft shows, beaded cupcake crafts can be altered to suit any taste simply by changing the color of beads used. Larger cupcakes can be made simply by increasing the size of the beads used. As three dimensional beaded cupcakes are more difficult to assemble than flat beaded creations, it is wise to build basic beading skills with other projects before attempting a beaded cupcake keychain.
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Things You'll Need
- 15 brown beads
- 15 frosting-colored beads
- Head pin
- Insert bead
- Large red bead
- Pliers
- Keychain ring
Instructions
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String 5 brown beads onto one yard of thread. Thread one end of the thread through the bead on the opposite end. Pull tight to create a circle.
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Add 3 brown beads to the left thread. Pull the right thread through the last bead on the left thread. Pull tight to form another circle.
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Pass the right thread through the adjacent bead of the first circle. Add two beads to the left thread. Pull the right thread through the last bead to form the third circle.
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Repeat the previous step twice to create circles four and five.
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Push the right thread through the two consecutive adjacent beads. Add a single bead to the left thead and push the right thread through it to create circle six.
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Knot the threads together. Hide the knots by trimming the excess and tucking the knots inside of the nearest bead.
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Repeat steps 1 -- 6 with the frosting-colored beads.
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Slide the center of the brown bead assembly onto a head pin.
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Add an insert bead that is slightly smaller than the desired size of the cupcake.
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Center the frosting beads over the pin and slide them over the insert bead.
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Slide a large red bead over the top for a cherry.
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Bend the head pin to a sharp angle with pliers to keep the beads in place. . Form the end of the pin into a metal ring.
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Slide the metal ring onto a keychain ring.
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References
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