How to Make a Pony Bead Cupcake - One Little Project

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How to Make a Pony Bead Cupcake

This pony bead cupcake is super cute and a lot of fun to make! Follow our step-by-step instructions to make this simple pony bead keychain.

Active Time10

Total Time10

Yield: pony bead keychain

Author: Debbie Chapman

Cost: $1

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Step 1: Find what you need

Gather your supplies and materials.

Step 2: Arrange the cord

Cut a 34 inch piece of rattail cord.
Fold the cord in half and attach it to a split ring keyring with a lark's head knot.
To do this, place the folded end of the cord down through the keyring. Open up the loop and slide it back over the ring.
Attach the keyring to your working surface with painter's tape. This will keep the top of the project in place, allowing you to add the beads easily.
To make this cupcake you'll need 3 colours of pony beads.
All the cupcakes use 1 red bead for the cherry decoration, 1 colour for frosting (blue, here) and another colour for the cake (chocolate brown).

Step 3: Add the first bead

To make this pony bead keychain we’ll be attaching beads to both cord ends. You can add the beads first to either the left or right -- whatever works best for you.
Begin Row 1 by adding 1 red bead for the cherry decoration. If you want a plain frosted cupcake, use the frosting colour instead.
Take the end of the right cord and push it through the right side of the bead, so it's attached to both cord ends.
Pull the cord ends down and out so the bead goes up to the top center, below the keyring.

Step 4: Complete the cupcake

For Row 2 add 3 frosting coloured beads (blue) to the left cord. Connect the right cord just like you did for row 1.
Pull the cords so these beads are centered below Row 1. This is how all the rest of the beads will be added.
Add 5 frosting coloured beads to Row 3 and 7 of the same beads in Row 4.
Then form the chocolate cake (or cupcake wrapper) as follows:
Row 5: 7 cake colour
Row 6: 6 cake colour
Row 7: 5 cake colour

Step 5: Finish off the keychain

Make a knot in each cord, as close to the last bead as possible.
Cut off the excess cord, close to the knot.
Optional: Use a BBQ lighter to melt the ends of the cord. This stops them from fraying.
Your pony bead cupcake is complete!

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