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I have collected plates for all the great dinner parties I am going
to throw someday. When I have time I am going to fill the many
photo albums that are waiting to display my family pictures. And
don't even remind me of all the beautiful fabric that I have
bought and stored around the house. I know that someday I will be
snowed in for a month and I will sew and sew until I have used it
all up. (Never mind that I live in the South and we rarely even
get snowed in for two days!) Am I the only one that does this?
Fringe Benefits
Tassels are on my list of favorite things to collect. They can be
made from thread, shells, beads, ribbon or feathers. Small ones
can be purchased for less than a dollar or you can spend hundreds
on elaborate curtain tiebacks. They can give areas of your home a
touch of interest with little effort on your part.
Let's walk through the house and explore interesting places where
you can use tassels:
- Enhancing the corners of a duvet cover or comforter
- Looped around the button on a couch or chair arm
- Hooked on a lamp finial
- Creating napkin rings
- Tying back your window treatments
- Hanging from a door knob
- Accenting a drawer pull
- Tied to a bed post
- Dangling from a fan pull
- Sewn to the pinch pleats of your drapes
- Wrapped around the neck of a vase or ginger jar
- Attached to cushions
Even More Tassel Ideas
Large tassels that are made for drapery tiebacks look great
hanging from the back of some dining room chairs. Place the cord
loop over each post on the chair and let the tassel hang down in
the back. If your chairs are fabric you can tack them on with
needle and thread.
Small tassels can be attached to a ribbon and used as a bookmark.
Place an open book with a tassel on an end table for a decorative
accent.
In your guest bathroom use cording and tassels to embellish the
towels. A tiny one makes your favorite perfume bottle look even
prettier.
It's always fun decorating with touches that are easy and interesting.
Tassels fit the bill perfectly.
To Delightful Decorating,
- Melisa
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