Have you ever lost your ID card? Your ID card is important and a good lanyard means you will not lose it. You will also have your ID card close at hand whenever you need to show it or swipe it. Retractable lanyards are especially handy if your ID card doubles as a swipe card.
ID card lanyards are often given to employees when they join a company but, if not, you can always make your own. ID cards are relatively light so you can choose from a beaded lanyard or a sturdier design. You might want to make different ones to coordinate with different outfits or even some fun ones, such as one with Christmas charms on for the festive season.
Making a ID Card Lanyard
This is an easy method to make a lanyard for carrying your ID card around in style. You should drape a tape measure around your neck to find out how long the lanyard needs to be and then measure out some jewelry wire, adding three inches to the length. ID card lanyards are usually between thirty two and thirty six inches in length.
String two crimp tubes on the end of the jewelry wire and string a split ring or toggle clasp on the same end, making sure the tubes stay above the ring or clasp on the wire. Move the tubes and clasp up the wire a couple of inches and loop the wire over the wire and through the crimp tubes to hold the clasp on to the wire.
Flatten or crimp the crimp tubes, ensuring that you leave a small loop with enough slack near the clasp to move the wire freely. The wire should not be tight against the clasp, else the necklace will be stiff there. Lay the beads out in the pattern on the table until you like it and then thread them on to the wire, using beads with big enough holes for the double wire to fit through.
You can use seed beads, Swarovski beads, quartz beads or whichever kind of beads you like for a one-of-a-kind ID lanyard. When you have finished, string a couple more crimp beads on to the end of the wire and move the wire through both the crimp tubes. The wire should be taut and not slack. String the tail through the beads before you crimp the crimp tubes, then crimp the tubes to close off the lanyard’s second end. Trim the wire. You can attach your ID card to the ring.
Instead you might want to make a braided lanyard or use a length of brightly colored cord to make a different kind of ID card lanyard. There is no limit to the amount of ID card lanyards you can make and they are enjoyable to make, as well as Easily.
ID Card Lanyards and ID card holders are always your own time, seems like you can be creative as you want and if you like the color and type of beads. The new lanyard ID is bound to the envy of colleagues!