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DIY Custom Photo Keychain

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Father’s Day will be here before you know it.  I have the perfect craft to make, because we love to whip up a handmade gift, right?! I love this Father’s Day Craft idea because every dad needs a new keychain.  So let’s make a DIY Custom Photo Keychain!!

Dad craft keychain gift

This Photo Tile Keychain is a great Father’s Day gift idea – I have given this time and time again, and it’s always a hit.  And only costs a couple of dollars to make – yes, that’s right.  A Custom Photo Pendant!!  If you love pinning, here’s some images you can pin to save this idea for later:

Photo keychain dad gift idea  Dad gift craft idea diy to make

I’m sure you’ve seen it around.  But I’m putting an awesome twist on it for Father’s Day – – use the photo pendant on a keychain – yes!!  This post may contain affiliate links.

 

 

DIY Custom Photo Keychain

Supplies:

–photo (I just printed mine on regular paper – you can find instructions on resizing an image, HERE)

—Glass Tiles

—Diamond Glaze

—Bails (the hook so that it’ll hang from  a necklace)

—Super Glue

—Keychain Ring

These pendants ended up costing $1.70 each with all the supplies – what a deal!
photo pendant supplies

 

Photo Tile Craft Tutorial

For a step-by-step detailed photo tutorial, check out my previous post, How to Make a Photo Pendant

Here’s a brief how-to outline:

–Cut out your photo image (size to 1 inch by 1 inch) and slightly round the corners

 

–Cover the back of the tile with a layer of Diamond Glaze

–Place the photo face-down into the diamond glaze. Press into place, making sure there are no air pockets or bubbles between the glass and the photo.

place photo

–Cover the back of the photo with a layer of Diamond Glaze to seal in the photo.

dimensional glaze glass tile

–Let dry.  When it’s dry, use the super glue to attach the bail to the back of the pendant.  Thread onto a keychain ring.

 

They are really easy to make – it just takes a few minutes.  If you don’t want to go with the photo route, you could always make one with his favorite car or whatever he might like.  I’ve written tutorials in the past:

Additional  Photo Pendant Tutorials

Here’s How to Make a Glass Tile Pendant (the how-to of it all)
here’s How to Resize an Image for a Custom Photo Pendant

Additional Father’s Day DIY Craft Gift Ideas

About Mandy Beyeler

Mandy is a craft blogger who loves to blog and enjoys all things crafty, sewing, and DIY - she feels that if she can do something, you can too, and provides tutorials to help you along the way. She loves being a mom to 4 awesome kiddos and blogs from the Kansas City Area.

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  4. Karen says

    What a beautiful key chain idea i want to make this. I like the design and material of this key chain. I love to collect different style of key chains, before visit your website I am collecting key chains from GS-JJ. Now I am adding you in my list.

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  3. […] My dad travels a lot, so this is a way for him to always take his family with him. It’s a super easy DIY too and they are so cute. Even if your dad doesn’t travel, this is an easy gift that doesn’t bulk up the keychain a whole bunch. Also, you could easily give this gift every year so that he will always have recent pictures. They are super quick to make. I just sized my pictures and printed them. I put the holes where I wanted them to be and then put Dimensional Magic onto each picture. After they were dry, I cut some thick paper to the correct size and glued my pictures to it. I found it easier to put the Dimensional Magic on before the pictures were glued together, but you can definitely do it either way. There’s a great tutorial for this here. […]