RAZZLE TASSELS DAZZLE
When life gives you a pile of leather , make tassels ! After all , what else is there to do ?
Like many who were furloughed I found I had a lot of time on my hands . I have always been creative and started to revisit my artistic flair in the months prior to the first national lockdown . I am also a bit of a hoarder of craft supplies and have , what one may describe , a small hobbycraft shop in my spare room . There lay a large pile of leather swatches which I rescued from a bin some years before but which remained in my spare room , gathering dust , whilst I told myself I would do something with them one day ( something which I am sure resonates with many ).
In September I opened an Etsy Shop RazzleTasselsUK and embarked on my social media journey . I became an owner , manufacturer , photographer , marketing executive , customer service operator and shopkeeper ( to name a few of my titles ). I have been overwhelmed by how well my tassels have been received and the support I have had from our country lifestyle community , who are all wonderful , kind people who like me , believe that beautiful boots deserve dazzling tassels .
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Well that one day arrived ! I was determined to do something with this leather , and after giving myself a headache trying to decide , it came to me . I opened the box of my prized boots , took off the tassels , had a really good look at them and thought ‘ I can do this ’! The next question was how to make them my own unique design and try to expand on what was already available . I settled on the rosette design , as after all , what girl doesn ’ t like a rosette ? It also gave the opportunity to add a contrasting colour , making it much more versatile . After researching fixings , I decided to try to improve on what was already available and so Razzle Tassels are fixed to the boot zips by strong magnets .
In those early days my dream was to exhibit Razzle Tassels at Burghley or Badminton Horse Trials , offering made as you wait tassels . Think of a pick and mix ( without the calories , but just as fabulous ) with me at the end of the line fixing the chosen tassels and rosettes together . Given the cancellation of those events that dream will , like the events , be postponed .
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