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How to Make a Pony Bead Watermelon

Have some summer fun with these adorable pony bead watermelon keychains. Follow our step-by-step instructions to make this fruit pattern and you'll have your own watermelon slice in no time at all!
Active Time15 minutes
Total Time15 minutes
Yield: 1 pony bead watermelon
Author: Debbie Chapman
Cost: $1

Equipment

Materials

Instructions

Step 1: Find what you need

  • Gather your supplies and materials.
    Pony Bead Watermelon Supplies

Step 2: Prepare your cord

  • To make your pony bead watermelon, cut a 28 inch piece of red rattail cord.
    Pony Bead Watermelon
  • Fold the cord in half.
    Pony Bead Watermelon
  • Attach the cord to a split ring keyring (or a jump ring attached to a keyring) using a lark's head knot.
    To do this, bring the loop up through the keyring and then down over the other side. Pull the cords tight to secure.
    Pony Bead Watermelon
  • Use painter's tape to secure the keyring to your working surface.
    Pony Bead Watermelon

Step 3: Add the first bead

  • Gather red, black, and green pony beads to make your keychain.
    Pony Bead Watermelon
  • To make a pony bead keychain we'll be working with both cord ends, attaching beads first to one and then going through in the opposite direction with the other end.
    Pony Bead Watermelon
  • Begin making Row 1 by adding 1 red bead to the left cord.
    (You can also start with the right cord if it's more comfortable for you. The pattern will work either way.)
    Pony Bead Watermelon
  • Now 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.
    Pony Bead Watermelon
  • Pull the cord ends so the bead comes closer to the keyring.
    Pony Bead Watermelon
  • Pull down and out to bring the bead to the center, just below the keyring.
    Pony Bead Watermelon

Step 4: Make the rest of the pattern

  • For Row 2, add 1 black and 2 red beads. Attach them to both cords in the same way as row 1.
    Pony Bead Watermelon
  • Again, pull the cord ends so the beads end up centered just below row 1. It should be a straight row and relatively snug, but don't pull too hard that the beads buckle.
    Pony Bead Watermelon
  • Follow the same steps to add the rest of the beads:
    Row 3: 3 red, black, red
    Row 4: red, black, 4 red, black
    Row 5: 4 red, black, 4 red
    Row 6: 11 green
    (Note: If you find 11 beads makes the bottom row droop too much you can add 10 green beads instead.)
    Pony Bead Watermelon

Step 5: Finish off the keychain

  • Make a knot in each cord, as close to the last beads as possible.
    Pony Bead Watermelon
  • Then cut off the excess cord, close to the knots.
    Pony Bead Watermelon
  • Hold a lit BBQ lighter next to the cord ends for a couple seconds. This will melt the end of the cords and stop them from unraveling.
    Pony Bead Watermelon
  • Your pony bead watermelon is complete!
    Pony Bead Watermelon

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Notes

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