Warmer is weather is on it’s way, so we’re flaunting these gorgeous pair of DIY tassel earrings with long tassels and thread wrapped beads.

Items used in Gold Peacock earrings:

• Z008486 – 2 Inch Satin Hamilton Gold Plated Brass 22 Gauge
• Z017903 – 15x20mm Navy Blue Thread Wrapped Oval Bead
• Z011522 – 6mm Gold Plated 20 Gauge Round Jump Ring
• A011523 – 8mm Gold Plated 20 Gauge Round Jump Ring
• Y003802 – 10x14mm Satin Gold Etched Partial Circle Post 
• Z013832 – 60mm Kelly Green Fabric Tassels
• A022226 – 3.5mm Faceted Bicone Gold Color Over Brass

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Items used in Silver Beige earrings:

• Z015094 – 2 Inch Sterling Silver 24 Gauge Eyepins
• Z017911 – 15x20mm Silver Grey Thread Wrapped Oval Bead
• A001530 – 8mm Silver Plated 18 Gauge Round Jump
• A001529 – 6mm Silver Plated 19 Gauge Round Jump 
• Y003800 – 10x14mm Antique Silver Partial Circle Post
• Z013862 – 60mm Taupe Fabric Tassels
• A022224 – 3.5mm Faceted Bicone Silver-Plated Brass Beads

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Directions:

1. Open large jump ring, slide on tassel loop and through loop of eyepin. Close jump ring.
2. On eyepin, slide on bicone bead, thread bead and bicone bead. Make a simple loop.
3. Open small jump ring, slide on dangle and through loop of earring. Close jump ring.
4. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Earrings Designed by Jacque

Spring will be here before we know, so why not include these DIY playful tassel earrings to your mix of colorful, spring jewelry. Made with our favorite fan tassels and gold findings, they’re so easy you’ll probably want to make more for all your girlfriends too!

Items used in tassel earrings:

• Z017109 – 40mm Gold Plated Brass Hoop Frame
• Z007737 – Turquoise Blue Flat Half Circle Fan Tassel with Gold
• A011517 – 4mm Gold Plated 20 Gauge Round Jump Ring
• TCZ0139 – Gold Filled Earring Wire by Tierracast®

Directions:

1. One end of the hoops can slide out. Don’t slide it out but crimp down by using a needle nose pliers.
2. Open jump ring, slide on tassel loop and through hoop. Close jump ring.
3. Open earwire loop, slide on hoop dangle and close loop.
4. Repeat all steps for other earrings.

We have the perfect idea for your holiday gifts; DIY Bracelet Key Chains made with Heavy Duty Memory Wire. They are a fun DIY for every family member, friend and neighbor!

What you’ll need:

• Key Ring – MCKR0002 Or A007612
• 7-9 Inches of 6mm Braided Leather – Items used CH01088 / CH01089
• Heavy Duty Memory Wire – WR00120 or WR00121
• Suede Tassel – A019699 / A019705
• End Caps with 6mm ID – TC02149 (2) / TC02742 (2)
• 9mm Silver Plated Jump ring – Z020042

Directions:

1. Cut a coil and a half of memory wire with Memory Wire Cutters.
2. Make a simple, rolled loop to one end of your memory wire, with Memory Wire Finishing Pliers.
3. Slide on the End Cap, Leather piece and End cap onto the memory wire.
4. Cut memory wire end to about 3/4″ and make another rolled loop. Roll both ends to tighten up your bracelet keychain.
5. Open jump ring, slide on tassel and one looped end of bracelet keychain. Close jump ring.
6. Slide keyring through that end loop also.

More Examples in Video Tutorial

Make sure to swing over to our previous Facebook LIVE where we made some different keychain examples with leather and even LeatherCord USA channel bangles.

CLICK HERE to see Facebook LIVE episode.

Imagine the sight of clear blue skies with these Blue ZigZag Tassel Earrings. It incorporates silver enamel pieces and large fan tassels!

What you’ll need for earrings:

• 8mm Post Earrings – Z001829 (Gold Z001831)
• White Mix Enamel Zigzag Connector Charm – Y009626 (Gold Z016108)
• 5.5mm Jump Ring – X003062 (Gold Z011522)
• Mint Flat Half Circle Tassel – Z007687 (Gold Z007698)

Directions:

1. Open jump ring, slide on tassel and loop on enamel connector. Close jump ring.
2. Open another jump ring, slide on other loop of enamel connector and through post earring loop. Close jump ring.
3. Repeat steps for other earring.

