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Pom Pom Art Ideas

Three pom-pom makes per press, each with how many pom-poms it takes and where the first one goes.

Pom Pom Art Ideas

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  1. A flower bed: pom-pom flower heads on drawn stalksPom-poms, 8, mixed colors. Draw the stalks at different heights first and glue a head on top of each.
  2. A pom-pom headband, the largest at the crown and smaller toward each earPom-poms, 7. Glue the largest at the crown and step down in size toward each ear.
  3. A mobile hung from a forked twig at different heightsPom-poms, 9. Tie a thread to each fork of the twig, thread three pom-poms on each and knot under every one.

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Animals 12

  • A bunny with tall felt ears and a tiny white pom-pom tail Pom-poms, 3. Glue a small head on a large body, tuck two felt ears behind the head and add the tail last.
  • A caterpillar that pinches: five pom-poms in a row on a clothespin Pom-poms, 5. Glue them along the top of the clothespin, touching, and add two eyes to the first one.
  • A frog on a lily pad with two small pom-pom eyes on top of its head Pom-poms, 3. Glue two small green ones on a large green one and cut a wide red felt mouth.
  • A gray pom-pom mouse with a knotted string for its tail Pom-poms, 1 small gray. Glue a knot of string under the back and two paper circles on top, standing up.
  • A hedgehog whose spines are the trimmed ends of a loose yarn pom-pom Yarn pom-pom, 1. Wind it loosely, snip the front half short for the face and leave the back half shaggy.
  • A ladybug: a red pom-pom dotted with black felt, sitting on a paper leaf Pom-poms, 2. Glue a small black head to a red body and stick on six felt dots with a toothpick of glue.
  • A lion: a loose yarn pom-pom as the mane around a felt face Yarn pom-pom, 1. Wind it in orange and yellow together and glue a tan felt circle with a drawn face in the middle.
  • A one-pom-pom owl with big white felt circles for eyes Pom-poms, 1 large. Glue on two big white felt circles, a black dot in each, and an orange felt triangle between.
  • A penguin: a black pom-pom with a white felt belly and orange feet Pom-poms, 1 large. Glue an oval of white felt on the front and two orange felt feet poking out underneath.
  • A puppy with floppy felt ears and a small pom-pom muzzle Pom-poms, 3. Glue the small muzzle low on the head, a black bead on it as the nose, and an ear on each side.
  • A seven-pom-pom teddy: two large, four paws and a pale snout Pom-poms, 2 large and 5 small. Stack the head on the body, then add four paws and a pale snout.
  • A three-pom-pom bumblebee, yellow, black, yellow, with a wing in each gap Pom-poms, 3. Glue yellow, black, yellow in a line and slide a folded paper wing into each gap.

Pictures and mosaics 12

  • A cupcake with pom-pom sprinkles and one red pom-pom on top Pom-poms, 10 small. Cut a paper case and a swirl of icing, dot the sprinkles on and glue the red one last.
  • A fish whose scales are pom-poms, the smallest at the tail Pom-poms, 2 sizes. Draw the fish, start at the head with the larger ones and finish with a paper tail fin.
  • A flower bed: pom-pom flower heads on drawn stalks Pom-poms, 8, mixed colors. Draw the stalks at different heights first and glue a head on top of each.
  • A gumball machine: a drawn glass globe filled with pom-pom gumballs Pom-poms, 20, mixed colors. Draw a circle on a red base, spread glue inside the circle and pack it full.
  • A heart on a small canvas, packed so that no canvas shows Pom-poms, 3 sizes, reds and pinks. Glue the big ones first and push the smallest into every gap.
  • A macaw picture whose wing is three rows of pom-poms Pom-poms, 3 colors. Draw the parrot side on, glue the wing in three rows and give it a long drawn tail.
  • A peacock with a pom-pom at the tip of every drawn tail feather Pom-poms, 9, blues and greens. Draw the fan of feather lines first and glue one where each line ends.
  • A snowy night on dark paper, with a snowman of three white pom-poms Pom-poms, 3 sizes, white. Stack the snowman at the bottom and glue the smallest ones above as falling snow.
  • A turtle whose shell is a mosaic of green and brown pom-poms Pom-poms, 2 colors. Draw a dome, alternate the colors in rings and add paper legs, head and tail.
  • An apple tree with a painted crown and red pom-pom apples Pom-poms, 10 red. Paint the trunk and a green cloud of leaves, let it dry and dot the apples over it.
  • Fireworks on black paper: glue lines bursting out to pom-pom sparks Pom-poms, 12, small and bright. Draw lines out from one point in glitter glue and end each with a pom-pom.
  • Your initial filled with pom-poms sorted by size Pom-poms, 3 sizes. Draw a wide letter, glue the largest along the middle and fill the edges with the smallest.

