How to make a keychain with your own hands: ideas and useful tips

A bunch of keys is the thing that is always lost in a purse. How many times have you rummaged through the contents of your bag to finally open the door? With a beautiful keychain that will be immediately visible in any circumstances, for example, if you lose the keys not just in your bag, but in the grass, you can find them in your bright accessory. A keychain made by yourself, in addition to practical benefits, will also give its owner positive emotions whenever it is in your hands. Therefore, we will not lose time! Let's get down to do-it-yourself trinket manufacturing tips right away! Below you will find many interesting solutions for creating an accessory!

How to make a polymer clay do-it-yourself keychain: the necessary materials

Perhaps one of the most spectacular types of key rings, according to which it is not immediately possible to understand that it is made at home, is key rings made of polymer clay.

To make this accessory you will need:

• Polymer clay of different colors.
• Stacks of different sizes.
• Round cookie cutter or cookie cutter.
• Oven.
• Rolling pin.
• Stationery knife.
• Toothpicks.
• Everything that is in the needlewoman’s arsenal: glitters, paints, beads, etc.

Also, do not forget to buy a special ring, a metal chain and a key holder in any store for creativity.

Working process

1. Take the white polymer clay and roll it with a rolling pin to a width of 0.5-0.7 cm.
2. Check that the clay is evenly rolled around the perimeter.
3. Use the cutting mold to create any shape for the future keyring.
4. In the example below, a trinket made of polymer clay with your own hands, the plastic parts purchased in the department with beads are glued to the base, but you can mold them yourself. Fantasy is absolutely unlimited here.
5. Make a hole in the blank, for which you will hang the keychain.
6. Now cover the kitchen pan with baking paper, make an accordion out of plain paper and lay your blanks on top of it. This is to prevent the product from sticking to paper. Lay out all the additional details that you blinded.
7. If you decide to bake the beads, then roll the balls and bake them on a greased vaseline toothpick.
8. Bake for 20-30 minutes in the oven, preheated to 110 degrees. All small parts should be baked for no more than 15 minutes to prevent darkening.
9. Now glue all the parts to the workpiece with glue.
10. Pass the ring for the chain into the hole of the workpiece, add a carbine, beads and you can decorate your keys with such a simple accessory.

Do not be afraid to show imagination. Experiment.

How to make a bead keychain with your own hands

In order to please yourself with a beautiful bead accessory:

• Take a sheet of black felt and draw on it the shape of the future keyring.
• Draw 3-5 beads onto a thin bead needle and sew them along the contour. Continue this way until you complete the entire row.
• Now sew the beads along the outline of the inner pattern.
• Fill in the blanks with beads of a different color.
• Cut a keychain from a felt sheet. It is most convenient to do this with nail scissors, as close to the edge of the product as possible.
• On the inside, glue a piece of felt into a shape to hide the threads and nodules.
• Sew a small ring and hang a small carabiner and rope behind it.
• All! You can decorate your keys with your own hand-made keychain.

Wooden keychain at home

Now you will learn how to make a wooden keychain with your own hands even with a little experience with this material.

1. Draw a template on a piece of paper - a heart for a keyring.
2. Transfer it to a plywood sheet.
3. Cut with a jigsaw.
4. Sand the edges with sanding paper.
5. Now use a soldering iron to burn out any pattern. It may just be the first letter of your name or the name of your loved one, if you decide to make a keychain for him as a gift.
6. Add a chain and a carabiner and hang your own keychain on your keys.

Fabric surround keychain

And how to make a keychain with your own hands from fabric and buttons? Such an unusual accessory can be safely given as a gift, and the future owner will definitely like it.

1. Draw a flower petal template on paper and transfer it to a dense fabric 20 times.
2. Now sew each petal from the inside, stitching two parts together. At the same time, leave a small hole to fill it with a holofiber.
3. Fill each petal with a small amount of artificial filler and pinch the edge with threads.
4. Gather the bottom five petals and sew them together.
5. Now collect the top five petals, sew them together and collect two rows of flower.
6. Now hide the stitching place under a large beautiful button.
7. Hang the chain and key ring.

Thus, you have learned how to make a beautiful and unusual keychain with your own hands. Take these ideas into service, but don't stop there. Show your imagination and invent something of your own, then even such a simple thing as keys will look very stylish and unusual.