Charmed, I’m sure
Today I made a handbag charm out of a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic blind bag figurine of Rainbow Dash, a screw-in eyelet, and an old key chain.
![The component parts](https://i0.wp.com/blog.hayllamas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1010300-medium.jpg?resize=640%2C479&ssl=1)
The first thing to do was to assemble the chain, clip and eyelet. Using two pairs of long-nose pliers, I gently opened up the links at either end of the chain, and also opened and discarded the one on the clip.
I found that to close up the end links again, it was easiest to use a small vice.
![Assembling the chain](https://i0.wp.com/blog.hayllamas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1010301-medium.jpg?resize=640%2C479&ssl=1)
Rather than screw the eye straight into the figurine, I drilled a small hole into the head (no ponies were hurt during this process), using a 2mm drill so that the eyelet would screw in easily.
![Drilling the figurine](https://i0.wp.com/blog.hayllamas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1010302-medium.jpg?resize=640%2C479&ssl=1)
I also put a small amount of Super Glue onto the thread of the eyelet, so that it would not easily come out again.
![Attaching the chain to the figurine](https://i0.wp.com/blog.hayllamas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1010303-medium.jpg?resize=640%2C479&ssl=1)
And there it is; all done and finished. Yay!
![All done!](https://i0.wp.com/blog.hayllamas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1010304-medium.jpg?resize=640%2C479&ssl=1)
![Finished product](https://i0.wp.com/blog.hayllamas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/p1010305-medium.jpg?resize=640%2C479&ssl=1)
![Action shot!](https://i0.wp.com/blog.hayllamas.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/img_4136e_m.jpg?resize=640%2C699&ssl=1)
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