How to Add Glam and Texture to Your Projects with Tassels

10 Beautiful Ways to Use Tassels in Your DIY Crafts and Journals
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5 Creative Ways to Use Your Tassels This Weekend

There’s something undeniably elegant about tassels. Whether they shimmer with sequins or hang in soft threads of white and gold, tassels bring movement, texture, and just the right amount of glam to any handmade creation. From planners and journals to handbags and altered boxes, these little embellishments can instantly turn your project from “pretty” to “wow.”

If you’ve browsed through Decor8yourlife, you’ve probably noticed we carry a variety of beautiful tassels — from our sequin tassel charms to our classic white and gold sets. Each one is designed to help you express your creativity while adding that polished, boutique finish your crafts deserve.


1. Dress Up Your Planners and Traveler’s Notebooks

Tassels make perfect planner accessories! Attach a small tassel charm to your elastic closure or the spine of your traveler’s notebook. It adds movement, a touch of softness, and that “put-together” look that makes your planner feel like a luxury piece. Try pairing our white and gold tassels with pastel paper inserts or floral dashboards for a cohesive shabby chic aesthetic.

10 Beautiful Ways to Use Tassels in Your DIY Crafts and Journals

2. Add Texture to Your Handmade Journals

If you love making chunky, layered journals, you’ll love how tassels add balance to the visual weight of your design. Use them as part of your chunky charm — alongside beads, ribbons, and metal trinkets — to create a cascading effect that catches the light beautifully. Our sequin tassels in particular give that delicate sparkle that works so well with lace, pearls, and paper flowers.


3. Transform Purses and Bags into Personalized Statements

A simple handbag becomes a show-stopper when you clip on a tassel charm! Use a gold-capped tassel to coordinate with your purse hardware or accent a neutral bag with a pop of shimmer. It’s a subtle way to show off your creative side — even when you’re not at your craft table.

Purse charm by Sandi Nagel, Decor8yourlife

4. Elevate Your Gift Packaging

Tie a tassel around a wrapped gift or treat box for a high-end finishing touch. The movement of the tassel instantly makes your packaging look thoughtful and elegant, especially when combined with lace or metallic ribbon. It’s an easy trick that makes your handmade gifts look professionally styled.


5. Use Tassels in Altered Boxes and Home Décor

Tassels aren’t just for accessories — they’re beautiful additions to altered boxes, mixed-media projects, or even seasonal décor. Hang them from drawer pulls, shadow boxes, or the lids of altered boxes to add softness and dimension. The white and gold tassels from our shop pair beautifully with cream lace, pink roses, and vintage-inspired embellishments.

10 Beautiful Ways to Use Tassels in Your DIY Crafts and Journals

Final Thoughts

Tassels may be small, but their creative potential is huge. They add sophistication, character, and a handmade touch that’s unmistakably yours. So the next time you’re working on a new planner, journal, or gift project, reach for one of our tassels — and let your creativity shine.

🛒 Explore our collection of tassels at Decor8yourlife.com and find your next spark of inspiration!

*Take an additional 15% off your craft supplies and handmade gifts, with coupon code: Sandi15

Handmade shabby chic Christmas card created with the Once Upon a Christmas scrapbook paper collection by Decor8yourlife, featuring a vintage Roman numeral clock, soft pastel pink florals, lace trims and pearls on a distressed aqua craft desk, perfect inspiration for junk journals, mini albums and elegant holiday cardmaking.

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