Every month I challenge myself to make the Mollie Makes magazine cover gift. I’ve subscribed since it first came out and have a drawer full of unopened kits but no more. I’ve been making more time for crafting and I love to try something new with each of the cover gifts.

Issue 61 ofMollie Makes came with a Gold Succulent Craft Kit. The kit made 4 different things so you could choose to make whatever you liked which I thought was a nice touch. You could choose from a brooch, necklace, a key tassel or plant pot holder. I opted for the tassel.

Jenny Makes Mollie Makes Gold Succulent Kit

The kit included:

2 sheets of faux leather in gold
1 sheet of felt in dark cream
1 brooch back
75cm of metal chain in silver
1 jump ring
1 lobster clasp

The instructions were really easy to follow which I was really pleased about after problems with the last issue.

Faux leather is really easy to cut so I used my Swann Morton scalpel, metal ruler and self healing cutting mat.

Looking good!

I hardly ever use my hot glue gun so I was pleased I could use it for this craft.

I applied the glue, rolled my tassel and held it in place for a minute to make sure it held.

The easiest 5 minute tassel you will ever find. I used both sheets of faux leather so made two tassels, hung one on the chain and the other on our Christmas tree. They make great, sparkly decorations so I may have to make a few more for next year!

Here are some of my previous makes:

Mollie Makes Felt Pine Cone Decorations
Prima Makes Finger Puppets
Mollie Makes Wall Hanging Loom Kit
Mollie Makes crochet charms bracelet
Mollie Makes Sparkly Fruit Brooches
Mollie Makes Easy Sew Banner Kit
Mollie Makes dream catcher kit
Mollie Makes cross stitch jewellery kit
Mollie Makes star hoop stitch kit