Honestly, who doesn’t love tassels?! We adore them hanging from handbags, shoes, jewelry, and just about anything. So when we discovered that super soft, pre-cut leather fringe was so readily available to ship, we immediately whipped up a handful of danglers for our barren bags. After all, more is more is more! And of course you can make tassels using old fashioned method, but if you’re ever short on time this is a speedy and easy shortcut.
You’ll need:
- 8-9″ piece of leather fringe
- tacky glue
- 2-5 inches of ball chain
- 1 ball chain connector
- rubber band
- scissors
The leather fringe from Tandy Leather comes in a 36″ strip. Divide the strip into four 8-9″ pieces to create 4 tassels.
From one of the fringe pieces, cut off a single fringe. Cut an inch or so off the top. Place a small drop of tacky glue in the upper right corner of the inside of the fringe piece.
Place the longer strip on top of the glue and another drop of glue on top of that. Fold the leather strip over to create a loop. Allow to dry for a couple of minutes.
Now start rolling around the loop tightly. Place a very small strip of glue along the top of the fringe and continue to roll.
Finish the wrap with a small amount of glue at the very end. Wrap a rubber band around the top of the tassel until it completely finishes drying. Don’t worry if any of the glue seeps out as it will eventually dry clear.
Thread the tassel, or tassels, onto a few inches of ball chain and add the connector to secure it.
We dare you to make just one!
(3.1 Phillip Lim Pashli here; Rebecca Minkoff MAC Clutch similar here; all images by HonestlyWTF)
Really love the idea!!:)
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Cool idea!
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That´s an awesome idea. Gives the bag that special touch!!!!
Love the first pic with the stylish polka dots pants
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Great DIY. My latest post is also about tassel DIYs
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I love it!! it’s so easy to make it!!
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that looks like a lot of work
but cute idea
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i just need to find some leather fringe.. i guess.. haha
Oh wow, too awesome!!
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looks great!!! I love tassels
It’s a great finishing touch.
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LOVE THIS! Thanks!
Love this DIY guys! Too cute!
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Candy
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AH! I love the Philip Lim bag – The tassels really add charm! You amaze me with the DIY easy peasy ideas!! They’re genius!
x
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These are fantastic! LOVE.
Love this DIY! A tassel just adds that little something extra!
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Nice! Would have never thought to add my own tassels. But I would have never thought that I would admit to liking “tassels” either.
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Wow. So easy it almost feels like cheating. Almost.
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Great DIY, definitely a must try for me!
This one enters the category ‘how I never thought of this before?’
Great diy!!!
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Nice idea
so dang crafty!
I loved it!!!
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this is so simple but really brilliant!
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I absolutely LOVE the DIY! I’ve been meaning to redo a tassel on a pair of old booties!
Michelle
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excelente!!!
I really like the dress, I’m going to try to find something similar on Who Brain.
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wouow!! cool and easy!!
What isn’t there to love about fringe? I really want a keychain! Love the DIY
go for the glam
Amazing!!!!
Thank you for sharing!!!
So cute and so easy!
Love it Darling !…a plethora of them will look amazing on my boots….more is more is more…haha
Love this idea – just tweeted it!
i made something similar the other day but i love your version more!
This looks like its easy to make, and tassels can be used for various things! Definitely going to try this soon! Have a look at my DIY on http://seasoncheck.blogspot.in
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I love this! I”m definitely making one or two!
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I adore your diy!
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Wow, the perfect idea for my leather remnants! This will be my next DIY project!
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Looks really nice!
Love this! Really adds to the bags.
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Honestly…Wee looove this and def gonna try this look!!! And your blog!! So now were following you
very cool and so simple! have to try this to!
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I love tiphis DiY!
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a french girl who loves your DIY and your style. Thank you so much for the ideas that I utilise for my shop in France. latelierdelola.com
its great idea!
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This is great! I need to make these tassels in team colors
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I’m definitely going to do this! It’s awesome, and looks quite easy.
Asta
This is great guys. Keep rolling on
Great result, love this detail!
Love this idea. I am definitely trying this!
Love this! Such a great piece to add to a bag.
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You are good at DIY:)
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this is really cute
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You’re On! Love it!
Oh! So simple idea and great look !