![]() Once you have the large pompoms in place fill the gaps in-between with different size and shades of poms. Use your hands to push the pompom onto the glue to make sure it holds firmly. Use a glue gun to glue the pompoms in place. Use scissors or a craft knife and a cutting mat to cut out the ring of the wreath.īegin arranging the pompoms, place the largest pompoms equidistant from each other around the ring. Make the piece of string 10 cm shorter and draw another circle inside the first. Use this pencil and string concoction to draw a circle on the card. Cut the other end of the string to this length and then pin it onto the middle of the card – making sure you can rotate the pencil on the string all the way around and it doesn’t come off the card at any point. So if your wreath is to be 60cm wide the radius will be 30. Decide on the size of your wreath and then divide the diameter by 2 to find the radius. Use a small piece of tape to keep it in place. ![]() ![]() Take the pencil and tie one end of the string around the pencil near the tip. Make a selection of pompoms in different sizes and colour (to fill a wreath measuring 60cm across we made 50 pompoms in 4 different sizes). Remove the pompom from the maker and trim to make the pompom more round if necessary. Tie a knot then wrap the wool back in the opposite direction pull the wool tight and tie a double knot. Use your scissors to cut the wool between the two pieces of the maker then take another length of wool and feed it between the two pieces of the maker. Then begin wrapping one of your wools around one of the halves until it is completely full. Take the two sections of the pompom maker and fit them together so the dimples sit inside the holes. Decorations – we’ve used some wooden hearts, jingle bells and fir cones and a set of battery powered Christmas lights.60cm square) – cardboard box or foam board works well. Variety of white and cream wools – try and get a selection of wools that are different thicknesses and shades – the thicker the yarn the less you need to make a pompom and the quicker it is to make really large poms!.VELCRO® Brand HANGables® Removable Wall Fasteners.This beautiful pompom wreath makes a real statement as part of your Christmas decorations – it’ll look stunning above a mantle piece or if you want to make a smaller version it makes a great alternative for your front door.
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