Handmade Home: The Paper Pompom

wonderveggie says:

Fun! Thanks for the tutorial

momof2cuties says:

Love it! Thanks so much for the great step by step. Looks simple enough and so playful for parties!

stephanieclark says:

I Love it! Thanks so much!

mariposa79 says:

I did this for an event last week but with bright colors. So fun! Everyone loved them.

beary says:

My daughter and I saw these hanging in a decor store and really wanted them for her room, but they wouldn't sell them to use because they were part of the display. Now we can make our own!!! Thanks!

Joyce Brown says:

I guess my age is showing but we used to make these out of kleenex tissue when we were kids. Thanks for the memories.

debhenry says:

I made these for a baby shower and my kids loved them so much we had to make some to hang in their rooms :)

gjhm says:

I remember when these were very popular, late 60's early 70's. I guess everything rolls back around. We now have a much bigger selection of tissue paper, used to be white and white with glitter.

Gary Porter says:

My Cub Scout group made these from 2-ply Kleenex when I was in 3rd grade as corsages to give to our mothers to wear to church on Mother's Day. My mom was absolutely thrilled, as you can imagine. If you want to get fancy with it use colored crepe paper.

We also made statues of poodles out of pink or blue plastic laundry bags and coat hangers, which was quite a feat.

But the piece de resistance was this: Have you ever taken a good look at an empty gallon bottle of bleach? If you turn it on its side with the handle facing up, glue four empty thread spools to the bottom for legs, spray paint the whole thing pink, and then add eyes, false eyelashes and a spiraled pipe cleaner on the rear end, it looks just like a pig! Ask an adult to slice a slot in the top and voila! A piggy bank to cherish forever.

And while you're child-crafting, don't throw away those eggshells! Save them (washed) till you have a couple of handfuls. Crush the eggshells into little pieces, take an old plate, cover the entire surface with Elmer's glue, and cover the entire surface with the crushed eggshells. Then. (You knew this was coming.) Spray paint it gold or silver. Hot glue a garland of plastic flowers around the edges. The perfect gift for any occasion.

This all sounds quite silly I know, but what memories you've conjured up!

sandy larsen says:

Brilliant! Thanks so much for the instructions! :)

catrine36 says:

Like Gary - I remember making these as well as a child. Thanks for the memories!

Sara Bates says:

so fun! I'm going to work on some today!

jeankley says:

Thanks, I am going to try it

pattipat says:

What about the masking tape decorated cans for a pencil holder? Tear off small pieces of masking tape and stick them on a clean smooth soup or similar sized can. Then rub on brown shoe polish. Looks kind of like wood. Gary, all these kid crafts brought back pleasant memories for me too. I was always making something and still enjoy being creative.

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