1 00:00:00,699 --> 00:00:03,799 This tassel cake topper is quick and easy to whip up. 2 00:00:03,799 --> 00:00:07,480 It's perfect for the modern wedding, and can bring a lot of whimsy 3 00:00:07,480 --> 00:00:08,660 to your wedding cake. 4 00:00:08,660 --> 00:00:10,869 We're going to add one more tassel here, 5 00:00:10,869 --> 00:00:12,990 and we're going to do it similar to the way I did before, 6 00:00:12,990 --> 00:00:15,384 but we're actually going to add this onto the string itself. 7 00:00:15,384 --> 00:00:18,059 And we're going to add the gold accent around. 8 00:00:18,059 --> 00:00:20,850 It just gives it a nice finish. 9 00:00:20,850 --> 00:00:23,739 So similar to the way we made our tassel 10 00:00:23,739 --> 00:00:26,609 before, we're going to be counting the number of times 11 00:00:26,609 --> 00:00:28,210 we wrap it around the string. 12 00:00:28,210 --> 00:00:34,130 As we did, it was about 30 times, so I think I'm going to add about 12, 13 00:00:34,130 --> 00:00:37,299 13, 14. 14 00:00:37,299 --> 00:00:40,969 Again, this really just helps make your tassel really the thickness 15 00:00:40,969 --> 00:00:42,716 that you want. 16 00:00:42,716 --> 00:00:52,310 I think I'm at 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. 17 00:00:52,310 --> 00:00:54,170 Perfect. 18 00:00:54,170 --> 00:00:57,049 So all of this is very similar technique 19 00:00:57,049 --> 00:00:59,429 to making the beginning tassel. 20 00:00:59,429 --> 00:01:05,079 Snipping off the ends and laying it out flat. 21 00:01:05,079 --> 00:01:08,590 This tassel is a little bit longer than the one you see here. 22 00:01:08,590 --> 00:01:11,840 What's great is we'll trim it at the end. 23 00:01:11,840 --> 00:01:15,750 So we literally put the tassel over our string. 24 00:01:15,750 --> 00:01:17,299 We're going to take this gold thread, 25 00:01:17,299 --> 00:01:19,219 and we're going to wrap it around the tassel. 26 00:01:19,219 --> 00:01:22,620 And it's going to act as a nice accent to our baker's twine. 27 00:01:22,620 --> 00:01:26,049 I roll-- take off about a couple of strands-- you know, 28 00:01:26,049 --> 00:01:27,069 a couple of loops. 29 00:01:27,069 --> 00:01:31,730 It really just needs to be about maybe six inches long. 30 00:01:31,730 --> 00:01:34,180 This is where it can get a little tricky at the very end 31 00:01:34,180 --> 00:01:35,109 of your tassel. 32 00:01:35,109 --> 00:01:36,875 The first ones are always the easiest to make. 33 00:01:36,875 --> 00:01:40,030 So you're going to start by pinching your embroidery 34 00:01:40,030 --> 00:01:43,695 thread around the baker's twine. 35 00:01:43,695 --> 00:01:46,569 I like to smooth it out. 36 00:01:46,569 --> 00:01:50,019 And then just pull it really tight. 37 00:01:50,019 --> 00:01:54,799 That'll help create a nice tie with your gold thread. 38 00:01:54,799 --> 00:01:57,769 And now just take the gold thread and loop it 39 00:01:57,769 --> 00:01:59,469 around the embroidery floss. 40 00:01:59,469 --> 00:02:02,840 And just pull really tight, and do a couple of loops here. 41 00:02:02,840 --> 00:02:06,719 I like to do kind of a bunch of loops-- six to seven loops 42 00:02:06,719 --> 00:02:09,490 or even more just to make it really thick. 43 00:02:09,490 --> 00:02:12,909 And instead of going on top of each loop, 44 00:02:12,909 --> 00:02:14,680 kind of spread it out so you can really 45 00:02:14,680 --> 00:02:17,870 get a nice, thick, gold band. 46 00:02:17,870 --> 00:02:23,145 And when you feel like you're at the place where it looks really nice-- 47 00:02:23,145 --> 00:02:25,439 which I think this looks pretty good-- 48 00:02:25,439 --> 00:02:27,379 then you're going to tie it off. 49 00:02:27,379 --> 00:02:30,985 So again, just doing a loop, tying it in a knot. 50 00:02:30,985 --> 00:02:32,939 It looks great. 51 00:02:32,939 --> 00:02:34,939 And now, let's pull it out. 52 00:02:34,939 --> 00:02:40,000 And you can see that that one is obviously a little bit larger. 