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Travel back to prehistoric times with this fun beaded Stegosaurus keychain made with pony beads and cord. With its long body, little legs and unmistakable row of plates along its back, this dinosaur is easy to recognize and fun to personalize. Choose your favorite colors to create a Stegosaurus that's anything but extinct!
Attach the finished dinosaur to a key ring, backpack, bag or zipper pull, or make one as a handmade gift for a dinosaur lover. This pony bead dinosaur also makes a great summer camp, classroom or group craft, can be made in school colors for a dinosaur mascot, or made in quantity for 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.
Scissors have been around for thousands of years. Some of the earliest known versions were spring scissors, made from a single piece of metal with two blades that were squeezed together to cut. The familiar design with two crossed blades joined at a pivot appeared much later, but the basic idea has remained remarkably unchanged. From cutting cloth and thread to paper, ribbon and countless craft materials, scissors may be one of the oldest tools still found in almost every craft room today.
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 stegosaur dinosaur 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.)