Your next summer DIY is easy to do when all you need are a few components to make this fabulous Long Straw & Acetate Tassel Necklace.

What you’ll need:

• Woven Straw Ring Pendant/Connector – Z019259
• 6mm Gold Jump Ring – Z011522
• Pearl Acetate Half Circle Pendant/Connector – Z012461
• 3.75 Inch Gold Plated Tassel – A013213
• Gold Plated Adjustable Rollo Chain Necklace Double Slide Clasp – Z010757

Tools you may need:

• Bead Reamer
• Alternative Otion: pointy Round Nose pliers or Awl

Directions:

1. Using the bead reamer or sharp awl, puncture a hole between the outer two rings of the woven straw component. Make another hole directly across the other side of the straw.
2. Open a jump ring, slide on chain tassel loo and through a straw component hole you made in Step 2. Close jump ring.
3. Open another jump ring, slide through other hole of the straw you made in Step 2 and through hole of the acetate (curved side). Close jump ring.
4. Open another jump ring and slide on other hole on acetate and through both of the jump rings of the adjustable necklace chain. Close jump ring.

Today’s Peacock Tassel Necklace consists of some of our favorite products, acetate, chain, charms and tassels. Come make this lovely necklace today!

What you’ll need for necklace:

• Green Flat Tassel – Z011720
• 30mm Multi Color Acetate Connector – Z015040
• 13mm Gold Crescent Charm – Z016768
• Large Oval Gold Chain – A002735
• 2.5mm Gold Rollo Chain – A008183 (2 feet)
• 9mm Gold Jump Ring – A011525
• 6mm Gold Jump Ring – Z011522

Directions:

1. Cut large oval chain to consist of 11 links.
2. Open 9mm jump ring, slide on tassel and through one hole of acetate connector. Close jump ring.
3. Open another 9mm jump ring, slide through other hole of acetate, crescent charm and the middle link of large oval chain you cut in Step One. Close jump ring.
4. Open 6mm jump ring, slide on one end of large oval chain and through one end of rollo chain. Close jump ring.
5. Repeat step 4 to other chain ends. Note: you can chain the length of your necklace by shortening the rollo chain length.

Spring is here and flowers are blooming! So we have this sweet DIY flower blossom necklace.

What you’ll need:

• 15mm Pink Purple Allover Flower Lampwork Bead – A020050
• Lilac Purple Tassel with Gold Cap – Z013829
• Gold Eyepin – A019611
• 6mm Swarovski Pink Pearl – SW00741
• Gold Double Chain Necklace – Z007820
• TierraCast Gold Bail – TC02312
• 3mm Gold Ball Bead – Z001310
• 5mm Gold Jump Ring – A011519

Directions:

1. Open jump ring, slide on tassel and eyepin loop. Close jump ring.
2. On eyepin, slide on pearl bead and make a simple loop.
3. Open another jump ring, slide on loop you made in step 2, and another loop of eyepin. Close jump ring.
4. On eyepin you added, slide on gold round bead, flower lampwork and another gold round bead. Make a simple loop.
5. Open loop you made in step 4 and slide on loop of bail. Close loop.
6. Unhook necklace clasp and slide necklace chain through bail.

Featured in our Trends We Love on Acetate Components, make this pair of Acetate and Chain Tassel Earrings today!

What you’ll need:

• 18mm Grey Acetate Small Diamond Shape Pendant – Z020413
• 6mm Gold Jump Ring – Z011522
• 1.7 Inch Gold Plated Tassel – A013211
• Gold Plated French Wire Earrings – A014108

Directions:

1. Open jump ring, slide on tassel loop and through one hole of acetate connector. Close jump ring.
2. Open another jump ring, slide on other hole of acetate connector and through ear wire loop. Close jump ring.
3. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Our tutorial today features some trendy tassel earrings made with seed beads. You may recall our previous blog post on Beaded Tassel Tutorial. Today’s project will use that tutorial along with multiple colors of seed beads and beautiful TierraCast pieces.

What you’ll need:

• Size 11/0 seed beads. We used 3 different colors in our sample:
  • SB00423, which will pair with the gold TierraCast finding. You can also use SB00422 and silver TierraCast finding.
  • Cream color: SB00444
  • Color seed bead: SB00447 You can also swap this color!

