Lots Of Love Butterfly Keychain <3

Beautiful Butterflies! XD

Posted by 11lizzie :)

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I got a really big set of these pony beads a little over a year ago, and I never found anything I wanted to do with them..
My friend made me a lizard mmade of the beads, so I googled other thigs to make and found a picture of this butterfly.
I changed up the pattern a little bit, and ta da! XD

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You Will Need (5 things)

  • 4 small Container(s)
  • 2 yd Cord
  • 56 Pony Beads
  • 1 Key Ring
  • Scissors

Steps (18 steps, 7 minutes)

  1. 1

    First, gather all your supplies

    Out of your 56 beads:
    16 of one color for the body
    2 of another color for eyes
    2 heart shaped beads for the wings (same color as body)
    10 of two colors for the larger pair of wings
    8 of two colors for the smaller pair of wings

    (The cord pictured is way more than 2 yards :P)

  2. 2

    Cut 2 yards of your cord and fold in half

  3. 3

    Tie the cord onto the key ring

    The picture is pretty crappy, but I believe it is called a half hitch..?

  4. 4

    Thread 2 of your body-color beads onto one side

    Thread the other cord through the opposite way (see picture)

  5. 5

    Pull tight and try to center the key ring over the 2 beads

  6. 6

    Repeat steps 4-5 to add the next 2 rows
    Colors:

    1) eye, body, eye
    2) body, body, body

  7. 7

    String 10 wing color beads (alterating colors) onto one side

  8. 8

    Go through all 10 beads again to make a loop

  9. 9

    Go through the first 3 beads on the top another time and string on 1 heart shaped bead

  10. 10

    Now go through the three beads from the body on the bottom (like on the top) and pull tight

  11. 11

    Repeat steps 7-10 for the opposite wing

  12. 12

    Repeat steps 4-5 to add 2 more rows to the body
    Colors:

    1)body, body, body
    2)body, body

  13. 13

    String 8 wing color beads (alternating colors) onto one side

  14. 14

    Go back through all 8 beads to make a loop (just like for the top wing

  15. 15

    Repeat steps 13-14 to make the opposite wing

  16. 16

    Add 3 more rows to the body
    Colors:

    1) body, body
    2) body, body
    3) body

  17. 17

    Tie off the ends and sinp off the extra cord (I triple-knotted it)

  18. 18

    Make more and give them to your friends! :D

    I made the navy, yellow, and orange one first

    Then the purple, yellow, and pink one

    And I made the pink, purple, and light pink one for the how-to ;D