Paper Keychains!

I had some time on my hands, so I thought I’d show you how to make a paper keychain!

Here’s what you’ll need:

Paper (Printer or thicker; card or drawing block)

Pencil

Pen

Colouring materials (marker, colour pencil, pens)

Hole punch and scissors (or pen knife)

Hole enforcers (if you are using hole punch)

Sticky tape/laminator

Step 1: draw out the design on the front in pencil

Step 2: trace out the design in pen, add any small details

Step 3: leave the paper to dry out; I would recommend at least overnight (this will prevent smudging or lightening in the next step)

Step 4: Erase the pencil lines to leave just the pen behind

Step 5: Add colour to your keychain

Step 6 (optional): Add the cut path - don’t forget to account for the hole punch if you are using that, I recommend punching on scrap paper in advance to gauge the distance of your punch

Step 7: Cut out along the path, then punch/cut the hole

Step 8: Reinforce the hole with tape or hole enforcers on both sides

Step 9: Decorate the back of your keychain

Step 10: Laminate your key chain - if you don’t have a laminator, use clear sticky tape to do this step (For best results, the tape should be perpendicular on opposite sides - front goes left to right, back goes top to bottom and hold it taut to prevent wrinkling); it should look like this if you use sticky tape:

(Sticky tape) Step 11: Cut off the excess tape

Step 12: Attach to any spare loops or craft one with pipe cleaner

Congratulations! You now have a paper keychain!