Use more glue or pushpins to add fun mementos from their school days such as a tassel from a graduation cap, a copy of a locker key, a ticket from a special sporting event, or a dried flower from prom night.
The plant is monoecious, producing the staminate (male) flowers in a large feathery panicle at the summit, and the (female) dense spikes of flowers, or " cobs," in the axils of the leaves below, the long pink styles hanging out like a silken tassel.
Tassel Tree (Acacia) - Beautiful shrubs and trees, thriving in warmer countries, but a few grown out of doors do well in parts of England.
Keep the waistline loose and tunic like, and consider finding a top with more interest in the neckline with a tassel closure or long button placket.
If the tassel is a standalone favor, the string should be longer so it hangs on the edge of a shelf, dangles from a rearview mirror, or attaches to a key ring.