Did you ever think about making a paper tassel with your cardstock?  I didn’t until I saw this idea in a magazine!  Tassels seem to be the trendy thing right now, especially in jewelry.  Why not add them to your papercrafting?!

I’m sure you can modify these instructions to suit the look you want as you play around with the idea.

• Cut card stock 6″ x 10″.
• Cut strips 1/2″ x 10″.
• Measure the center of each strip and put a pencil mark (just if you want something closer to perfection!  Otherwise just eyeball it!)
• Lay the strips in a starburst pattern, glueing each one on top of the other.  I used the Multiipurpose Liquid Glue (sometimes know as the “green” glue for the color of the bottle!).  Let dry.  (See photo below)
• With the center of the starburst in the palm of one hand, gently cup the strips together to form the tassel.
• Take a piece of ribbon and lay it through the inside of the tassel so that you can tie it on to something later if you want.
• Take another strip of cardstock (I used Gold Foil Sheets) and make the piece that ties around the bundle about one inch down from the top of the tassel. I used Fast Fuse to adhere the ends of the Gold Foil sheet.
• That’s it!  Tie the tassel on to a package, a gift box, a banner, whatever you like!
• Try variations like using different shades of the same color card stock or designer paper.

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