How to Make a Pony Bead Ice Cream Cone

How to Make a Pony Bead Ice Cream Cone

Have fun making one of these cute mini pony bead ice cream cones! Follow our step-by-step tutorial to make one of these simple but colourful DIY beaded keychains.

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Yield: pony bead keychain

Author: Debbie Chapman

Cost: $1

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

Step 1: Find what you need

Gather your supplies and materials.

Step 2: Set up the cord

Cut a 26 inch piece of white rattail cord.
Fold the cord in half and attach it to a split keyring using a lark's head knot.
To do this, put the folded end of the cord up through the keyring and back down around the keyring. Pull to tighten the knot.
Then secure the keyring to your working surface using painter's tape.
Gather beads for the keyring. You'll need a red bead for the cherry on top, as well as light brown for the cone, and pink (or another colour) for the ice cream.

Step 3: Add the first bead

To make this pony bead keychain we’re going to be working with the ends of the cords, attaching the beads to both strands.
To start Row 1, add 1 red bead to the left cord.
Since this is a symmetrical shape you can also start by putting beads on the right cord — whatever is more comfortable for you. The order of beads will be the same in either direction.
Now take the end of the right cord and push it through the right side of the bead, so it's attached to both cords.
Pull the ends of the cords, so that the bead comes closer to the keyring. Pull outwards as you go, so the bead ends up in the center, below the keyring.

Step 4: Add the rest of the beads

Row 2 begins the ice cream scoop. Add 4 pink beads to the left cord -- or whatever ice cream colour you'd like.
Add the right cord to the beads and pull both cords to center the beads below the first row.
This is how all the rest of the beads will be added.
For Row 3, add 6 pink (ice cream) beads. Repeat with Row 4, adding another 6 pink beads.
The rest of the rows are made with light brown beads, to represent the ice cream cone. Follow this pattern:
Row 5: 5 light brown
Row 6: 4 light brown
Row 7: 3 light brown
Row 8: 2 light brown
Row 9: 1 light brown

Step 5: Finish off the keychain

Make a knot in each cord, as close to the last bead as possible.
If needed, cut off the excess cord and use a BBQ lighter to melt the ends of the cord. This stops them from fraying.
Your pony bead ice cream cone is complete!
Have fun make one in all your favourite flavours!

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Notes

Looking for more ice cream themed crafts? Here's a few of our favourites:

Ice Cream Coloring Pages

Pom Pom Ice Cream Cones

How to Make Ice Cream in a Bag