Beaded Lizard Keychain

Set up workspace

Have a grown-up help you cut about 5 feet of cord. Slip it through the keyring and pull it through to about halfway, then secure the keyring so you can bead.

Bead the first row

Using a dark green bead, bead the first row by threading both ends of the cord through the bead and pulling it tight (not too worry if it won't stay put, the beads will begin to secure into place as you bead)

Bead the next row

You will repeat the previous step for the next row but this time you will use 2 beads, line them up next to each other as you thread to make it easier.

Bead the eyes

You will repeat the same process of threading both ends of cording through the beads but this time you will use three aligned as black, green, black, as shown in the photo.

You should have something similar to this

Repeat second row

You will now repeat the exact same steps you completed in step/row 2 - You will use 2 beads, line them up next to each other as you thread to make it easier.

Begin arm 1

using only the left strand of elastic, thread 5 beads, 2 dark green followed by 3 light green.

Form arm 1

Now take the end of that strand and thread it back through the first two dark green beads, skipping the three lighter. when pulled tight the arm should form.

Keychain should now look like this

Your keychain should look like the image with the left arm fully formed. Next we will create the right arm.

Begin arm 2

You will repeat the previous step using only the right strand of elastic, thread 5 beads, 2 dark green followed by 3 light green.

Form arm 2

Now take the end of the right strand and thread it back through the first two dark green beads, skipping the three lighter. when pulled tight the arm should form on the right side. Your keychain should now have two arms on either side.

First body row

We will now begin the body. You will need three beads 2 dark green and 1 light green in the middle, again threading both ends through all 3 beads together

Second body row

We will again thread the beads the same way, but this time we will use 4, 2 two dark green and two light green in the middle. Pull taught.

Repeat

Repeat the previous 4 bead row.

Final body row

We will now finish the body. You will need three beads 2 dark green and 1 light green in the middle, again threading both ends through all 3 beads together

Begin first leg - same as first arm

using only the left strand of elastic, thread 5 beads, 2 dark green followed by 3 light green. This should be done the exact way you did it for the left arm as pictured.

Form first leg

Now take the end of that strand and thread it back through the first two dark green beads, skipping the three lighter. when pulled tight the arm should form just as it did before (as shown) but at the bottom of the body.

Begin second leg

You will repeat the previous step using only the right strand of elastic, thread 5 beads, 2 dark green followed by 3 light green.

Form second leg

Now take the end of the right strand and thread it back through the first two dark green beads, skipping the three lighter. when pulled tight the arm should form on the right side. Your keychain should now have two legs on either side. It should look the same as the first two but at the other end of the body.

Begin the tail

Again, thread both ends through two dark green beads. Pull tight.

Create the tail

Begin the tail with one light green bead and thread as you have been,

Continue tail

Continue beading in the same alternating one dark, one light green.

Finish tail and tie off

After beading the rest of tail to your liking (this is usually 5 or 6 beads but you can make it as long as you want). tie off the two ends around the final bead and make sure to have an adult help secure the elastic so it won't fall apart.