

You’ll also need to trim until they’re about the same length. Step 6: Now with your scissors snip through the loops around the whole pom pom. You’ll need them to tie the pom pom to the rug mat. But leave the long strings, don’t snip them. Step 5: Now tie even tighter with the rolls out. Step 4: Tie once, then pull the rolls out The sizes will differ but that’s okay! We liked the look of the rug to have different size pom poms. Our rolls were so squished because they had been used a lot but yours might not get as squished at first. Step 2: Keep going until it looks about this size or even larger. Step 1: Stick your fingers into the rolls and start wrapping the yarn around both.

Non stick rug mat in the size you want your rug to be (we bought ours larger and then cut it down). Wool yarn of various sizes, textures, colors of your choosing. Or if we got sick of the rug and wanted to use the pom poms for another project. We used slip knots so that we could move them around if we decided we needed to. STEP 9: Tie them on using the long string you’ve left hanging (you did leave those strings, didn’t you? Oh good). We needed about 50 for our rug, which was pretty small. You need them to be really squished together so after placing them you might find out you need to make more. STEP 8: Now you’ll start to place them on the non stop mat to decide on what design you want.
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STEP 7: Now keep going! Each pom pom took us about 5 minutes so put on a movie or two and relax! You could sit there snipping forever if you wanted. STEP 6: Now with your scissors snip through the loops around the whole pom pom. STEP 5: Now tie even tighter with the rolls out. Step 4: Tie once, then pull the rolls out Step 3: Cut another piece of string and weave it through both of the rolls so it wraps around the whole thing. This one above was for a smaller pom pom, the rolls below are for a larger one. We liked the look of the rug to have different size pom poms. STEP 2: Keep going until it looks about this size or even larger. STEP 1: Stick your fingers into the rolls and start wrapping the yarn around both. You should be able to find one at your local hardware store

Non stick rug mat in the size you want your rug to be (we bought ours larger and then cut it down). Wool yarn of various sizes, textures, colors of your choosing Keep reading to see the step by step instructions on how we made it… LOTS of fun things to make with pom poms.įor the color combination, I really wanted something pretty neutral with a few pops of pink and yellow.Īmazing what you can do with yarn and scissors and a little time. Have you made them before?Īnd a really easy Pom Pom Necklace Crafts with Kids I mean, don’t you want to wiggle your toes on this soft rug too? I wanted to make something soft to stand on and soothe Edie in her crib when she got up in the middle of the night, and thought a DIY pom pom rug would be the perfect addition.Īlso, it adds a touch of feminine when the room is feeling much more masculine right now. I’m sharing one project for the room today: a DIY pom pom rug. I’m putting the finishing touches on the joint kids room now and am excited to show it to you soon! It’s been a real challenge to bring together elements for both a 6 yr old boy and 9 month old girl.
