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One of my favorite parts of doing Harper’s room was DIYing this tassel garland. I was inspired by this piece from Pottery Barn, but something kept me from forking up the $99 for it. It wasn’t quite the color scheme I was looking for and it seemed easy enough to make so I decided to give it a shot.
I started by deciding on the colors. I knew I wanted to bring in some orange tones to offset all of the pink going on in her room. Generally I try to avoid pink, I’ve just never been much of a fan, though you probably can’t tell from her finished room!
Given all the COVID craziness happening now, I decided to just place an order for pickup at Joann‘s. I chose a couple different types of yarn so there would be a variety of textures and used wooden beads and macrame cord that I had left over from some previous craft projects. Below are the materials I used.
Materials
- Big Twist Soft Yarn in Gold
- Big Twist Soft Yarn in Cream
- Big Twist Soft Yarn in Blush
- Lion Brand Oh Baby Organic Yarn in Ecru (recommend 2 skeins, but not essential)
- Lion Brand Oh Baby Organic Yarn in Rose (recommend 2 skeins, but not essential)
- Macrame Cord
- Wooden Beans (I used about 50 beads)
- Scissors
- Any Hardcover Book (I chose one that was 10 inches tall because I wanted long tassels)
- Optional: Hot Glue Gun
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How to make the tassels…
Wrap the yarn around your book 25 times (more or less depending on how full you want your tassels to be).
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Slip a length of yarn under the wrapped part you just finished and tie a tight knot at the top.
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Cut the yarn at the bottom of the book.
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Lay the tassel out and tie another length of yarn 1 inch from the top
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Trim the bottom of the tassel so it’s even.
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Repeat the above process until you have the desired number of tassels. (I went with an odd number so I could have one center tassel)
How to assemble the garland…
Thread the wooden beads onto the macrame cord.
Tip: If you’re having trouble threading through the hole on the bead, wrap a piece of tape tightly around the end of the cord.
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Once you have all the beads threaded, lay out everything out to decide which order to put your tassels in and the general shape you want to go for.
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Cut a length of yarn, depending on how far down you want the tassels to hang from the cord, and tie it to the top of the tassel.
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Tie the other end of the yarn to the cord between the beads. I left 3 beads on the ends and then would alternate between 1 and 2 beads between each tassel. Repeat for each of your tassels and trim the excess yarn.
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Create a loop at the end of the macrame cord and tie into a knot.
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Optional: Wrap the end around the cord a few times and secure with hot glue.
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Voila! Hang your tassel garland and admire your handy work!
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I hope this was helpful! Let me know if you try it out or if you have any questions!
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