Let's Talk Crafting

Christmas always seems to put me in a crafty state of mind. So on Wednesday I headed to my local fabric store hoping to liven up my space for the holidays. What better way to do just that than with a little tassel garland?

Here's what you'll need:

• Fabric-I purchased 1/2 yard for each type that I wanted
• Scissors 
• Needle and thread
• Ribbon or lace 

Here's what you do:

• Cut the fabric into a rectangle (approximately the size of a piece of computer paper 11.5x7)
• Cut strips long-ways into the fabric (approximately 1/3 into the fabric on both sides, leaving 1/3 uncut in the middle)

This is not my picture. Didn't document my process...whoops! 

•  Roll the fabric into a tube
• Fold the tube in half and secure the fold with a single stitch (on the "un-fringed" part of the tassel) using the needle and thread (make sure you leave room above your stitch to thread the ribbon or lace through)
• Tie a strip of fabric around the "un-fringed" portion of the tassel to cover the stitch that you just made (again, leaving room above the tie to thread ribbon or lace through)
• Thread your tassels onto a strip of ribbon or lace

Now you can hang your tassel garland over a window as a window treatment, wrap it around your Christmas tree or just play around with it! It looks great anywhere. I decided to do mine for the holidays, but I think I will leave it up year round...it looks that great!

Window treatment total cost: $18