Dec 11th: Pompom Ornaments

Pompoms are super simple to make and they make great (and fluffy) decorations. So why not make ornaments for your Christmas tree from pompoms? If that sounds interesting to you, here are a few ideas for you to consider!

You will need:

Yarn
Pompom makers (or simply use your fingers)
Scissors
Craft knife (for cutting the yarn apart around pompom makers)
Felt for details
Glue

How it's done:

1. Following the instructions that come with pompom makers, make a pompom and leave tails for hanging them onto the tree. If you don't have one, wrap the yarn around four fingers (for a smaller pompom you could use three or two fingers and for tiny ones a fork should do) until it's really bulky on your hand. Cut off the end and thread a piece of yarn (about 15-20 cm) through the hole between two of your fingers and the yarn-bulk. Make a double knot on the other side of the yarn, as if you were trying to make a bow. Tighten the knot really well! Knot the two ends as well. Now take your yarn bow off your fingers (or fork) and cut through the loops on both sides.
2. Trim your pompom to make it look more round.
3. Make details from felt. To cut eyes, you can use a hole punch. I like to use a hole punch for noses too and trim off a bit to make it look oval or rather triangular. Glue the pieces on using all purpose glue. Do not use hot glue, you will burn your fingers!
Now you can hang your pompom onto your Christmas tree.
Another idea apart from making Disney Charakters as I did would be to immitate real baubles. To do that, take a bottle cap, paint it silver, make a hole in the middle and thread the ends you hang the pompom onto the tree with through the hole in the cap before making a knot. Or how about making emojis from yellow yarn and felt faces?

I hope you'll come back to my blog again tomorrow and enjoy your day!