• TierraCast Hammertone Cone – TC02824/TC02823
• Eyepin or 20 Gauge Wire – A019632/A019633 or AW00004/AW00007
• 4mm round bead, we’ve used a 4mm Swarovski pearl bead – SW01053 (2)
• Earwire – TCZ0139/TCZ0077
• Size AA Beading Thread – Black or White
• Needle – A015211

Directions (Refer to Beaded Tassel Tutorial for example visuals):

1. Make a wrapped loop to a 3 inch piece of wire. OR if you’re using an eyepin, coil the eyepin loop.
2. Starting with 4 feet of thread, create a stopper bead on your thread leaving a 4-6 inch tail.
3. Sew through the wire loop.
4. Pick up the following bead sequence
   1. 20 cream seed bead
   2. Wine bead, cream bead, 2 wine bead, cream bead, 3 wine bead, cream bead
   3. 10 wine bead
   4. gold bead, wine bead, 2 gold bead, wine bead, 3 gold bead, wine bead
   5. 8 gold bead.
5. Skip the last bead and sew back up through all the beads you’ve sewn and through wire loop. Don’t pull to hard, you want your fringe to hang loose.
6. Repeat step 4 and 5 another 7 more times for a total of 8 tassel fringes.
7. Tie thread ends together, securing it with a small dot of Super New Glue.
8. Slide wire through cone and pick up 4mm round bead (pearl) and cream seed bead. Make a simple or wrapped loop.
9. Open earwire and add tassel dangle.
10. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Tassels are an all year round kind of component for jewelry-making. Here’s how we make these pair of earrings combined with fancy large oval chain.

Items needed in earrings:

• 20mm Gold Fancy Oval Chain – A002735 (1)
• 10mm Tassel with Gold Cap – Item used in earring Z013678
• 5mm Gold Jump Ring – A011519
• Post Earrings – Z001831

Directions

1. Cut oval chain to consist of 3 links.
2. Open jump ring, slide on last link and a tassel. Close jump ring.
3. Open another jump ring, slide on middle link and a tassel. Close jump ring.
4. Open another jump ring, slide on last link and a tassel. Close jump ring.
5. Open another jump ring, slide on a tassel and close jump ring.
6. Open another jump ring, slide through post earring hole, through jump ring in Step 5, and one end of chain link. Close jump ring.
7. Repeat all steps for other earring.

We’ve got TWO easy projects using February’s Swarovski Psychology of Color: Light Peach. Design jewelry with this passionate hue!

Indian Pink Gold Bracelet

Items used in bracelet: SW00246, SW00233 (2), SW00232 (4), WR00126, Z011893 OR Z012152.

Directions:

1. Cut a half coil of memory wire with memory wire cutters.
2. Wrap a loop or coil one end of the memory wire with memory wire finishing pliers. Slide on the memory wire: TWO 4mm crystal, 6mm crystal, 8mm crystal, 6mm crystal and TWO 4mm crystal. Cut memory wire end, leaving 3/4 inch end. Coil or make a simple loop to that end with memory wire finishing pliers.
   (NOTE: You can substitute 20-gauge gold-colored wire for the memory wire in Steps 1 and 2.)
3. Open a jump ring from adjustable bracelet and slide on one end of crystal link. Close jump ring.
4. Repeat to other end of link and adjustable bracelet.

Pink Bali Tassel Earrings

Items used in earrings: SW00246 (2), SW00233 (2), A002413, A003563, SB00422, A019612, Z013681 & A021468.

Directions:

1. Open jump ring and slide on tassel and eyepin loop. Close jump ring.
2. Slide the following onto the eyepin and make a simple loop:
   seed bead, 8mm crystal, bali spacer, 6mm crystal and seed bead.
3. Open crystal dangle loop and slide through an other ring of the flower spacer bead. Close loop.
4. Open earwire loop and slide on ring opposite of where you added your crystal dangle. Close loop.
5. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Post earrings are everywhere and we are just LOVING these heart post in this Heart Tassel Earrings!

What you’ll need:

• Heart Post Earrings – Gold Z010835 or Silver Z010834
• Long Tassel with Gold or Silver Cone Caps

Directions:

1. Using a flat nose pliers, open loop of tassel.
2. Slide on earring loop and close loop.
3. Repeat for other earring.

We have your summer project with trendy post earrings, designed with acetate and fan tassels! The summertime combo to DIY jewelry.

