Wooden Bead Keychains & Necklaces

by Wendy at myfrenchtwist.com

6 Materials

$25

1 Hour

Easy

There’s a misconception in DIY land that a craft must be difficult in order to be awesome. Not true. Just take a look at these key chains and necklaces made by stringing wooden beads onto leather cords. In fact, they are so easy to make, I could end this post right here. One paragraph. But that would be weird, so I’ll walk you through the steps.

step one – paint the beads

I used toothpicks to hold the beads tightly while I painted them. Most beads required 3 toothpicks each stuffed snugly into its hole to keep it stationery. After painting, I stuck the “skewered” bead into a piece of styrofoam while it dried.

step 2 – assemble the key chain

For a key chain, cut a piece of leather cording about 12″ in length. Attach it to a split key ring with a sturdy knot.

Next, run both pieces of leather through the beads in any arrangement you like. For the smallest bead on the end, I was only able to run one piece of leather through the tiny hole. Make a firm knot at the bottom, and trim the leather cords to desired length.

step 3 – assemble the necklace

For a necklace, cut the leather cord about 40″ in length. String beads onto the leather. Make a knot on either side of the bead arrangement to keep them stationary. Tie the ends of the leather cord together to complete the necklace.

For more information on supply sources, see my full blog post at myfrenchtwist.com

Enjoyed the project?

You can do it! Saved to your projects

Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.

Hometalk may collect a small share of sales from the links on this page.More info