Tassels Tutorial

I have tackled the craft of making tassels and I am surprised at how easy they are to create. Here's how I made a snowman tassel:
I began with an empty thread spool, covered with a piece of felt. I rolled 1/8 yd of fringe and hot glued it onto the felt:

I dove into my stash of ribbon and began gluing on loops of ribbon and a few cut pieces:

I just kept working my way to the other end of the spool by layering more loops:

And I topped it off with this cute snowman ornament (from the Christmas Tree Shop)

Try it - - it's pretty easy and fun way to rid yourself of those little pieces of ribbons and trims you just can't seem to get rid of!

I want to thank Kristen of Kristen's Creations for the inspiration -She is extremely talented and can turn ribbon into beautiful bows and tassels - go visit her and see the lovely tassels she has made! Here are a few more of mine:





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