Tassel Earrings With a Twist

I love being able to use unconventional items in my jewelry making process, and these little curtain tassels are no exception. This is my twist on Martha Stewart's tassel earrings: with just a few items you can transform a pair of these fringed ties into chic jewelry! All you need are:

*A pair of tassels (mine are 1 1/2" long)
*Two earring hooks
*A handful of beads 
*Two eye pins
*Clear nail polish

Taking your eye pins, string on a few beads in a pattern you like.

Attach the eye pin to you earring hook by placing it through the connecting link, and wrapping it a few times around. Snip off any extra metal.

Take your tassel and cut the string loop open. String one of the ends through the earring hook connecting link, and tie the two strands into a secure knot. Snip off any extra string.

Use your clear nail polish as a seal on your knot, coating it liberally.

Voila! That's all it takes to create a pair of sophisticated, tassel earrings. Adjust the beads so that they lay well if need (I had to curve mine a little so that they hung nicely).