My New Rooster Tassel...

It's a "Tassel Party"  Stop by Here to see some wonderful creativity. 
A few months ago I was at the craft store and these roosters caught my eye. I've mentioned before that I already have way to many roosters, but I love roosters. So I purchased 5 of them figuring that I would come up with an idea for what to Create. Over the past few months I've seen some rooster tassels while cruising the internet. Today I thought I would give it a go and see what I could come up with. Anything was better than thinking up what to cook for dinner. Here's the original rooster. I really didn't care for the color of the rooster, so step one was to paint him.

My original thought was to use a gold paint. Here's the work in progress. I was unhappy with the color.

I searched through my spay paint collection and came up with one of my favorites, a very dark brown paint. I sprayed him in the garage, but it's only about 15 degrees here in Michigan and it would not dry. After coming inside to finish the painting, I was happy with the outcome.

Having my drapery business, I get quite a collection of small left over pieces of drapery trim. I went to my stash and found the perfect combination for my kitchen. I also gathered up a few reels of ribbon and my glue gun and I was ready to put this tassels together. I surprised myself how it came out.

It needed something...Hmmm...

When in doubt, I grab my favorite gold Venetian craft paint! I added a few gold highlights to the body and a ribbon to hand him from, now I was happy.

I found the perfect spot for him, right above my desk in the kitchen. I really didn't need another rooster in the kitchen....But he is just so darn cute I had to add him to my collection. Really... Do you think you can have to many roosters in the kitchen? I had so much fun making this tassel. I have four more roosters and I think I will get to work and add a few to my Etsy shop this week. I had been putting this project off, unsure I could get it to work out. In the end it was something I really enjoyed creating. What project have you been putting off? I'd be happy to help you out. Let me give you a little nudge to get started. Sometimes that's all we need. Someone to encourage us. I have met so many wonderful women through my blog whose comments have been an encouragement to me. That's all you need, a little encouragement. I know you can do it and you'll surprise yourself with the finished product! "Do nothing from selfishness or empty conceit, but with humility of mind let each of you regard one another as more important than himself." Philippians 2:3