I first made tissue paper pom poms here and made some yarn ones here. My big plan is to make as many different kinds of puff balls as I can out of stuff I already have in my house to use as my holiday decorations. I'm going for a snowball inspired look using shades of white, cream and grey. I guess it's my way of having snow in Los Angeles for the holidays...for free ;)
Take an ordinary plastic bag, flatten it out.
Cut off the bottom seam, leaving the bottom of the bag open. Keep the scrap piece for later.
Then cut straight across to remove the handles, creating an even rectangle. Save the handle scraps to make smaller pom poms later.
Next, cut out the printed portion of the bag. For this project, I don't want any color but I will definitely hang on to the colored parts for wrapping presents.
Once you have 8 sheets of plastic, stack them on top of each other (trim any sheets that aren't the same size) and fold them using an accordion fold.
Once folded, cut the ends into your desired shape. Here I cut the ends into points, rounded ends make a nice scallop when fluffed.
Tie the center tight using that piece of plastic you cut off the bottom of the bag. Then fan out each side and separate the layers.
Fluff until you are happy with the way it looks. I think it looks just like the tissue paper version only this one is free and separating the layers is easier because of the slick plastic.
I hope you guys don't get tired of puff ball, pom pom tutorials because there are more on the way! I've got a few fabric and paper streamer puff techniques too. Once I've made enough, I'll be showing you how to make garlands, wreaths and Christmas tree ornaments out of them!
Take an ordinary plastic bag, flatten it out.
Cut off the bottom seam, leaving the bottom of the bag open. Keep the scrap piece for later.
Then cut straight across to remove the handles, creating an even rectangle. Save the handle scraps to make smaller pom poms later.
Next, cut out the printed portion of the bag. For this project, I don't want any color but I will definitely hang on to the colored parts for wrapping presents.
Once you have 8 sheets of plastic, stack them on top of each other (trim any sheets that aren't the same size) and fold them using an accordion fold.
Once folded, cut the ends into your desired shape. Here I cut the ends into points, rounded ends make a nice scallop when fluffed.
Tie the center tight using that piece of plastic you cut off the bottom of the bag. Then fan out each side and separate the layers.
Fluff until you are happy with the way it looks. I think it looks just like the tissue paper version only this one is free and separating the layers is easier because of the slick plastic.
I hope you guys don't get tired of puff ball, pom pom tutorials because there are more on the way! I've got a few fabric and paper streamer puff techniques too. Once I've made enough, I'll be showing you how to make garlands, wreaths and Christmas tree ornaments out of them!
I love it! I made a couple of tissue paper puff balls last week. I can see how it can become addictive.
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