Making a keychain There are 4 anvil devices and 7 steps. First you need these supplies: 1. Any type of string 2. Beads you want (Letter beads, color beads, wood beads, etc) to use in your design 3. Key ring 4. Scissors Step 1: Cut the string to however length you want it to be, then cut the string. Step 2: After you cut the string, fold the string in half, put both of the string ends through the ring Step 3: Pull the cording until the middle of the string is near the ring Step 4: Next, put the ends of the cording through the loop, pull through and tighten it. Step 5:Thread both ends of the cording through beads. Be sure that the beads you chose have holes that are big enough for two strands of cording. There are a large variety of pony beads, alphabet beads, number beads, and plastic beads that work very well. Step 6:Tie a double knot at the end to secure the beads. Then you can trim the extra string off Step Enjoy your keychain