Beaded Parrot KeyChain Pattern - Free Beaded Parrot Bird Keyring Pattern - Fun Beaded Key Ring Instructions

Materials Needed:

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You will need one connector such as a
Lanyard hook,
or any type of
Key Ring.

Cord:
You will need about
2 yards of cord for your tropical bird.
There are lots of different types of cords you can use. We prefer a cord that is 1mm to 2mm thick because it helps your parrot keychain critter keep it's shape better. Alternatively, you can use a thinner cord and weave a little wire or a pipe cleaner into your keychain parrot to help it keep it's shape that way. Either way works just fine but you can experiment with it to see which method you prefer.

One good choice is
Monofilament Cord
or
2mm metallic cording. Other great choices would be jute or hemp cord, leather necklace cord, rattail cord, shoelaces, ribbon, paracord, or a strong jewelry cord like tigertail.

For ours, we used a neutral pearl colored leather cord.

Beads needed:
 13 - Aqua Pony Beads for the head and wings. (A blue glitter Pony Bead would be spectacular).

 2 - Black Pony Beads for the eyes.

 2 - Orange Pony Beads for the beak.

 14 - White Pony Beads for the breast.

 10 - Pink Pony Beads for the bird's sides.

 7 - Beige Pony Beads for the bird's feet.

 12 - Blue Pony Beads for the bird's tail.

Just about any tropical colored beads would look fantastic on your parrot. Glitter pony beads, pearl pony beads and even glitter pony beads would give you a wonderfully unique look.

Other Things Needed:


Glue

Optional: For a stiffer parrot you can include a little wire or a pipe cleaner with your cord to help keep it's shape
 Beading Wire
OR
 Pipe Cleaners

Instructions

1. Find the half way point of the cord or wire you are using and attach it onto the keyring using a lark's head knot (shown in photo).

2. Begin threading the beads onto the cord following the pattern. You can click on the image at the bottom of the page for a larger, better resolution photo.

3. After finishing the pattern tie a double knot or surgeon's knot in the cords at the bottom and apply glue to secure.

(Optional) 4. Weave your wire or pipe cleaner through the first row of your beaded parrot keychain to make it stiffer and hold it's shape.

(Seed beads or E beads can be used in place of pony beads to create smaller characters.)

The illustration below uses red and blue lines to show you how each cord side is threaded into the beads. Your cord, of course, will be all the same color.