Who doesn’t have a million key chain rings hanging around… and if you craft, a million fabric scraps? I decided to make some cute key chains for my mom and I with all of my scraps.
What you’ll need: fabric scraps, medium weight interfacing, felt scraps {for letters}, sewing stuff, scissors, iron, old cereal box, grosgrain ribbon, key chain ring
First I took a roll of packing tape and traced it onto the “ugly” side of the main side of my fabric scraps and then cut out the circles.
With felt scraps I made letters for the key chains and sewed them on.
Then I placed the interfacing on the “ugly” sides of the fabric and ironed them on. This will give it a little bit of a stiffer hold on the fabric.
Trace another circle on the cereal box and cut it a bit smaller than the circle {cutting on the inside of the pencil marks}. I placed this as the middle layer to help complete the stiffness of the key chain.
With pins in place, sew together both pieces with the box piece in the middle. Do not sew together the top side of the circle! {Note: Dexter loves to hang out with me when I am sewing}
Once I was done sewing majority of the circle I cut out the full shape of the circle. Then I took the key chain ring and put a piece of grosgrain ribbon through it and folded it in half placing it inside the key chain circle.
Sew the circle piece closed with the ribbon in the middle
Ta Da!!! Cuteness in a key chain!
Tagged: crafts, fabric, fabric scraps, key chain, sewing, tip, tips, tutorial
What a cute idea to dress up a boring keychain! I also really love the laundry sign on the wall
Thank you!!! If you’re interested in the laundry sign, I got the free printable here: A Pop of Pretty
Really cute, and it looks totally do-able
Thank you! It is definitely do-able!
These are adorable, love the monograms!
Thank you
These are great and would make a great gift for someone!
I agree! The “J” will be waiting on my mom who is grandpuppy sitting this coming week
THESE ARE SO CUTE! And quite possibly not above my skill level. LOVE THIS! Just found your blog from Mom of the Year – looking forward to coming back! Off to check out your other posts
THANK YOU!
I’m so glad you found me, I’m on my way to find you right back! Look forward to e~seeing you around. New blog friends are always fun!!!
Wow! Love this, please share it! Link it up with me on my Wow Us Wednesday, ok? Over at http://www.familyhomeandlife.com
Thank you Connie.. Will be linking up!
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Thanks for linking with me on Wow us Wednesday!
The key chains are Sew Cute!! (love the sign, too). Thanks so much for linking up at I Gotta Create! <3 Christina
Thank you for hosting!!!
xoxo
Those are so cute! I love them! Great idea and nice project! Thanks for linking up this week!
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Thank you!!! and Thank you for hosting!!!