Thursday, June 30, 2011

Not-So M.S. - Tissue Paper Pom Poms

For our first ever real crafting session, we decided on something easy - tissue paper pom poms.  We found a nice tutorial on marthastewart.com, and Robin spear-headed this one.

Lay out tissue paper - 8 sheets
Fold accordian style and secure with a pipe cleaner (or wire) in the center
Cut rounded or pointed (and use good scissors)
Pull each sheet, one-by-one, towards the center.
Finished product!
We had a "practice pom-pom" and discovered some changes to make for the real ones.  Helpful hints/tips: 
Make sure to crease the tissue paper really good when folding it
Don't be shy - when pulling each sheet towards the center, pull all the way to the pipe cleaner
We figured out that we are incapable of making pom-poms, but rather just really large flowers.  We couldn't figure out a way to make them full circles and look good at the same time.  Either way, they were still adorable, and would look awesome hanging up or as a table decoration.


This turned into...

So pretty!

Hanging up at the shower

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