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 Lifethese cute little pumpkins from Liquid Paper, and this cute scarf with tutorial from Life Through the Lens.

Hello there.

peonies

Sorry I haven’t posted in a while. Just popping in to say “Hi.”

I’m busy trying to manage my time as it seems I’m transitioning from a stay-at-home mom to a work-from-home mom as I’m writing this book. It’s tricky business. I feel like I’ve landed in the middle of the Mommy Wars. I have now experienced that mixture of guilt and relief when I drop my kids off at school. I’ve always felt that it’s essential for mothers to have something of their own — whether it’s a paid job, a volunteer job or a hobby (like sewing!). But I’ve never understood the need to fight about stay-at-home parenting versus working parenting — there’s no right way, in my opinion. It’s different for every family and we live in a complicated world. Inevitably we all screw it up at some point, don’t we?

And I have lots of pretty flowers around because my friend Laura is taking photos for the book in my turned-upside-down house. But you’ll have to wait until Spring 2011 to see these peonies again.

Grow Paper

plantable-paper

Try this plantable paper project that I posted over at Alpha Mom in celebration of Earth Day. Homemade paper with embedded seeds for planting. These are just the right size to use as gift tags or add to a gardening themed Mother’s Day gift.

Rainbows

rainbow

We headed to the Blue Ridge mountains for a quick escape from the pollen.  This area had a massive ice storm on Christmas Day and the debris remains everywhere, as you can see at the bottom of the hill here.  But look at this.  Who doesn’t get excited about a rainbow?

Now back to reality.  Hopefully I’ll get back to posting this week.