DIY Pom Pom Wreath
by
Anne Davidson
(IC: blogger)
We had two snow days, this week, where one day was technically a "cold day" where they called off school for low temperatures and wind chill. There's nothing better than receiving a call at 5:45 am, or even better the night before telling you that you don't have to go into work tomorrow and can sleep in. You feel a bit of childish glee combined with only very slight teacher guilt that everyone else has to work.
I used those two days this week to relax, read some books, enjoy some hot chocolate and make some Valentine's Day Crafts. Of late I've had an obsession with wreaths. I used a lot of pre-made boxwood wreaths in my Christmas Decorations, but wanted something more seasonal for Valentine's Day.
I've made my own book-wreath before, from book pages, but haven't tried my hand at any other type of wreath. From what I've seen on Pinterest, people make wreaths from all kinds of crazy things, from marshmallows, to acorns, driftwood, and peppermint candies.
I used those two days this week to relax, read some books, enjoy some hot chocolate and make some Valentine's Day Crafts. Of late I've had an obsession with wreaths. I used a lot of pre-made boxwood wreaths in my Christmas Decorations, but wanted something more seasonal for Valentine's Day.
I've made my own book-wreath before, from book pages, but haven't tried my hand at any other type of wreath. From what I've seen on Pinterest, people make wreaths from all kinds of crazy things, from marshmallows, to acorns, driftwood, and peppermint candies.
I was inspired by this wreath from Anthropologie that costs $128--not something I really wanted to pay for.
Thus, very cute but expensive. I decided to re-create the wreath for cheaper using a pom pom maker from Amazon and some thick Lion Brand Yarn from Michaels. To make the yarn you need 3 1/2 skeins.
I used the green pom pom maker that is 2 1/2" in diameter). There are steps included in the instructions, but basically you open one side of the pom pom maker it has two prongs with it. You wrap the yarn around both of the prongs. After wrapping the yarn around one side a number of times (I did three times), you close one end of the pom pom maker and open the other end (it also has two prongs that you wrap the yarn around).
Last you pull the green sides of the pom pom maker off and fluff your pom pom. I made about 48 pom poms for my pom pom wreath. This translated to roughly three Netflix-movies-worth of pom poms.
All in all it was $24 for the yarn and around $8 for the pom pom maker. The wreath form I already had but is pretty inexpensive as well--you can get one at JoAnn's for around $6. So the wreath costs around $38 to make--much more inexpensive than the Anthro version. Plus now I have a random pom pom maker and can make additional pom poms for other crafts, such as attaching pom poms to a throw blanket or a scarf.
Stay warm this winter and don't begrudge the teachers you know some time off in the winter for a snow day or two--they are recharging to better teach your kids. That's what this wreath was for me, a fun day of resting and crafting.
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Published February 2nd, 2015 10:05 PM
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Willa Miriam Adelstein on Jan 01, 2019
ues. Very pretty
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Dahliaqueen on Nov 04, 2019
just bought a package of “snowballs” at Target for $5. Am thinking l might give it a try instead of Pom poms! But yours does look great👏
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Jeanisa Moore on May 06, 2022
What were the snowballs made of? How large were they?
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What kind of yarn did you buy? Thickness and fuzziness? Not familiar with yarn but I’m sure the type you use makes a difference. Thanks for your feedback
This could also be done with colored yarn.... yes?