How to make a beaded lanyard

Beaded lanyards can be a fun and interesting way to spice up any outfit. Making your own beaded lanyard would add a touch of your own personality to it. You could even create beaded lanyards for friends and family for true homemade gifts with a personal touch. It’s simple and easy to make your own beaded lanyard, but how do you do it? Read on to find out!

First, you will need to assemble your supplies. To make a beaded lanyard, you will need:

1. Tiger tail or beading wire

2. Crimp beads and crimp bead covers

3. Velcro, link or magnetic clasp

4. Key ring

5. Lanyard hook

6. Beading pliers or needle nose pliers

7. Assortment of beads

To begin your beaded lanyard, measure two equal pieces of tiger tail or beading wire to your desired length. 24 inches seems to work well for most people. Tie off one side of each wire to the key ring. To secure the wire to the key ring, string a crimp bead on each wire, and pull the crimp bead down to the knot of the wire on the key ring. Use your pliers to crimp the bead over the knot, then place a crimp bead cover over this to secure it.

Cut off any excess wire as far down to the knot as you can get. Make sure everything is tight and secure. Attach the lanyard hook to the key ring, and your beaded lanyard is complete!

But if you don’t bead, and don’t want to bead, you can still own a fabulous stylish beaded lanyard. Just visit www.BooJeeBeads.com and you’ll have so many choices you’ll think you’re in “beaded lanyard heaven.”

To create an interesting style, use a mix of seed and bugle beads and alternate with larger beads. You can use red and green beads to create a beaded Christmas lanyard, or mix and match other bold colors for other holiday lanyards. Add some charms or other interesting pieces to your beadwork to create something unique. Or, pick up some alphabet beats and spell out your name to create a truly personal beaded lanyard.