Beaded Black Cat KeyChain Pattern - Fun Beaded Halloween Key Rings

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 1/2 yards of cord for your beaded black cat.
There are lots of different types of cords you can use. We prefer a cord that is about 1 1/2mm to 2mm thick because it helps your cat keychain keep it's shape better. Alternatively, you could use a thinner cord and weave a little wire or a pipe cleaner into your keychain 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:
1mm Black Jute or Hemp cord,
1.5mm Leather necklace cord,
1.5mm Satin Rattail Cord,
OR
1/8" Satin Ribbon

   For ours, we used the 1.5mm black cotton jute type cord.

Helpful Hint: If your cord end frays easily try dipping it into a little melted wax and smoothing it out with your fingers. This will help prevent fraying and also create a stiffer end for threading into your beads.

Beads needed:
 2 - Yellow Pony Beads

 53 - Black Pony Beads

Note: these are the colors we used. You can use these colors or you can make your beaded bat in other halloween-y colors like orange, lime green, purple, or whatever colors are perfect for you.

Other Things Needed:


Glue
 (We used "super glue")

Optional: For a stiffer beaded cat 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 photo.

The illustration below shows you how each cord side is threaded into the beads.

3. After finishing, your cords should end at the beginning of the cat's tail. Tie your 2 cord ends together with a double knot or surgeon's knot. Add a little glue to each knot to prevent them from unraveling. When the glue is dry clip the cord ends.

(Optional) Weave your wire or pipe cleaner through one of the widest rows near the top of your beaded cat keychain to make it stiffer and hold it's shape.

Would you like to make other Halloween themed beaded critters? How about some cool Beaded Skeletons OR Beaded Ghosts OR Beaded Jack O'Lantern OR Beaded Bat OR Beaded Spider

Make a bunch of them and string them up onto Halloween garland!

Follow the same pattern using seed beads or E beads in place of pony beads to create smaller characters and create a great pair of earrings or a necklace pendant.