Pom-Pom Fest

I've been ogling pom-pom things on Pinterest for quite some time.  Who doesn't love a fuzzy, colorful round thing that could be a garland, a flower, a vase filler, a rug, jewelry, or any number of other things?  Some would suggest that the answer to this pom-pom craving lies in a shiny new pom-pom maker.  I suggest that you've got two pom-pom makers attached to the end of your arms - and I'm going to show you how to fire them up.

Finally getting around to trying this out, is a result of the Pinterest challenge issued by Sherry at YHL and Katie at Bower Power. They teamed up with fellow-bloggers Erin and Ana to get some projects out of all this pinning!  Here's my Pinterest inspiration:

Ready for this?  All you need is some yarn.  Well...and a pair of scissors, but really.... 

You can make these puppies bigger or smaller depending on what you wrap your yarn around.  They can also be fuller or more sparse depending on how many times you wrap it. The pom-pom possibilities are truly endless.  For mine, I used two or three fingers wrapped about seventy-five times. 

When you're done wrapping, slide the yarn off your fingers, and allow the blood to begin circulating again.  Now.  Cut a piece of yarn large enough to easily wrap around the yarn ball you've created.

Then, do just that!

Now, just give those looped sides a good snip!




Time for a pom-pom trim.  I wanted them to be a little messy, so I didn't over-think this stage...

There you have it!

Now this particular pom-pom is destined to be a flower.  Soooo, it's off to the yard to find a few sticks.  And some acorns while I'm at it. 

I just poked the pom-poms onto the sticks, threw them in a vase with a little acorn filler, and...poof!  Magic.

So, what do you think?  Got any awesome pom-pom uses?  I'm liking that these yarn blooms are saving me a few bucks as stand-ins to fresh flowers.  When I get sick of them perhaps I'll reincarnate them into a garland...