Wood Bead Doll Keychains

by JOANN |

Item # 48913749P50
Beginner 1-2 Hours

SUPPLIES & TOOLS:

  • Lion Brand Yarns, Bonbons, Brights
  • Darice, Craftwood, Round Beads, 19 Pc, 25mm
  • Darice, Craftwood, Round Beads, 30 Pc, 20mm
  • Darice, Craftwood, Round Beads, 75 Pc, 12mm
  • Folk Art, Matte Acrylic Paint, 4621 Minted Aqua
  • Folk Art, Matte Acrylic Paint, 2546 Bright Pink
  • Folk Art, Matte Acrylic Paint, 2928 Lavendar
  • Folk Art, Matte Acrylic Paint, 2912 Daffodil Yellow
  • Folk Art, Matte Acrylic Paint, 633 Baby Pink
  • DecoArt, Crafter's Acrylic Paint, Black
  • (Sienna)
  • Craft Essentials, Acrylic Paint, 72050 Orange Spice
  • Small Paint Brush
  • CraftLace, Crafting Accessories, “8" Shaped Key Rings
  • Scissors

DIRECTIONS:

  1. Paint 25mm wood bead with a skin tone color or leave natural wood if desired.
  2. Paint the top part of the 25mm bead with a hair color, creating desired hair look.
  3. Paint a face onto the 25mm bead, using black for the eyes and baby pink for the cheeks.
  4. Paint the 12mm bead with the hair color chosen.
  5. Paint the 20 mm bead with desired color for the doll's clothing.
  6. Allow all of the beads to dry.
  7. Create a tassel by wrapping yarn around a scrap of cardboard approximately 3" wide. Wrap the yarn around the cardboard 30 times.
  8. Pull the looped yarn off the cardboard and tie another piece of yarn, 12" long around the top part of the loops.
  9. Tie another length of yarn around all the yarns, about ½" from the top of the tassel.
  10. Cut the ends of the tassel and trim to desired length.
  11. With the top yarn used to tie the tassel, string the painted beads, the 20mm bead, then the 25mm bead, then the 12mm bead.
  12. Knot the yarn onto a key ring. Thread the ends of the yarn back through the beads and trim any leftover yarn.

JOANN Hacks:

  • Use a fine paint brush for the face details.
  • Personalize the dolls as desired for an individual look.

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