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May 21, 2015

Beaded Key Necklace

You know how sometimes you’re wandering JoAnn’s and you see something that you absolutely need even though you don’t immediately know what you’re going to do with it? I was recently wandering the jewelry section and came across this key and it needed to come home with me. It didn’t take me long to make this Beaded Key Necklace.

Beaded Key Necklace

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I used:

  • twist key pendant in bronze
  • colored copper wire in fuchsia
  • wooden beads
  • paint in grey storm
  • foam brush
  • jump ring
  • chain
  • round nose pliers
  • side cutters

supplies

The top of the key twists off. It’s pretty nifty!

twist the top of the key off

I tried the beads on the key to see how many would fit. With the beads I used, I could fit three. I painted them and set them aside to dry.

paint the beadspainted beads

After the beads were dry, I pulled out the wire. This was the trickiest part of the necklace, but also the most fun. I poked the end of the wire through the first bead.

poke the wire through the bead

I then used my pliers to gently bend the wire around the bead so that the end was then inserted into the opposite side of the hole.

twist the wire around

twist the wire

After that, it was just a matter of using the pliers to twist the wire around the bead as often as I wanted. I didn’t use a pattern–I just kind of wandered with the wire. When I was finished, I used the side cutters to snip the wire and tuck it into the hole. The only thing left was to put the finished bead on the key! I did this for all three beads.

beads on the key

When all three beads were on, I put the top of the key back on.

beaded key

All that was left was to attach the key to the chain I had picked out. I opened a jump ring, looped it through the top of the key and a link on the chain, and closed it up again.

jump ring

jump ring

Beaded Key Necklace

I’m pretty tickled with my Beaded Key Necklace. I’m so happy I came across that key! And if I happen to get tired of these beads, I can just take them off and switch them out with something new (although I don’t see that happening anytime soon!).

Beaded Key Necklace

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Filed Under: make Tagged With: Americana, Darice, DecoArt, jewelry, key, necklace, paint

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  1. Ntina says

    May 24, 2015 at 2:53 am

    I love the way you wire-wrapped those beads! Your necklace looks great! Pinning this! First time here and I really like your blog!
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  2. Kathleen says

    May 27, 2015 at 12:03 pm

    Very pretty. I really like the wire wrapping.

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  3. Cathy says

    May 31, 2015 at 2:40 pm

    This is a really cute necklace – I love it – and a wonderful tutorial. Thank you for sharing at Share It One More Time. Cathy
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  4. Vickie @Vickie's Kitchen and Garden says

    May 31, 2015 at 6:05 pm

    Such a neat idea for a necklace and I like that it comes in a kit. Thanks for sharing at the #HomeMattersParty
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  5. Stephanie says

    June 3, 2015 at 1:16 pm

    For zero free time, you made a fabulous necklace. I am excited to try.

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