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D.I.Y. Couple keychain
Friday, February 26, 2010 -{'5:18 AM
With the need for saving the environment on the rise, think about all the cool and funky things you can make with recycled items. I made this thing yesterday and it turned out pretty nice.First, you'll need a plastic bag with prints that you like.
The materials that you need are: Scissors, tape, plastic bags with prints, thread and the handphone keystring or whatever you call it.
Cut the bottom of the plastic so you can easily retain the prints both sides without having to worry about ruining the other side.
Then, cut out the prints that you like.
You should have pictures slightly bigger than the size of your thumb.
Get a piece of hard plastic from any old file or just about any material you can find. Of course, the materials should be easy to use. The plastic below would be just fine.
Stick the thumbnails on the plastic and stick them down with tape.
After having them securely in tape, cut them out. Here, you can choose what shape you want your pictures or icons to be.
Use a needle to prick holes in spots where you are going to thread the pictures.
Using a threaded needle, string the pictures together, or if you are using only one picture, make sure the string goes through the top and bottom before securing it in a knot that leaves a loop on top for the keystring.
Make sure the knots are secure. You can add other things like stickers or feathers if you prefer, but in my opinion, simplicity is best. Here's my version of the completed keychain!
I dunno why I'm teaching DIY here but it didn't turn out THAT bad
