{"id":17871,"date":"2012-07-30T13:08:53","date_gmt":"2012-07-30T17:08:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.com\/?p=17871"},"modified":"2012-07-30T13:08:53","modified_gmt":"2012-07-30T17:08:53","slug":"baby-shower-decor-diy-tassel-garlands","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/2012\/baby-shower-decor-diy-tassel-garlands\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby Shower Decor: DIY Tassel Garlands"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>Paper tassels garlands are so popular now. And rightly so – they add the perfect pop of color and whimsy to any room or party space. And they’re fairly easy to make… with a small team of crafty friends you can get through a couple yards of garland. Last week I embarked on making over one hundred paper tassels for a friend’s shower and thought it would be the perfect decor DIY to share during Baby Week!<\/p>\n

Here are the steps I took to make my paper tassel garland:<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Lay the tissue paper on a flat surface so one of the shorter sides of the rectangle is facing you. Fold the tissue paper in half lengthwise. Turn the tissue paper so the long, open edge is facing you and the folded side is on top. Fold in half twice widthwise.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Cut thin strips from the bottom, open edge to the folded edge, leaving a one inch space. I used a rotary cutter for speed but plain craft scissors will do.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Open up the paper and lay it out with the fringe out to the left and right. Comb all fringe so the paper lays flat.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Roll the paper up from one end to the other.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Now your tissue paper should look like a pom-pom or Red Fraggle’s hair<\/a>. Make sure your fringe is combed while you are rolling. Once the entire piece has been rolled up the delicate fringe can break if you try to comb it.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Twist the center of the pom-pom.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>As you twist, fold the pom-pom in half creating a small loop. Use glue or a clear twist-tie to secure your tassel on string or twine.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Marvel at your perfect tassel, but not for too long. Get back to work! One tassel does not a garland make!<\/p>\n

Have you made a paper tassel garland? Tweet photos of your tissue paper masterpiece at @UncommonGoods.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Paper tassels garlands are so popular now. And rightly so – they add the perfect pop of color and whimsy to any room or party space. And they’re fairly easy to make… with a small team of craft friends you can get through a couple yards of garland.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":25,"featured_media":17880,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[1068,137,815],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17871"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/25"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17871"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17871\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/17880"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17871"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17871"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17871"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}