DIY Tassel Necklaces

February 25, 2016

Post by Rebecca of Not So SAHM

We’ve been kind of obsessed with all things tassel for a while now, but when I spotted The Land of Nod’s Festival Garland, my obsession rose several notches. The combination of tassels and poms is just so fun, and the bright colors almost promise that spring is on its way! We were totally inspired to try our hand at making our own tassel necklaces.

And it turns out that its incredibly easy! With just a little tweaking of embroidery floss (which itself brings back so, so many fond memories of friendship bracelets, hair wraps, etc.) and the addition of a few beads, you (and your kiddos) can make your own tassel necklace in just a few minutes. Seriously.

To make our DIY Beaded Tassel Necklace, you’ll need:

embroidery floss in looped skeins (like this) — one skein makes two tassels
clear stretch jewelry cord
7 mm jump ring connectors
spring ring clasps
nylon cording
brightly colored beads (we used this faceted set)

The tassels aren’t difficult to make, but you’ll need to gauge how much help to give your children depending on their age. Once you make a few, the necklaces really come together quickly!

First, have your child pick what colors they’d like to use for the necklace. They can help measure out the cording and decide how long they’d like the necklace to be (we liked when the tassel hit mid-chest).

DIY Tassel Necklaces

Once you’ve picked your embroidery floss skein, find a loose end and pull a few lengths of floss out (leaving paper bindings on the skein). Cut the floss you pulled loose — you’ll need it to tie the tassel. Carefully slide one of the skein bindings down to the other.

Open the top of the looped skein and loop a length of clear stretch jewelry cord through — this is forming the top of your tassel. Slide one bead over both ends of the jewelry cord until it meets with the top of the loop. Then tie a 7mm jump ring onto the top of the bead with the clear stretch jewelry cord. Trim the excess cord flush with the jump ring.

Take the extra lengths of embroidery floss you clipped in the first step, wrap it around the skein close to the top loop. Continue wrapping a few times and then tie tightly. Trim the ends of the tied floss. Then cut the hanging embroidery floss to whatever length tassel you’d like.

Save the other half of the embroidery floss skein — you can use it to make another tassel following the same directions!

Slide your tassel onto the colored cord and add as many beads as you wish — Cam loved this part. Then tie on the spring ring clasps and put it on!

Play around with colors, length of tassel, and the number of items on each necklace. We ended up making so many that I think we’ll use them in the goody bags for Cam’s birthday party this spring. Or we just might wear a new one every day!

Thanks so much to The Land of Nod for sending the Festival Garland — we’ve got big plans for it in a new outdoor space we’re working on for the spring. Stay tuned!!

Rebecca is a mom to two young kiddos and, in her spare time (ha!), likes to pretend she’s a back-up dancer, craft cocktails, and run long distances. A relatively recent SAHM, she blogs family-friendly activities, DIYs and celebration fun at Not-So-SAHM.