an oldie but goodie ... back to school pom pom garland ♥

i've gotten a bunch of questions about this apple pompom garland
mainly about where it is on the blog ... well it's here... again :)
just in time for the back to school hustle bustle that will fill our days & weeks ahead
i posted this last year, and still love this project ... 
i have ideas to change it up to suit other seasons as well 
enjoy! ... again!

a few things you need ...

pom pom makers are the funnest (not a word i know) things to have

oh i know you don't need them to make pom poms 

but they make it a little easier :)

the medium size was used for these pom poms

they're made by Clover and we got ours at Joanns and i've seen them at Walmart too

they have a few different sizes, one of them is huge

and would make an apple pom pom the size of ... well ... an apple :)

there's even a heart shaped pom pom maker! can you imagine??

(not 'cause i like hearts or anything)

(♥)

since the instructions on the back of the package are basic

i thought i'd give you a few pictures of the process

first wind the yarn of your choice around both sections of the pom pom device :)

don't worry about the ends, they will blend in when you trim at the end

close both ends together and then cut with sharp pointed scissors 

through the thickness of the yarn

take a separate piece of yarn and wrap it around the groove that is now exposed

loop the ends through each other a few times to make sure the pom pom doesn't get loose

open both ends and open up the pom pom maker

pom poms! make lots now :)

they will need some trimming to give them a round shape

don't worry, it's hard to mess this up 

(unless you're blind folded :)

all done ... fun! now let's make garland

to make the stems use wire snips to cut the pencils

(you can still use the bottom of the pencils

you just can't make any mistakes when you write with them :)

cut some leaves out of green felt
hot glue the pencil tops & the leaves inside the pom pom 

pressing the yarn around it to hide the base

to string them, i used jute that was a more on the stiff side 

(from the jewlery section at the craft store)

just so the apples wouldn't be top heavy and slouch over

hot glue the jute onto the backside of the pencil more towards the base

you want the apple to hang from the pencil not the pom pom

you can cut strips of felt or material to tie between the apples

these polka dot scraps were leftover from the pony houses i made here :)

hang it somewhere and enjoy the cuteness ♥

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