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I love this boutonniere, it is
great for the nontraditional bride

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and groom.

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It's also a really great alternative
to using a floral boutonniere.

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It has a more masculine
feel with a modern pop.

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We're creating this tassel similar
to the way we did the cake topper.

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It is actually going to
go around the hardware,

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and then you're going to
finish it with gold thread.

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Here I have already created
three piles of the color palette

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that I've chosen, a nice ombre,
similar to the cake topper.

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So these tassels have
also been created by using

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the 1 and 1/2 inch foam core.

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This is very simple.

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This is such an easy, easy project.

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I have about 30 strands
of each of the colors.

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I'm going to take my
hardware, and one by one,

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I'm going to feed them through
the center of the hardware.

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So the pink, the light
pink, and the red.

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Oops.

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And if you get a little
guy who likes to run away,

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just bring him back in there.

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So now just pinch
your embroidery thread

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together to create your tassel.

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The next step is you're going
to take your gold thread

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and then create a loop
around it to finish it off.

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This gives a nice effect, kind of
a medallion effect for your groom.

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Let me grab my scissors.

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And then I like to loop around
probably about 10 times,

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to really get a nice thick
band around your tassel.

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And I can come from behind
as well as from the front

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to make a nice thick tassel.

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So then you want to turn your tassel
over to finish it off by creating

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two loops, and tie it in a knot.

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There you go.

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Your nice tassel.

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Obviously, cleaning it
up, trimming off the gold.

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Now we're going to finish off
the tassel by trimming the ends.

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This will make it nice and even.

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You can make this tassel as
long or as short as you like.

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To complete the boutonniere,
you're going to add a pin backing.

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We're going to turn the boutonniere
over and grab a pin back.

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Now we're going to bring out hot
glue gun in and adhere the pin back

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to the back of our boutonniere.

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It doesn't really matter
which way you do the pin back.

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So then you just be very
careful to apply your hot glue.

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And then quickly apply
it to your hardware.

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You can set it down and let it cool.

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You can make multiples of
this style of boutonniere.

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Instead of using the
hardware that I used here,

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you can also use a safety pin.

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The safety pin is a
material that you can find

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anywhere at your local craft store.

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The hardware that I've chosen,
that is more like a belt buckle,

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is a little bit harder to find.

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But it obviously, as you can see,
give it a more finished look.

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I've also chosen to share with
you a few other boutonniere ideas.

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This is very similar to
last one I showed you,

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but a different color variation.

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And I also chose to use a suede
in the center of this one, which

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really is a nice elevated feel.

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Perfect for a black
tuxedo or dark gray.

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This one we used with a safety pin.

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Obviously, I've mentioned,
you can find this hardware

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anywhere at your local craft store.

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These two tassels
are very different.

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I chose to use leather
versus the embroidery floss.

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I also chose to use just
a pin back for this one

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instead of the hardware.

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It really has a nice feel, and
you can apply it to your lapel

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up or down.

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This one we chose to use
a wood embellishment,

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and also do a two-toned tassel with
gold leather and then a gray suede.

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These boutonnieres are
quick and easy to make

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and are a great alternative
to the floral boutonniere.