Okay so now that I've gotten that out of my system........
I started out today's project thinking I would put them on the wall with the buntings, but after I got them done, I'm not sure I actually want them there. I think maybe if they were just a tad smaller I'd like them better with it, but I don't think I can make them any smaller. But they were enough of a pain (although not nearly as much as I expected them to be) to make that I'm definitely using them in here somewhere. So now I'm thinking maybe on the wall on the other side of the bakery with a sign or artwork under them..... I'll probably be waiting until I get walls and furniture more permanently in place, and have a couple tables and chairs to put along this wall instead of just the one table to get a better feel for the overall bakery before I decide for sure. But I will say that up to this point I didn't have anything planned for that other wall so it may need something.
So.... how did I make these........
I started with a strip of tissue paper that was about 3/4" tall (I meant to try 1/2", but I guess I measured wrong or something, but while 1/2" would have made them just slightly smaller, which might have been better to go with the bunting, I'm not sure I could have actually made them work that small.... at least not the same way I did these). And, of course you could do these for any scale by adjusting the measurements. (these are largish 1:48 scale) To start with the width/length/measurement that isn't the height doesn't really matter, I cut it into little sections after fringing it. If you've ever made life size tissue paper tassels these were made basically the same way, just tiny. So to start with I {carefully} cut both of the long edges into fringe, leaving an uncut section in the middle of the strip.
Next I cut off small sections of the fringed strip
Then {carefully}rolled the strip up on itself (so that the fringe is at the ends) and then twisted the middle (uncut) section
Fold the twisted piece in half and then fold it over a string and twist it again to secure it.
And that's basically it. It is much easier to twist it onto the string with it not near the others and then slide it over to where it needs to be next to the one before it. And also if you pinch the string on both sides of the tassel between your fingers to hold it and help twist when you secure the tassel it makes it much easier. If you did want it slightly smaller (this would be tassels about a foot and a half long in scale, give or take a little being taken up in the twisting process) you could probably trim them a little after finishing them rather than trying to start with an even smaller piece..... I'm not going to try it on mine though because I don't want to have to make more right now if I don't like how that turns out lol. If you do though let me know how it looks in the comments! (or if you do them the same size as mine let's see how they turned out and where you're going to use them!)
Now I'm kind of thinking, wouldn't tiny little tissue paper pomanders be cute in there somewhere too....maybe hanging from the center of the ceiling or over the eating area, but I'm really not sure how I'd even go about attempting to make them this small lol..... if I do I will of course post it, but don't count on it lol ;) I will probably be figuring out something either decoration or lighting (possibly working, but probably non working) to put on/hanging from the ceiling, so be looking for that.
And don't forget if you try this project out for yourself I'd love to see your results in the comments!
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