Garlands and mobiles 12

  • A berry vine of green yarn, felt leaves and pom-pom berries Pom-poms, 10 small. Knot a berry or a leaf onto the yarn every hand's width, in turn, and trail it around a frame.
  • A cherry garland: pairs of red pom-poms on green yarn stalks Pom-poms, 12 red. Tie a red one to each end of a short piece of green yarn and hang each pair over the string.
  • A garland threaded through the middles with a blunt needle Pom-poms, 20. Push the needle through the center of each one and slide them along until they sit a hand apart.
  • A hanging of pom-pom strands around an embroidery hoop Pom-poms, 24. Tie eight threads around the hoop, three pom-poms on each, and hang the hoop flat.
  • A mobile hung from a forked twig at different heights Pom-poms, 9. Tie a thread to each fork of the twig, thread three pom-poms on each and knot under every one.
  • A parcel topper: three pom-poms tied where the ribbons cross Pom-poms, 3. Thread all three on one short piece of yarn and knot it around the crossing.
  • A ribbon bookmark with a pom-pom that hangs out of the book Pom-poms, 1. Glue or sew it to one end of the ribbon and cut the other end to the height of the page.
  • A table tree of pom-poms glued up a paper cone Pom-poms, 40, greens. Roll card into a cone, start at the bottom edge and work around and up in rows.
  • A window strand of snowballs in three sizes on clear thread Pom-poms, 3 sizes, white. Thread them large, medium, small and repeat. Clear thread makes them float.
  • A wreath of pom-poms packed around a ring of card Pom-poms, 30, in 3 sizes. Cut the ring from a cereal box, glue the large ones on first and fill in with small.
  • An ombre garland threaded dark to pale in five shades of one color Pom-poms, 5 shades of 1 color. Lay them in order before threading and use three of each shade.
  • Bunting that alternates pom-poms with small felt flags Pom-poms, 8, and 8 flags. Fold each flag over the string, glue it shut and thread a pom-pom after each.

Printing with a pom-pom 12

  • A coral reef of bright dabs stacked into branching shapes Pom-poms, 4, one for each color. Dab upward from the bottom edge in forks and draw small pen fish between.
  • A fall tree of dabbed leaves in red, orange and yellow Pom-poms, 3, one for each color. Paint a bare trunk first and dab the three colors over one another on the branches.
  • A field of sheep: fluffy white dabs with drawn faces and legs Pom-poms, 1 large. Dab white on green paper, let it dry and add a black head and four short lines to each.
  • A pom-pom dabber on a clothespin handle, used to dot a green inchworm Pom-poms, 1. The clothespin is the handle. Dab a row of touching green dots and draw on legs when dry.
  • A poodle of dabs: a fluffy head, chest, tail tip and four ankle puffs Pom-poms, 1. Draw the dog's outline in pen first and dab only where the fur is left long.
  • A rainbow dabbed dot by dot, one pom-pom for each color Pom-poms, 6. Pencil the arcs lightly and dab along each from one side to the other without reloading.
  • Dandelion clocks: soft white dabs on blue paper with drawn stalks Pom-poms, 1 large. Use very little paint and press lightly, so the print keeps a fuzzy edge.
  • Lilac spikes built from small purple dabs Pom-poms, 1 small. Dab a cone of dots, re-dip in a paler purple and dab over the tip of each cone.
  • Snowfall on dark paper with the biggest flakes at the front Pom-poms, 3 sizes. Dab the large one low on the page, the small one high, and the snow seems to fall away.
  • Splat rings from paint-soaked pom-poms dropped from above Pom-poms, 4. Soak each in thinned paint and let it fall onto paper on the ground. Higher drops, wider splats.
  • Tracks from a paint-dipped pom-pom rolled around a box lid Pom-poms, 3. Lay paper in the lid, drop them in and tilt the lid this way and that until the paper is crossed.
  • Two-tone prints from one pom-pom dipped half in each color Pom-poms, 1 large. Dip one side in yellow, the other in red and dab. A twist in the middle of a press blends them.

