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Pom-Pom Projects

Whether you spell them pom-pom or pom-pon, you’ll notice these little fur balls everywhere from HGTV to Anthropologie, and all the craft blogs in between. We’ve made a box of them, hoping to turn them into a wreath (maybe next year). But I thought I’d share a few project ideas.

Pictured above:

Snowball Wreath from Martha Stewart.

Garland from Honestly…WTF.

Gift Wrap Decor from Marie Claire Idées (via Black Eiffel).

Snow People from Hostess with the Mostess.

Wedding Decor from Project Wedding.

Pom-Pom Peds from The Purl Bee.

Vintage Inspired Wreath from Danielle Thompson.

Hanukkah Fleece Garland from Prudent Baby.

So, how do you make a pom-pom? It’s easy.

One Crafty Mumma shares her tutorial for making pom-poms with cardboard circles.

You can also use these nifty plastic tools like you see in this tutorial from Country Living.

Or go really simple and use your fingers to wrap the yarn as shown in these instructions from Bella Dia.

And I linked to this wreath from Bleubird in a post last week. And a few more — look at this adorable hedgehog from Zakka Life, these cute little pumpkins from Liquid Paper, and this cute scarf with tutorial from Life Through the Lens.

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Holiday Decor Round-Up

Here are some newer tutorials that are not included in my list of 100 Holiday Crafts from last year.

Decorations:

Woven Star from Book Pages at House Revivals.

Bottles of Light from Design Mom.

Menorah from Alphabet Blocks from Creative Jewish Mom.*

Ice Cream Ornament from Betz White.

Pom-pom Garland from Elsie Marley.

Felt Ball Garland from Oh Happy Day.*

Paper Trees from Scrap Bits.

Stocking Pattern from Denyse Schmidt.*

Felt Christmas Tree Pins from The Purl Bee.*

Plastic Canvas House Ornament from CraftyPod.

Winter Caroler Softies from Gingercake.

Pocket Advent Calendar from Anna for Gwenny Penny.

Printable Santa Advent Calendar from Sean Garrison (via Design Sponge).

Punch-out Advent Calendar from Daisy Janie.

Recycled Countdown Calendar from Maya Made.

Gift Wrap Ideas:

Reusable Gift Bags from The Long Thread.

Cookie Gift Tags from Country Living.

Printable Mail Stripes Gift Tags from Eat Drink Chic.

West Elm DIY Downloads (via How About Orange).

Gift Tags from A Little Hut.

Wreaths:

Paper Doily Wreath from Martha Stewart.

Pom-Pom Wreath from Bleubird.*

Recycled Roses from Alisa Burke.

Paper Leaves from Design Sponge.

Felt Ball Wreath from Pickles.

Ruffly Felt Wreath from Domestifluff.

Yarn Ball and Ornament Wreath from Life Through the Lens.

I’m sure I’ve missed lots of great projects. Share your favorites!

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Countdown Calendar

We’re counting down the days until Santa arrives. A day late, but we’ve got candy! Last year we had a store-bought calendar with chocolates and one that we made with activities for each day. This year I thought I’d make a reusable fabric version that we can fill with candy, activity cards, or tiny little toys. The girls have voted for candy this year.

I wanted something simple that we wouldn’t get tired of year after year. The fact that it’s washable is a bonus too. I drew the snowflake design in Illustrator and digitized it for machine embroidery with the numbers added. And this is going to be a pom-pom holiday season for us. I was so excited that my 7-year-old has ended her crafting boycott to make these. Easy and fun for kids to make — I’m planning a post on kid’s pom-pom projects for later this month. I think maybe in a real advent calendar you wouldn’t include Christmas day, but I like the symmetry of five days per row.

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Bag it. Tag it.

Happy Holidays?! I know it’s early, but get started now and relax when the holidays are finally here.

Here’s a quick drawstring bag and wooden chalkboard tag that you can reuse for a thrifty and eco-friendly holiday. I opted for simple, but you could change up the fabric, or use a satin ribbon or rick-rack trim for the drawstring. Two buttonholes on the front of the bag allow the string to hang in the front and the drawstring casing is created by simply sewing a channel in the outer and lining fabrics. These would be simple to make in many different sizes for all of your holiday gifts.

Click on the image below to print out the full instructions.