Materials:
Paper cups (Small/ medium-size): 6-8
Woollen yarn: any colour of your choice
Gold acrylic/poster paint
Paint brush
Decorative beads/ stones
Glue
Scissors
Method:
Step 1: Roll the woollen yarn around your fingers as shown, about 15-20 times.
Step 2: After you cut the yarn and remove from your fingers, it will look like this.
Step 3: Take a smaller piece of the yarn (about 5cm) and knot it around the top.
Step 4: Cut the loops in the bottom.
Step 5: Your tassel is ready. Now, make five more.
Step 6: Cut 6 pieces of the yarn, each about 15cm long. Tie one to each of the tassels. About 2-3cms above the tassel, make a knot - a big one.
Step 7: Paint the paper cups with gold paint.
Step 8: Decorate them with beads/ stones.
Step 9: Make a hole at the top of the cup, and thread the tassel from inside. The knot will stop the yarn from being pulled out completely, leaving a part of the tassel showing from inside the cup.
Step 10: Take 12-16 pieces of the yarn, about 45cm each, or longer depending on the width of your door frame (where you will be hanging the toran ). Tie the pieces together at one end, and divide them into three equal sections.
Step 11: Now braid it: Cross the right section over the middle section; then, cross the left section over the new middle section. Repeat till the end, and tie up or glue the ends. Decorate it if you like.
Step 12: Tie the loose ends of the woollen strings (attached to the cups) to the braided string. You could hang them all at the same length or different — as shown here. Your toran is ready to be hung! You could add beads or stones to the braid to make them more attractive.
