I appreciate the comments!
The tassel bells came with the cantle. I had never done tassels before but it really wasn't too hard. I took about 3 inch long strips of the material, sewed the chain to it, and wrapped it up. Nothing to it!

My wife is actually making a gown to match one of my kilts so....it's all starting to come together

As to the actic acrylabeast, it may be endangered in other places but we have a lot of them here in Utah. I saw at least a dozen or more pelts hanging on the rack