Ribbon Tassel Ornaments

These are the ornaments I made for the ornament exchange this year. It wasn't my first choice in ornaments but what was, was taking WAY too long so I settled for these. They turned out better than I had hoped! The idea came from a free project sheet I picked up at my local Hobby Lobby. It can be seen online here: http://www.hobbylobby.com/assets/pdf/... You can use the tassel toppers they sell for 4.99 or make your own for less than a buck. I chose the latter. What you'll need: 1/4" ribbon (8 cut to 16" and 6 cut to 4") 1/4" ribbon (1 piece cut to 18") 3/8" ribbon (6 cut to 7") 5/8" ribbon (12 cut to 12") 5/8" grosgrain ribbon (8 cut to 3") cording or fringe (1 piece cut to approx. 6") wooden candlestick (Wood Shoppe item #198853, 1 7/8"x1 3/4", 7/8" hole) finial dowel cap (Wood Shoppe item # 621672, 1 1/16", 1/2" hole) wooden wheel - 1 1/4" 20mm round faceted bead (I used a 21x15mm faceted acrylic bead) 6mm fluted metal beads (8) heavy duty thread or nylon cord 16 gauge wire (to secure tassel) floral wire (20-22 gauge for a makeshift 'needle') a drill and a 5/32" or 3/16" drill bit hot glue (lots of it) To see how it's done, watch the video!