DIY Pom Pom Garland

Do you have a few projects you want to cram in before Christmas? I do. And this is one of them. 

I've always loved the look of pom pom garlands and I've tried making pom poms before with cardboard but they turned out dreadful. Then I discovered these pom pom makers at Kmart.  You get 4 different sizes for $3. I didn't find them brilliant, but they did create relatively good pom poms, enough to make a simple garland.

 

For the garland I measured out 3 x 180cm strands of the wool and plaited them together,  tying at each end to leave 10cm strands. 

 

Next, I tired a length of wool around the centre of my pom poms to attach to the strand. (Next time, I would not cut off the strand of wool that tied the centre of my Pom Pom together when I originally made them. Lesson learnt.)

 

 

Then I tied them onto my garland. Knotting twice, but leaving them lose enough to slide along and reposition. 

 

 

I cut off the excess and tried to make the ties blend in. 

 

 

 

And we all know layered garlands always look the best, so I add it to my sideboard mirror. 

 

 

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