December 20 2013

Pom-Pom Holiday

Looking to get creative with the kids this weekend? Here’s an easy, and festive DIY by Bar of Art Bar

At our house, we are always making pom-poms. Anyone who stops in to say hello usually comments (with a laugh) about the buckets of yarn and baskets of poms we have spread around our kitchen, and everywhere else. My kids are all proficient pom-pom makers, and even the dog steps lightly over our yarn mess. It would not be unusual to accidentally sit on a half-made pom-pom, since they are literally everywhere.

Are you as addicted as we are? If you’ve answered yes, then this is a brilliant and easy tutorial for you! Here is what you will need:

Supplies:
– Yarn
– Pom-pom makers (more on this later)
– A good pair of fabric shears
– Small hair elastics

Follow these steps to make pom-pom napkin rings:
1. Choose your color palette and make your pom-poms. There are many different ways to make pom-poms. Pinterest is full of good tutorials. I personally love using the technique where you wrap the yarn around your fingers. It’s just so simple. But lately I have been using store bought pom-pom makers. I find that I can control my colors better (when making fancy ones). My kids like them, too.

2. Make your pom-poms in two or three different sizes. For this project I used mostly single colored ones, but you can experiment with multi-colored as well. I used three pom-poms per napkin ring.

3. When trimming your pom-pom, make sure to leave on the long string that you used to tie it together. If you accidentally cut it, just carefully tie another long string around the center of your pom-pom.

4. When you are finished making your pile of pom-poms, choose your combinations of three. Use the long strings to attach them to the hair elastic. Double knot them, making sure they are secured, before trimming.

It’s that easy! The pom-poms take time to make so this is not a quick DIY, but it is quite brainless which means you can do most of the work while helping the kids with homework, or catching up on Homeland episodes.

I bought these sweet little napkins at Anthropologie. They are more of a lunch size napkin, but they work really well for the little kids who are just learning to put their napkin on their laps. And they’re great for laundry reasons, too. The smaller, the better.

I am so excited to use these on our holiday table. They are festive, colorful and oh so happy!