If you’re using the bird pattern, the first line will be 3 green beads. Look at the top line of your pattern, and find pony beads to match that line. I’m a bit of a sucker for all things sparkly and I currently have a four-year-old who is in love with all things princess. Directions: Tie your craft lace to your key ring, leaving two legs of equal length. Designs by Beth MacDonald for Hot Off The. Need a little help identifying your stuff? Make a few of these personalized beaded keychains and you’ll never have to wonder what backpack belongs to which kid again! Perfect for kids, plastic lacing and pony beads are great for making fun stuff to wear and share with friends. Let cool and remove the design of the pegboard. Iron the parchment paper on top of the design until the beads melt together (do not let younger kids do this without help from an adult for safety reasons). Whether you’re melting them down for a sun catcher or stringing them together for a bracelet, these super simple pony bead craft ideas will keep you and the kiddos busy creating for quite some time and (BONUS!), you’ll be getting some excellent fine motor practice in as well!Ĭreate your own little lizard friend with this awesome tutorial from Sugar Bee Crafts! Attach him to a backpack or just set him on your desk, he’ll look great anywhere! Place a piece of parchment paper (most beads come with the paper) and cover the whole finished pattern. Lace beads for Rudolf’s head using pattern at right as a guide. Use a half hitch (see detail below) to secure it to lanyard hook. 3) Thread beads onto both strands of cord, use a mini pony bead as the last bead. 18 Yellow Pony Beads 2 Black Pony Beads 1 Red Pony Beads 28 Brown Pony Beads 2 Yards of Satin Cord 1 Lanyard Hook Basic Instructions: Fold your ribbon in half to find the center.

2) Cut cord, fold in half and loop around split ring. 1) Put the small split ring onto the key ring. The sky is the limit with these things because if you can imagine it in your head, you can more than likely make it with pony beads. As a guideline, you will need about 16-18' of cording for a key chain made of 15-18 beads, but you should make a test key chain to confirm. Pony bead crafts come in all shapes and sizes because there are just that versatile. While my love of craft supplies knows no bounds, there are a few that are always at the top of my go-to list and pony beads are one of them.

Pony bead pattern book