It’s Monday! I am excited for absolutely no reason what so ever. The good news is that I’ve got a really fun craft for you guys to try out. As part of the Dare to DIY series: Give Handmade I’ve made a great bracelet for you to make and give as a gift! Now if you’ve been following me for awhile then you know that I am no stranger to making bracelets on here.
Like THIS Chan Luu
THIS Leather Wrap Bracelet
THIS Jump Ring Bracelet
And THIS Lanyard Link Bracelet
Well today I am going to show you another fun piece of arm candy you can easily put together and give to a girlfriend who loves jewelry!
Tassels are all the rage right now so when I thought about what I wanted my bracelet to look like there was no question it would have a tassel! I started with a few pieces: A Leather Wrap (mine was purchased in Hong Kong when I had visited years ago but you can find something similar at any craft store), Jump Rings, and any Colored Thread to your liking.
You’ll also need something to help close your wrap up. All of these supplies can be found at Michaels or any craft store!
The first thing you’re going to do is start off with wrapping your thread about 15 times around two fingers.
Next, you’ll open a jump ring and fit the loop into the ring and then close it.
Then, with another piece of thread just wrap it around the top right under the jump ring a few times until it is nice and tight. You’ll want to tighten that by making a knot. I double knotted.
To finish off your tassel just grab a good sharp pair of scissors and cut the closed loop at the bottom and make sure all your thread is even.
BOOM…you’ve got yourself a tassel.
All I did next was take a bunch of the gold jump rings (14 to be exact) and put them on the leather wrap. Next I placed the tassel on and then another 14 jump rings.
I just added my clamps on the end to be able to close the bracelet and then added it to my collection!
Are you feeling the tassel craze right now?
Head on over to Maybe Matilda to check out some more awesome bloggers and their great ideas for handmade gifts for this holiday season!
This is super cute! I should start making my own. I have terribly small wrists and nothing fits them. I see a tassel bracelet in my future! As in my mailbox when you mail this to me.
Ohhhhhhh!!! I LOVE this so much. This is so pretty!!
SO cute! I struggle wearing bracelets–I don’t know what the deal is, but it bugs me to have anything dangling/rubbing against my wrists, even long sleeves!–but this one has me thinking I should give them another chance.
This is so cute! I love the tassel and the color.
i love that this is simple, but still fun and feminine – I might have to make one for my girlfriends (and myself)!
Aaaaaand now I want to tassel everything.
OMG me too! I want to buy some leather and make a huge leather tassel for my keys!
What do the “clamps” on the ends look like? I want to try to make these for Christmas gifts. Think I have time?
You definitely have time! There are many different clamps you could get if you go to a craft store. The one I used almost looks like a spring. If you look at the first picture with the text you can see it!
Thank you for the reply! Making these will be easier than baking cookies!! At least fo me. Happy Happy Holidays to you and your family!
Thanks so much Susan, you too!