Things to wear 12

  • A flower pin: five pom-pom petals around one center, on a safety pin Pom-poms, 6. Glue them to a felt circle, five around one, and sew the pin to the back of the felt.
  • A hair clip topped with three pom-poms in a line Pom-poms, 3 small. Glue a strip of felt along the clip first, then the pom-poms onto the felt.
  • A hat topper: one big yarn pom-pom tied to a knit hat Yarn pom-pom, 1 large. Wind the yarn around four fingers, tie the middle tightly and cut the loops.
  • A necklace of pom-poms with a wooden bead between each pair Pom-poms, 9, and 8 beads. Thread with a blunt needle, bead after pom-pom, and tie the ends in a bow.
  • A paper-strip crown with a pom-pom glued to each of its five points Pom-poms, 5. Cut five points along a strip of card, glue one on each tip and tape the strip to fit a head.
  • A party hat with a pom-pom on the point and a row around the brim Pom-poms, 13. Roll card into a cone, glue the biggest one on the tip and space twelve around the edge.
  • A pom-pom headband, the largest at the crown and smaller toward each ear Pom-poms, 7. Glue the largest at the crown and step down in size toward each ear.
  • A ring: one pom-pom on a pipe-cleaner band Pom-poms, 1. Wrap the pipe cleaner around a finger, twist it closed and glue the pom-pom over the twist.
  • A scarf with a fringe of pom-poms sewn along both ends Pom-poms, 10. Sew five to each end through their middles, each on a short stalk of thread so it swings.
  • A stretch bracelet of small pom-poms threaded on elastic Pom-poms, 12 small. Thread them through their middles, pull the elastic snug and tie a double knot.
  • Bear ears: two large pom-poms glued to a headband Pom-poms, 2 large. Glue them a hand's width apart and stick a smaller, paler circle of felt on each front.
  • Shoelace charms: a pom-pom tied to the end of each lace Yarn pom-poms, 2. Leave the tying yarn long when the pom-pom is made and knot it through the last eyelet.

How it works

A pom-pom is a ready-made ball of fluff: one is a head, two are a body, a row is a caterpillar. These 60 ideas glue them, thread them, hang them and print with them.

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Pom pom arts and crafts ideas: glue, thread or dab

Glue builds the animals and the pictures. A blunt needle pushed through the middle of each one strings a garland or a necklace. Pinched in a clothespin, a pom-pom becomes a dabber that prints a soft round dot: sheep, snowflakes, dandelion clocks.

Bought or wound from yarn

Most hints mean the small craft pom-poms sold in bags of mixed sizes. Four ask for a yarn pom-pom, wound around your fingers, tied tightly in the middle and cut. Yarn ones are looser, which is what the hedgehog and the lion need.

  • White glue soaks into the fluff. Use a thick dot and hold the pom-pom still while you count to ten.
  • For printing, less paint is better. A soaked pom-pom prints a blob, a nearly dry one a fuzzy dot.

Questions and answers

What can you make with pom-poms?

Animals such as a bunny, an owl and a seven-pom-pom teddy, pictures such as a gumball machine, garlands, a wreath, prints made with a pom-pom dabber, and things to wear such as a ring or bear ears.

How do you paint with a pom-pom?

Pinch it in a clothespin, dip it lightly in paint and dab. Printing with a pom-pom holds twelve, from sheep and snowfall to two messier ones: tracks rolled around a box lid and splat rings dropped from above.

How do you make a pom-pom from yarn?

Wind yarn around four fingers many times, slide the bundle off, tie a length of yarn very tightly around its middle and cut through all the loops. Trim it round, or leave it shaggy for the lion.

Is it pom-pom or pompom?

Both are used, along with pom-pon and pompon. The word comes from the French pompon, a little ornamental ball of fabric or feathers. This page writes pom-pom.

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