Tutorial: Make a Jenga Block Keychain Follow this easy tutorial to make one of these great keychains, which you can personalize with your own images. Materials: Old Jenga Blocks or other similar sized pieces of scrap wood sanded smooth Papers/Images or your choice Cording for knot at top 1 Keychain ring per keychain Drill bit (similar width to the cording), and drill Glue Woodburning tool Sharp scissors Sharp pointy object like an awl (I use a metal cake tester) X-acto knife (optional) Some kind of sealant, I used a glossy, quick dry, polyurethane First drill a hole in the block (approx 1/2" from the top). Drill straight through till the bit comes out the other side of the block. Be sure to do your drilling on a scrap piece of wood. Next, take some glue and spread it lightly on one side of the block. Place the block (the glue side) on your paper or image. You can hold the paper up to the window or other light source to see through the paper to find the best placem...
What an awesome idea, love it! Found you through the blogtrain.
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ReplyDeleteIsn't it amazing how people can think outside the box and come up with something re-cycled and looking wonderful.
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ReplyDeleteAlison x
Brilliant idea, love them
ReplyDeleteYep - I would never guess that they had an old light bulb in them. Love them :)
ReplyDeleteWow what a fab idea. Off to have a look at the tutorial . Thanks for sharing. Hugs Mrs a
ReplyDeleteLove the balloons, the kids have something similar in their room but we put pappier mache all over it and painted it.
ReplyDeleteThey are lovely - Im going to head over to see the tutorial - thanks for sharing! Mich x
ReplyDeleteI saw these in a newsletter and had to look twice as such a good idea
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conny
What a wonderful idea! I'll have to look around the house to see if I have any old light bulbs... :)
ReplyDeleteA great idea, I love them grouped together like that.
ReplyDeleteJan x
These are just too cute! Thank you for sharing this at Freedom Fridays. Hope you have a super terrific weekend!
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ReplyDeleteVisiting from Classy Clutter - these are too cute!
ReplyDeleteYour little balloons are being featured at Freedom Fridays this week!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great way to upcycle a bulb. Thanks for sharing.
ReplyDeleteThey are so cute! I love your version with bright colors and small animals :) Thank you for the tutorial!
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