DIY Tassel Banner

Happy Monday! I have a fun little diy project for you all today! How to make a tassel banner! They are really easy to make but they can take a bit of time. There are also a couple of different ways to make them. I have tried them all but I will discuss my preferred method! Remember, you can create one to be as big or as little as you would like. Also, keep in mind the colors of your celebration so that it matches your party. Keep reading after the jump to learn how to make this festive little banner!

What you will need:

• A pair of scissors
• Tissue paper 
• String, twine, or ribbon (something to hang the tassels on)
• Hot glue gun or strong glue (optional) 
• Clothespins or clips  

Steps:

1. First things first. Decide how big you want your banner to be. If it is for a cake topper of course, it has to be tiny. Grab your tissue paper and figure out what colors you will want to use. For this project I used gold, gray, and white tissue paper. (The pink, gold, and white tissue paper I used a different method which I will speak about) 

2. Lay out 2 - 3 full sheets of tissue paper on top of each other. Then, fold them in half. Doesn't matter how you fold it as long as you are left with 2 halves. Keeping the small stack of tissue paper folded, clip around the seam to keep the paper together. Depending how big your sheets of tissue paper are, you may need to cut sections out of it. I had to do this. Keeping the sheets folded in half, i basically cut the stack into 3 pieces. I cut from the fold down to the open edge of the paper twice to create 3 even stacks.

3. From the unclipped end, start cutting your folded stack of paper into little strips. Be careful not to cut too high. We need to keep about an inch or 2 uncut for the next steps. You can technically do this without the clothespins, but they do help keep the paper together and even. When you cut, try to keep the strips thin, but do stagger them a bit. I find the tassels to look nicer when there are some differences between the thickness of each strip 

4. Unfold the tissue paper. It should look like the picture on the right at this point. From here, unclip the small stack of paper and gently separate each sheet  Be careful not to tear it since it is extremely thin and rips easily. Grab one sheet and start to gently roll it from the center. Try to keep it tight and small. You will be rolling from where one clip is to the other end. 

 5. At this point it will look like a frayed dumbbell shape. Now, gently twist the center until it is as tight and small that you can get it. 

6. Fold the tassel in half and twist it over itself to create a loop. at this point, you can either use glue or not. Depending on what it is for I may use glue. I prefer to be able to move the tassels when I set up if I am not quite sure how big a table is where I will be hanging it. When that is the case, I just put the string/ribbon/twine through the loops and space the tassels out once I hang it up. If I already know more or less the length the banner needs to be, I will glue the tassel directly to the string or ribbon. 

7. Continue the previous steps until you have enough tassels to make your banner. 9 tassels is usually the average number I use in making the banners. In these images, I show you how to glue the tassels on the ribbon. I like to hold it in place with a clothespin to ensure it dries in place. 

 8. Hang your tassel up and enjoy the party! I hope this tutorial makes it a little easier for you to create some fun decor for your party!

Below are examples of different tassel banners I have made. Get creative with it! If you make one I want to see it! Show me in the comments section below :)

Have a fabulous week! 

Xo, Chris