YARN POM POMS

About a year ago, we added another adorable little Reeder baby to our family......my niece Flora. I can hardly believe it has been a year.

I didn't plan on blogging today, my goal is to get the whole house cleaned! However, when I was cleaning, I ran across a bag and these are the treasures that I found inside.

My assignment for Flora's baby shower was to make the table centerpieces for the luncheon that we had. These items are just a part of the ensemble that I put together for that special day. My sister topped off the look with a variety of beautiful antique dishes. It turned out very nice.

When I ran across these items today, I couldn't help but fall in love with these pom poms all over again. Long ago, when I was a young girl.....maybe 8 or 10........I was obsessed with making my own pom poms and turning them into cute little animals. I spent hours working on them and then I would give them away to those nearest and dearest to me as gifts.  

I'm sure my animals looked something like these.

How do you make these?  For my baby shower centerpieces, I actually used a plastic tool that my daughter had, but there are many different methods of creating pom poms and you definitely don't need to run out to the store and spend money to make these. Pictured below is a homemade cardboard thingamajig similar to what I used so long ago when I was making pom pom animals. You can also go to this tutorial to learn more.

There are really so many things that can be done with pom poms

I found several pom pom ideas and tutorials by doing a search on Pinterest. Check it out....grab some yarn.....and start filling you life with pom poms!