How to Make Easy Heart Beading American Flag Keychain with Glass Beads

If you have no ideas for the Independence Day, look here! Today, I’m going to share you a Pandahall tutorial on how to make easy heart beading American flag keychain with glass beads! Hope you like it~

Materials needed for the beading heart keychain:

14.5x12mm Antique Silver Tibetan Style Star Pendants Iron Jumprings
25x2mm Iron Key Clasp Findings
10mm White Round Cat Eye Beads
8mm Mixed Color Round Crackle Glass Beads
Iron Headpin
6mm Clear Faceted Bicone Glass Beads
6mm Red Faceted Bicone Glass Beads
6mm Light Blue Faceted Bicone Glass Beads
4mm White Round Pearl Beads
0.2mm Transparent Fishing Threads
Needle
Round Nose Pliers
Chain Nose Pliers
Side Cutting Pliers
Scissors

Instructions on how to make the easy American flag keychain:

Step 1: Prepare the light blue glass beads

1st, trim off a proper length of fishing thread and cross it through a needle;
2nd, slide four light blue glass beads on the needle and cross one end of the fishing thread through the last light blue glass bead forming a beading unit;
3rd, slide three light blue glass beads on one end of the fishing thread and thread it through the opposite glass bead forming the second beading unit;
4th,continue to add three light blue glass beads on the fishing thread and cross it through the opposite glass bead forming other beading unit.

Step 2: Prepare the clear and red glass beads

1st, slide two light blue glass beads on one end of the fishing thread, then cross it through the next two light blue glass beads; 2nd, add two clear glass beads and a red glass bead on the fishing thread and thread it through the next light blue glass bead, then cross it through the red and clear glass beads again; 3rd, add two clear and a red glass beads on the fishing thread and cross it through the next clear glass beads, then cross it through the red and clear glass beads again; 4th, repeat the same ways three times.

Step 3: Finish the outline of the beading heart

1st, slide a red and clear glass bead on the upper fishing thread and thread it through the lower red glass bead, then add a clear and red glass bead on it;
2nd, cross the fishing thread through the next clear glass bead, then thread it through the next red and clear glass beads again;
3rd, repeat the same ways above one time;
4th, continue to add a red and two clear glass beads on the fishing thread and cross it through the next red glass bead forming a beading unit;
5th, add a red and clear glass bead on the fishing thread and cross it through the opposite clear glass bead.

Step 4: Add white pearl beads

1st, slide a white round pearl bead on the left side fishing thread, then thread it through the next two light blue glass beads;
2nd, continue to cross the fishing thread through the next light blue glass bead in the horizontal direction, then add a white pearl bead on it;
3rd, continue to add white pearl beads in the horizontal direction until the beading heart is full;
4th, hang a jumpring on the upper right side of the beading heart, and then connect it with the keychain clasp finding together.

Step 5: Finish the beading keychain

1st, slide a red glass bead on a headpin, a white cat eye bead and blue cat eye bead on a headpin, a red glass bead, a white cat eye bead and a blue cat eye bead on a headpin like below;
2nd, hang the headpins on the keychain clasp by making a loop at its end;
3rd, hang a jumpring on the star charm separately, then hang them on the cross chain.

Here is the final look of the beading keychain:

Wow, what a lovely beading keychain! It’s also super easy to make, you could have a try! And if you have any questions about the Pandahall tutorial, please feel free to ask me or leave a comment. Hope you a nice try and welcome to share your works with us~