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A pom pom wreath is soft, cheerful and impossible to walk past without touching. Donna Wolfe from Naztazia makes this one in her daughter's Frozen inspired blues, but the method works in any color you like. You make a pile of yarn pom poms with a pom pom maker, glue them onto a foam wreath form and finish with a bow. It is an easy project that needs patience more than skill.
A 14 or 16 inch wreath form, about 600 yards of yarn, a pom pom maker, sharp scissors and a hot glue gun. Donna used three skeins of different blues and had yarn left over. A foam form is easiest to glue onto, and painting it means any small gaps between pom poms disappear. Straw or wire forms work too.
A pom pom maker makes round, full pom poms fast, which matters when you need 45 of them. Donna uses the large Clover maker, about 3 and 3/8 inches. You can also wrap yarn around your hand, a fork or a piece of cardboard. See how to make a yarn pom pom for those methods. Mixing two sizes gives the wreath more depth.
Kids love winding the yarn on a pom pom maker and counting the wraps. Let them make the pom poms while an adult handles the scissors and the hot glue. A low temperature glue gun is safer and still holds yarn well. Spread the work over a few afternoons; 45 pom poms is a lot for one sitting.
Each pom pom takes a few minutes once you get the rhythm, so most of the time goes into making them. Gluing them on is fast, well under an hour. Wind pom poms in front of the TV over a few evenings and the wreath comes together in one short session.
Yarn fades in strong sun and soaks up rain, so hang the wreath on an inside door or a covered porch. Store it in a large bag or box between seasons, and fluff the pom poms with your fingers when you bring it back out.
Learn how to make a bow for a wreath, then try a Christmas wreath or a door wreath. For a paper version, make paper pom poms.
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Make a soft yarn pom pom wreath with a pom pom maker, a foam form and hot glue. An easy project: about 4 hours. Materials cost about $20 to $40. You need 9 things, including about 600 yards of yarn, acrylic craft paint and hot glue sticks. The 10 steps start with paint the Foam Wreath Form, wrap Yarn Around the Pom Pom Maker and close the First Side of the Pom Pom Maker and Wrap the Second.
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Pick a 14 or 16 inch wreath form. Donna likes a foam one because it takes paint. Brush it all over with acrylic craft paint in a color close to your yarn. You do not have to paint it, but white foam peeking between pom poms is easy to spot, and a coat of paint hides those gaps. Let it dry while you make your pom poms.
Paint the back too if the wreath will hang on a glass door.
Pull the pom pom maker apart so the two U shaped arms on one side swing open. Hold them together and wrap your yarn around them. Donna wraps 100 times, which makes a full, fluffy pom pom. Keep the wraps even across the arms and count as you go. You can mix two colors in one pom pom by holding two strands together.
Wrap toward the middle of the arms so the pom pom ends up round.
When you reach 100 wraps, cut the yarn and fold that side of the tool closed. Open the arms on the other side and wrap another 100 times the same way. Cut the yarn and close the second side. Now cut a separate 12 to 18 inch strand of yarn and set it aside. You will use it to tie the pom pom in the next step.
Use a matching color for the tie strand so it disappears in the finished pom pom.
Slide the tip of your scissors into the groove between the two halves of the tool, right in the middle of the wrapped yarn. Cut all the way along one side, then turn the tool over and cut the other side. The tool holds every strand in place while you cut, so nothing falls out. Sharp scissors make this much easier on your hands.
Small, pointed scissors fit the groove better than big shears.
Take the strand you cut earlier and slide it into the center groove, all the way around the tool. Bring the two ends together and tie them in a knot, pulling as tight as you can. Tie a second knot over it. This strand is the only thing holding the pom pom together, so a loose tie means a pom pom that sheds.
Pull the knot tight, then wrap the strand around once more and knot again.
Open the arms and pull the two halves of the tool apart. Your pom pom pops out. Fluff it up with your fingers and trim any long strands so it is round. Cut the tie ends to match. Repeat until you have enough. Donna made about 45 for her wreath. Use a smaller maker for some to mix big and little pom poms.
Keep finished pom poms in a basket so they stay clean while you work.
Lay your pom poms around the wreath first to see what looks good and to spread the colors evenly. Then pick one up, heat your glue gun and spread a line of glue on the front of the wreath form where it will sit. Work one pom pom at a time, because hot glue sets in seconds.
A low temperature glue gun is gentler on foam and fingers.
Before the glue cools, press the pom pom down into it and hold it for a few seconds. Put the next pom pom right beside it, snug against the first, and glue it the same way. Keep working around the front of the wreath until the middle section is covered. Alternate colors as you go so no two shades bunch together.
Push the tie knot side down into the glue so it is hidden.
Once the front ring is done, add another layer of pom poms around the outer edge of the form with more hot glue. You can space them evenly or place them at random. If the wreath still looks thin, add more pom poms around the inner edge too. Keep turning the wreath and checking from a distance for holes.
Hang it up and look at it from across the room before you call it finished.
Finish with a bow. Donna uses a light blue burlap bow, but a ready made bow works as well. Hot glue it to one side of the wreath, near the top or the lower left. Press it into the pom poms so it sits deep and does not tip forward. Add a ribbon loop on the back for hanging.
Wired ribbon holds its shape on a door far better than plain ribbon.
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