Pull out the Sharpies, class ~ I have an eye-catching quick craft for  you ~ a Leather Tassel Key Ring.

I have a thing for tassels ever since seeing Gone With the Wind.  This may be a bit over the top but those tassels…amazing! Fast forward to now ~ a few months ago I made some Leather Feather Earrings from a leather scrap and I really liked how they turned out.  I had more leather so it was time to make another craft.

Easy-to-Make Leather Tassel Key Ring

Supplies needed:  

Leather Scrap ~ a 7 inch by 5 inch square Key Ring ~ you can buy these but I recycled one from an old key ring that had broken

Rotary cutter

Ruler E-6000 or other glue that can be used on leather

Sharpie to mark the back of the leather

Sharpie to add detail   1.  My scrap was irregularly shaped so I needed to square it up.  I used my ruler to cut a 7″ x 5″ piece of leather.  2.  Make a line 1 inch down from the top.  This will be the point where your fringing will stop. 3.  Cut even strips of fringe 1/4 inch wide up to the red line on the back.  Determine which end you will start to roll.  This will be your core and cut off 1 fringe to use for attaching your tassel to the key ring. 4.  Key ring attachment (above)  ~ cut this down to 3 inches in length.  5.  Center your attachment piece on your key ring. 6.  Use the E-6000 to attach the key ring to the inner end of your fringed piece.  Add glue across the top ~ above the red line but centered.  You don’t want the glue squirting out onto your finished key ring.  Now start to roll. 7. Keep the rolling nice and snug. 8.  I used binder clips to hold the upper glued-end in place until it was secure.   9.  So here you have it ~ the finished Leather Tassel Key Ring….but it needed something more. 10.  My key ring seemed a bit bland so I pulled out my Gold Sharpie ~ the same one I used to highlight the gilded gold honeycomb on my white pitcher a few weeks ago. 11.  I added two lines to the top of the key ring and I think it sets it off perfectly!

So…are you a tassel lover as well?  I’d love to hear about your favorite way to decorate or use tassels…or Sharpies.  😉 

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Some more crafts you may like:

Leather Feather Earrings with Gold Trim

White Pitcher with Gilded Gold Honeycomb