53 00:02:40,000 --> 00:02:42,409 So we can shorten that at the end. 54 00:02:42,409 --> 00:02:51,110 That's where we'll take our scissors, trim off the gold, 55 00:02:51,110 --> 00:02:57,034 and then we'll come in and trim the actual embroidery floss. 56 00:02:59,639 --> 00:03:00,419 Let's see. 57 00:03:00,419 --> 00:03:02,419 I think it's about here. 58 00:03:02,419 --> 00:03:06,300 And I like to cut it maybe a little longer at first 59 00:03:06,300 --> 00:03:08,330 and spread it out and just see where I'm at. 60 00:03:08,330 --> 00:03:10,330 And what's great is that you can kind of play with this 61 00:03:10,330 --> 00:03:15,745 and move it in a little closer or further out and tighten it up. 62 00:03:15,745 --> 00:03:17,870 So I think I'm going to trim it just a little bit more. 63 00:03:21,653 --> 00:03:24,460 This will be our finishing touch, trimming 64 00:03:24,460 --> 00:03:26,150 it off, holding it together. 65 00:03:26,150 --> 00:03:30,199 And now you can see we have a nice hombre cake topper. 66 00:03:30,199 --> 00:03:31,849 To finish off the cake topper, you're 67 00:03:31,849 --> 00:03:35,689 going to need two bamboo skewers, which I have right here. 68 00:03:35,689 --> 00:03:38,180 With these bamboo skewers, I actually cut off 69 00:03:38,180 --> 00:03:40,530 the ends about an inch and a half. 70 00:03:40,530 --> 00:03:42,949 This is going to be perfect for my cake. 71 00:03:42,949 --> 00:03:45,879 This is a one tier white cake. 72 00:03:45,879 --> 00:03:49,800 So now I'll take my bamboo skewers and just kind of eyeball 73 00:03:49,800 --> 00:03:52,069 it to see how tall I want them. 74 00:03:52,069 --> 00:03:55,939 You can make your cake topper a little taller or a little shorter, 75 00:03:55,939 --> 00:04:00,110 just depending on the aesthetic of your cake or how fancy and festive 76 00:04:00,110 --> 00:04:01,000 you want to get with it. 77 00:04:01,000 --> 00:04:02,620 Now I'm going to take my bamboo sticks 78 00:04:02,620 --> 00:04:05,259 and tie them on to the baker's twine. 79 00:04:05,259 --> 00:04:07,810 Because my cake is not very wide, I'm going to make sure that I'm 80 00:04:07,810 --> 00:04:10,360 staying really close to the tassel. 81 00:04:10,360 --> 00:04:13,099 Just make a loop and tie. 82 00:04:18,649 --> 00:04:21,540 We'll trim the baker's twine at the end. 83 00:04:21,540 --> 00:04:25,339 So I'm going to make one more loop. 84 00:04:25,339 --> 00:04:33,482 Then tie, again trying to stay as close to the tassels as I can 85 00:04:33,482 --> 00:04:36,439 since my cake is not very wide. 86 00:04:36,439 --> 00:04:38,199 Now that I have them tied on, I can really 87 00:04:38,199 --> 00:04:40,110 see how the tassels are placed. 88 00:04:40,110 --> 00:04:41,899 And it looks like it's a bit uneven. 89 00:04:41,899 --> 00:04:43,560 This is a very easy fix. 90 00:04:43,560 --> 00:04:48,139 I'm just going to take the tassels and kind of move them over a bit. 91 00:04:48,139 --> 00:04:50,560 Or actually the string will come with me. 92 00:04:50,560 --> 00:04:51,680 So it's fine. 93 00:04:51,680 --> 00:04:56,449 You can just kind of play with it and move your tassels over 94 00:04:56,449 --> 00:04:57,490 and make it all even. 95 00:05:01,089 --> 00:05:05,439 Now let's trim off the ends of the baker's twine. 96 00:05:05,439 --> 00:05:07,980 You can make this as long or short as you like. 97 00:05:11,689 --> 00:05:14,220 This is the fun part-- topping our cake. 98 00:05:14,220 --> 00:05:17,439 I like to set it in at a little bit of an angle 99 00:05:17,439 --> 00:05:19,610 so that it's spread apart really nice. 100 00:05:19,610 --> 00:05:23,420 Just dip it into your cake and voila! 101 00:05:23,420 --> 00:05:24,870 You have your cake topper. 102 00:05:24,870 --> 00:05:27,060 I also have a variation of this cake topper. 103 00:05:27,060 --> 00:05:31,819 We used a different color palette with shades of creams and browns 104 00:05:31,819 --> 00:05:33,750 and slightly peach tones. 105 00:05:33,750 --> 00:05:36,970 We also used a similar gold accent, but now with a leather strap. 106 00:05:36,970 --> 00:05:40,279 This would be great for a Bohemian wedding.