A Burlap Tassel- There is beauty in simplicity







I love tassels. 

They look great anywhere, are easy to make and well...
...they are beautiful!

 

 

I made this tassel from several printed burlap ribbons.

My favorite one is the ruler stamped ribbon.

  

 

  Here's how simple it is to make a tassel! 

As I stated, I chose burlap ribbons, 4 different ones in varying widths. 

I used a jute twine for the wrapping around of the tassel and the hanging loops.

 I chose a 6" clipboard to wrap the ribbons around.
 It's sturdy and won't bend. 

 That's about all you need!
 

 See- so simple.
 

 

I took several strands of the jute and taped them to the clipboard.

I like a full and chubby tassel, so I wound the ribbon

approximately 6x's around the clipboard.
 



When I finished winding the ribbons, I took the ends of the twine

 that I had taped down to the clipboard and tied a very tight knot.

 To form the "head" of the tassel, I firmly wrapped the twine

 about 1" down from the top and then tied it off.

 





 

 

 Once the top of the tassel is knotted

and wrapped, there is only one last thing to do.

 

Take a pair of scissors and cut through

the bottom loops of your tassel.

 

 

 

 Oh and give it a good shake!

Have I mentioned that I love tassels!

        

    

 This is only one of many materials to use in making a tassel.

What would you use?

 

 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look!

I truly appreciate it!

 

Come back soon-

 

Pam

ST. PATRICK'S DAY MARQUEE- "Kiss me I'm Irish"

 

 

I wanted to make something a little bit different

 this year for St. Patrick's day to display in our home.

 

 

 

I would say that this project qualifies.

 

  

 

I have wanted to make a marquee sign for what seems

like forever. And being who I am, and never having made

 a marquee sign before, thought I would jump right in and give it a try.

 

 

 

"Kiss me I'm Irish", popped in to my head.

 So, naturally, a pair of lips seemed like

a good idea to make. 

  

 

 

There are a lot of great tutorials on Pinterest that will guide you

 step-by-step.  Though I had a pretty good idea how to create

 my marquee sign, I did find the website mylove2create.com 

to be incredibly helpful!

  I chose to use an inexpensive sheet of foam core. 

 I drew a pair of lips and cut them out with a box cutter.

 

 

 

I wanted the marquee sign(or lips if you will) to be green

and glittery in honor of St. Patrick's day.

I was able to purchase a set of 24 led battery operated lights

from my local Michaels craft store.

 

 

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The sides of the marquee sign was constructed from

glitter card stock that was cut in to 3" strips and hot glued around

the entire perimeter.

 

 

 

I have to admit it- I think it came out fabulous!

And it looks amazing on my mantle.

 

 

 

I truly believe that left to my imagination, I can make anything

and so can you!

 

Thanks for stopping by to take a look!

 

Come back soon-

 

Pam

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 



VINTAGE EPHEMERA- CHILDRENS CLOTH BOOK

I feel lucky to have unearthed this sweet little treasure 
while sifting through a box of old Popular Science
and Popular Mechanics magazines 
my husband brought home one day. 

 

I believe it's now my responsibility to share the book with all of you.

Feel free to save the pages to your computer.

 

Perhaps you'll find a creative way to re-invent and re-imagine

the precious pictures from this children's book and pass them on.

I certainly intend to-

 

 

This cloth book was published by the Whitman Publishing Co.

of Racine, Wisconsin and copyrighted in 1955.

 

 

 The Tiny Tots cloth children's book is made up of

8 adorable images that are printed back to back on what feels

like a flexible canvas material. They have the look

of water color paintings.

 

 

 

 The book is zigzag stitched along the

binding of the book, securing the pages together.

 You can see the stitching here on this particular page.

 

 

The colors of the images inside this book

are truly amazing when you consider the fact

that this children's book is approximately 60 years old!

 

 

You have to marvel at how a children's book that is so old

and made of cloth has survived for so many years.

 

 

 

The book shows natural wear and tear.

It has obviously been read and loved by a child.

 

 

I will be sure to share with you how I choose to reuse the

pictures from this darling book.

 

 Please send me your re-imaginations. I would love to see what 

you create!

 

Thanks for stopping by and taking a look.

 

Come back soon- PAM