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Turn up the heat with this fun beaded hot pepper keychain made with pony beads and cord. This chili pepper design is a great project for chefs, home cooks, food lovers, gardeners and anyone who appreciates a little spicy personality. Make your pepper in your favorite colors or create several different versions for a whole crop of beaded hot peppers.
Attach the finished chili pepper to a key ring, backpack, lunch bag or zipper pull, or make them as handmade gifts for the cooks and foodies in your life. This easy pony bead project also works well for summer camp and group crafts or for making in quantity for school, club and group fundraisers.
If you make this project please share your photos with us. With your permission we'll add it to the page and credit it to you.
Lace was once made entirely by hand, one painstaking section at a time. Beginning in Europe centuries ago, skilled lace makers created intricate designs using techniques such as needle lace and bobbin lace. Because of the time and skill involved, fine lace could be expensive and was often a sign of wealth or status. The development of lace-making machines during the Industrial Revolution eventually made lace much faster and less expensive to produce, turning what had once been a luxury into a material almost anyone could use for clothing, decorating and crafts.
2. Begin weaving the beads onto the cord following the pattern at the top of the page. You can click on the image for a larger, better resolution photo.
3. After finishing the pattern tie a double knot in the cords at the bottom and apply tacky glue to secure.
4. Three or four beads can be strung onto the end of each cord as a finishing touch (This is optional and not included in the bead count in your material list.)
5. Weave your wire or pipe cleaner through your beaded red pepper keychain to make it stiffer and hold it's shape.
(Seed beads or E beads can be used in place of pony beads to create smaller characters.)
