This great little beaded deer keychain is so cute! It is perfect for the wildlife lover or hunter in the family. Have fun creating this adorable little deer keychain with a little bit of cord and pony beads. It is perfect for keychains, bags or backpacks and makes a great summer camp craft or school team mascot. Fun and easy to make, this key ring is great for your key ring, to share as gifts, or to make for fund raisers.
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You will need one connector such as a 
Lanyard hook, or any type of 
Key Ring.
Next, you will need 2 1/2 yards of cord for your deer. There are lots of different types of cords you can use. We prefer a cord that is 1mm to 2mm thick because it is easier to work with when you are threading your cord back through the cords and helps your wildlife keychain critter keep it's shape better. Alternatively, you can use a thinner cord and weave a little wire or a pipe cleaner into your keychain critter to help it keep it's shape that way. Either way works just fine but you can experiment with it to see which method you prefer.
One good option is 
Monofilament Cord or 
2mm metallic cording. Other good choices would be jute or hemp cord, leather necklace cord, rattail cord, shoelaces, ribbon, paracord, or a strong jewelry cord like tigertail.
You will need 
108 - Black Pony Beads (or the color of your choice).
40 - White Pony Beads. Glitter Pony Beads or Glow-In-The-Dark Pony Beads would also work well for the white portion of your skunk.
Optional: For a stiffer critter you can include a little wire or a pipe cleaner with your cord to help keep it's shape
Beading Wire or 
Pipe Cleaners
3. After finishing the pattern tie a double knot in the cords at the bottom and apply tacky glue to secure.
4. Weave your wire or pipe cleaner through your beaded deer 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.)
The illustration below uses green and blue to show you how each cord side is woven into the beads. Your cord, of course, will be all the same color.
