Hi! :)
If you recall from my last post, I recently went to a baby shower. My family and I had decided to do some decorating! My cousin N went to party city to buy decorations so we had a lot of things ahead of time. Well, after I arrived, we still needed to run and get a few things, so we headed to the dollar store hoping they would have them there. While I was there, I had the idea to make homemade pom poms! I had seen it on pinterest (of course, right), and I felt this would be the best time to try it! I didn't really want to give away my plan, so I was worried Cousin N would feel overwhelmed with having to deal with it, so I showed her a picture and said, "I think I'll make this." So we got the tissue paper, and a bazillion other things, and went on our way. We had multiple errands so we actually didn't get up getting home till about 6 pm (we left around 12pm). So, first things first, we all ate dinner. Then cleaned up, and then, GOT TO WORK. I mean I had to figure out how to make these things, and had to make quite a few! I used DIY Pom Poms which I found on Pinterest as my guidelines.
So to work I went, the first one I made myself, so I could figure it out, (I work much better when people aren't telling me a million things, or giving me their version). Once I had that down pat, I put my family to work. My Mama, Mami, Mom, and Dad could not for the life of them figure out how to fluff these things I kept calling "Pom Poms". So a little more explaining and they finally got it. It was very fun and took us about a hour! I did make a few changes, I used inly four sheets per pom pom, and cut them in half, as well as 1/3 & 2/3 for a little variation. According to the directions you needed multiple sheets (8-9), to make the big pom pom, and I just didn't buy enough tissue paper for that, so I modified :)
This is the family at work:
Then Cousin N was luckily enough to find a branch that would really work well with the pom poms in the morning, and viola we were finished. It was a lovely piece, and everyone complimented how wonderful it looked.
Pros: Easy to do, multiple combinations possible, and pretty much any color you want, great last minute idea
Cons: Can not get wet, could take some time if alone (depending on how many you are going to make)
Changes for next time: I would use different hues of the same color, or some polka dots and strips, use more than 4 sheets, maybe up to 6. I like the smallness of these but think that some big ones would be adorable! Really just mix it up!
Total cost: $1.00
If you recall from my last post, I recently went to a baby shower. My family and I had decided to do some decorating! My cousin N went to party city to buy decorations so we had a lot of things ahead of time. Well, after I arrived, we still needed to run and get a few things, so we headed to the dollar store hoping they would have them there. While I was there, I had the idea to make homemade pom poms! I had seen it on pinterest (of course, right), and I felt this would be the best time to try it! I didn't really want to give away my plan, so I was worried Cousin N would feel overwhelmed with having to deal with it, so I showed her a picture and said, "I think I'll make this." So we got the tissue paper, and a bazillion other things, and went on our way. We had multiple errands so we actually didn't get up getting home till about 6 pm (we left around 12pm). So, first things first, we all ate dinner. Then cleaned up, and then, GOT TO WORK. I mean I had to figure out how to make these things, and had to make quite a few! I used DIY Pom Poms which I found on Pinterest as my guidelines.
So to work I went, the first one I made myself, so I could figure it out, (I work much better when people aren't telling me a million things, or giving me their version). Once I had that down pat, I put my family to work. My Mama, Mami, Mom, and Dad could not for the life of them figure out how to fluff these things I kept calling "Pom Poms". So a little more explaining and they finally got it. It was very fun and took us about a hour! I did make a few changes, I used inly four sheets per pom pom, and cut them in half, as well as 1/3 & 2/3 for a little variation. According to the directions you needed multiple sheets (8-9), to make the big pom pom, and I just didn't buy enough tissue paper for that, so I modified :)
This is the family at work:
Then Cousin N was luckily enough to find a branch that would really work well with the pom poms in the morning, and viola we were finished. It was a lovely piece, and everyone complimented how wonderful it looked.
Cons: Can not get wet, could take some time if alone (depending on how many you are going to make)
Changes for next time: I would use different hues of the same color, or some polka dots and strips, use more than 4 sheets, maybe up to 6. I like the smallness of these but think that some big ones would be adorable! Really just mix it up!
Total cost: $1.00
