DIY Tassel Garland

So my bedroom makeover has been a very long, slow process.

I started with my coral and gray color scheme that I had since living in KC.  

And I still like it, but after a couple years of so much pink I was ready for a change.

I poured over a million different Pottery Barn pictures and decided to do a cobalt blue/white/neutral color scheme.  You've seen my new nightstand and new pillows in my previous posts, but I still needed to do something with the headboard.  After a million more Pottery Barn pictures, I decided to make the headboard neutral too. (All I did to make this headboard was cover the inside of these frames with fabric and quilt batting.)

So then I felt like it looked much more mature, but there was so much empty space going on.

Enter the tassel garland.  I have seen them all over the place, and thought it would be a great (and really cheap) way to bring some more color in.

Here's what you need:

-fabric in the color(s) of your choice

-scissors or a rotary cutter (the rotary cutter really cuts down on your time---no pun intended)

-floral wire

-twine

-wall hooks

I decided that I wanted my tassels to be 8" long with about a 2" loop.

I cut each piece to be 20"x 9".

Fold it in half.

Cut 3/4" x 8" strips.  Do not cut through the folded side.

Open the fabric strips and roll the fabric at the uncut portion.

Fold the tassel over to make a loop.

Tie the loop off with floral wire.

Cut the excess wire off.

Use an extra strip of fabric to tie around the loop to hide the wire.

Now do that for all of the tassels you want.

Lay them out in your preferred order. 

(You have no idea how much time I spent making the order look random.)

String them onto the twine.

Attach the hooks to the wall and string the garland onto the hooks.

And here it is! 

I'm still on the hunt for a different lamp and considering adding a couple of these prints above the garland too, but I'm getting closer!

Thanks for reading :)

Scallops and Tassels

I haven't done a DIY post in a while.  I'm currently working on a tutorial now, but in the mean time I thought I would share some of my Christmas projects this year.

I have recently been OBSESSED with scallops and tassels. I couldn't resist when I found the tutorial for this bag.

I made these bags for some of my classmates.  You can find the tutorial I used here.  The tutorial was really well laid out and it showed me an easier way to put in a zipper.

I decided to only put the scallops on one side so I could embroider their names on the other side.  I recommend doing the embroidering before cutting the fabric.

In the tutorial, she uses leather for the scallops, but I used vinyl fabric I found at JoAnn's.  If you're going to try this, make sure to put tape on the bottom of your sewing foot or the vinyl will not feed through evenly.

I decided to add the tassels for a little extra something.  I used my rotary cutter to cut the fringe on the vinyl, rolled the fabric, and used hot glue to secure.  Super easy.

Lastly, I highly recommend spraying the bags with Scotch-Guard fabric and upholstery protector.  It really helps to keep them clean longer.

I don't have pictures of the insides of the bags, but I picked out different fabric for each bag that I thought each of my classmates would really like.  It's always nice to be pleasantly surprised.

Thanks for stopping by!