Christmas craft nights are so much fun! Gather your girls, put on a Christmas movie, sip some hot cocoa or holiday cocktails and enjoy a cozy night together.
Here is everything you will need to have on hand as well as directions.
Supplies for DIY Christmas Vintage Hotel Keychains:
Here are Amazon affiliate links to everything you may need, though feel free to swap them out for beads of your choice:
Other Supplies to Have on Hand:
- Wax Paper
- A plastic tablecloth or something to protect your work surface
Directions For This Keychain Craft:
Here are directions to assemble the keychains:
- Use wax paper or parchment paper to protect your workspace.
- Lay out your loose design either on an extra keychain or just on the table.
- The wax pens need to be dipped into the little pink wax squares to pick up the wax necessary to grip the beads.
- Apply a layer of the glossy Mod Podge to the keychain base using a paint brush
- You can pick up beads and letters using tweezers or the wax pen.
- Add letter beads, charms and larger beads to your keychains first. When adding the beads, it may be helpful to have a toothpick or something to help release the bead from the wax pen.
- Continue adding Mod Podge as you go if the initial layer dries before it’s fully beaded.
- Fill in the empty spaces with smaller beads (or leave them empty.)
Once the keychain designs are finished:
- Make sure your keychains are on wax paper or parchment paper before spraying so they don’t stick to the surface they’re on.
- Spray with a layer of Mod Podge Ultra to seal. NOTE: The gold charms did better with several light layers applied over time to seal them. Too much spray at one time caused some to tarnish. You could always touch them up with a gold paint pen once they dry if any tarnishing occurs.
Happy Holiday Crafting!
We had such a great time watching a Christmas movie and making these keychains and I hope you do too! I would love to see your creations so please tag me if you post them 🙂