What you’ll need:

• 18mm Acetate Coin Charm
• 4mm Jump ring
• Post Earrings 
• Fan Tassels
• Super New Glue
• Rubber Back OR Earring Back

Post earrings are everywhere! So what better way to testing out DIY jewelry making than by making post earrings with an acetate focal.

Directions:

1. Right across from hole of your acetate coin, add a small dot of Super New Glue.
2. Place your post earrings over that dot, making sure the post is lined up with the hole of your acetate coin.
3. Repeat Steps 1-2 with other acetate coin. Let dry for an hour.
4. Open jump ring and slide through the hole of the acetate coin and fan tassel. Close jump ring.
5. Repeat to other acetate coin.

Items used in earrings: Z007238, A002413, A014131, Z019335, A015821

Learn to make these tassel hoop earrings with a few products and a flat nose plier. Check out this EZ DIY in creating your own simple boho-style earrings.

Tutorial

Items used: A011541, Z014010, SB00106

Fabric tassels are new at GoodyBeads and we can’t get our hands off of them! They are small in size but they sure are vibrant in color and easy to use. Tassels are a must-have fashion staple, especially to tempt the love of tribal-inspired fashion jewelry. Learn to make a tassel necklace with silver drop charms or blush-hue earrings with gold-plated findings.

Silver Charm Fabric Tassel Necklace

This necklace combines fabric tassels and silver charms.

What you will need:

• (1 pk.) Z013686 – Red Fabric Tassel
• (1 pk.) Z013689 – Turquoise Fabric Tassel
• (1 pk.) Z013685 – Coral Fabric Tassel
• (1 pk.) Y006450 – Silver Plated Round Disc Drop
• (1 ft) A008131 – 7mm Silver Plated Bar Chain
• (1 ft) CH00533 – 2.5mm Silver Plated Soldered Cable Chain
• (1 pk.) A002413 – 4mm Silver Plated Jump Rings
• (1) Z001124 – Silver Plated Lobster Claw

Instructions:

1. Attach a silver drop to the round O-ring of the bar chain with a 4mm jump ring.
2. Attach a tassel charm to the next O-ring of the bar chain with a 4mm jump ring.
3. Repeat steps 1-2 until you’ve reached the end of your chain, ending with a silver drop.
4. Cut your cable chain in half.
5. Open a 4mm jump ring and attach one end of the bar chain with one end of the cable chain half. Close jump ring.
6. Open another 4mm jump ring and attach the other end of the bar chain to the second cable chain half.
7. Open a 4mm jump ring and slide on one end of your cable chain. Close jump ring.
8. Open another 4mm jump ring and slide on other end of the cable chain and slide on a lobster clasp. Close jump ring.

Zahra Rose Tassel Earrings

This pair of earrings will make you want to scream in excitement, that you may forget they’re handmade. Beautifully made with gemstones and gold earring findings, you can rock this street-chic look in style

What you will need:

• (1 pk.) Z013672 – Fuchsia Fabric Tassel with Gold Cap
• (1 pk.) Z013678 – Purple Fabric Tassel with Gold Cap
• (1 pk.) Z013673 – Rose Fabric Tassel with Gold Cap
• (1 pk.) A019605 – 1.5 Inch Gold Plated Eyepin
• (1 pk.) A010234 – Gold 7 Ring Chandelier Lever Back Earwire
• (1 pk.) PKL4RD-8 – 4mm Round Pink Crazy Lace Agate

Instructions:

1. Slide one gemstone onto an eyepin and make a simple loop. Make loop large enough to slide on tassel loop. Create a total of 7 gemstone eyepin dangles.
2. Open larger loop of a dangle and slide on tassel. Close loop.
3. Repeat to create a total of 7 dangles; 2 purple tassel, 4 fuchsia, 1 rose.
4. Open small loop of purple dangle and slide on to first loop of ear wire. Close loop,
5. Repeat with attaching next loop with 2 fuchsia dangle, 1 rose, 2 fuchsia and 1 purple dangle.
6. Repeat all steps for other earring.

Check out our September ’16 Tassel Fringe Trend or November ’16 Tassel Earring Trend for more tassel inspiration!