My First Tassel!

On Tuesday there was a Tassel Party at It's So Very Cheri. I had intended to participate, but got caught up with things and wasn't able. I made my tassel on Wednesday, and here's how I did it.First I got out all my potential supplies and just admired all the pretty ribbon and sparkly jewels. Isn't that part of the fun?
Cheri used the lid from a jar as the base to build the ribbons on, which I thought was an awesome idea. I used an old Christmas card and cut a circle out of the tree so that the underside wouldn't be boring cardboard.

The messy part no one sees.

This is what people will see underneath the snowman. Kind of like fancy underwear!

I picked out the actual ribbon I would use from my multitude, going with two stripes and the rest solid. Most have some sparkle in them. The shiny green became loops and the rest just hang. Both the shiny green and the wide strip have very light wire, so positioning them makes the other ribbon fall the way I want them.I thought all that was left was to secure the snowman to the base, but I was wrong. Just like in Cheri's tutorial, I needed something to cover up the gap and little bit of yuck between the base and the snowman. Out came the jewel trim in gold and red! I wrapped that around and then it was perfect.Replaced the cheap ornament string with matching ribbon and TAH DAH! Doesn't he look cute on my doorknob? He's a pretty good size, about 9 inches. The only thing I would do differently is to use something thicker than cardboard as the base, which would have made it easier to do the cover up where the base attaches to the snowman.
Even though the party is over, I'm still going to link in to Cheri's Tassel Party, where the Linky is still up, so you can go and be inspired by so many gorgeously rich tassels. I'm also participating in Finished for Friday at Lit & Laundry, where there's a variety of completed projects on display.