{"id":89499,"date":"2026-03-24T15:48:41","date_gmt":"2026-03-24T15:48:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/?p=89499"},"modified":"2026-07-20T13:20:59","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T13:20:59","slug":"tassel-mermaids","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-ideas\/kids\/tassel-mermaids\/","title":{"rendered":"Tassel Mermaids"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"eplus-wrapper wp-block-paragraph\">Dive into creativity by crafting a magical tassel mermaid! Add some enchanting whimsy vibes to your home or classroom by designing your own personal mermaid friend complete with mini seaside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-supplies\/craft-essentials\/beads\">bead<\/a> decorations and long flowing hair made with coloured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bakerross.co.uk\/craft-supplies\/craft-essentials\/wool-thread\">wool<\/a>. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dive into creativity by crafting a magical tassel mermaid! Add some enchanting whimsy vibes to your home or classroom by designing your own personal mermaid friend complete with mini seaside bead decorations and long flowing hair made with coloured wool. &nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10,"featured_media":89508,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"editor_plus_copied_stylings":"{}","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,27,362,777,376,229,231],"tags":[663,757,747],"class_list":["post-89499","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-kids","category-grown-ups","category-mermaid","category-sealife-themes","category-tassel-making","category-themes","category-themes-grown-ups","tag-mermaid","tag-sealife","tag-tassel-making"],"acf":{"age":["10+","Adult"],"skill-level":["Intermediate"],"time-to-make":["1 hour"],"idea-type":["Craft Projects"],"free-printable":"","ID":"K2132","time":"","skill_level":"","how_to_make":"","shopping_list":"<ul>\r\n<li>Scissors<\/li>\r\n<li>Hot glue gun<\/li>\r\n<li>Cotton bud<\/li>\r\n<li>Fine tip black pen<\/li>\r\n\r\n<\/ul>","shopping_list_2":"","top_tip":"Add an extra loop of wool to your mermaid\u2019s head to turn it into a cute hanging decoration!","image_01":89502,"step_instruction_01":"To make the tail, wrap the coloured wool around a piece of cardboard. Snip one end of the loops and tie around the top. Separate some of the wool pieces, to add texture to the tail.","image_02":89503,"step_instruction_02":"Glue the tail to the bottom of the wooden doll body and tie the bottom. Trim the ends of the wool to create a fish tail shape.","image_03":89504,"step_instruction_03":"Wrap and glue a small rectangle of silver glitter card around the mermaid\u2019s waist to hide the tail seam.","image_04":89505,"step_instruction_04":"Glue 2 pieces of pipe cleaner to the body, bend them to look like arms and glue them to a bead in the middle. Glue 2 shells to the front of the body to create a seashell top.","image_05":89506,"step_instruction_05":"To make the hair, cut a small pile of short lengths of wool. Separate each piece out into its 4 threads and tie them in the middle.","image_06":89507,"step_instruction_06":"Glue the hair to the head and style with twists and plaits. 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