Hello everyone!
I have fallen in love with creating my own pom-pom and tassel crafts.
They are so versatile, they can be made into anything!
I recently thought they would be fun to make into some Halloween garlands.
The pom-poms are perfect for pumpkins and the tassels are perfect for ghosts!
Ghost Tassels
You will need:
White Yarn
Cardboard
Scissors
String
Black Marker
Start by creating your tassels.
To create the tassels, take a piece of cardboard and cut to your desired length.
The length of the cardboard will be the length of the tassel.
Mine was 4 inches long.
Mine was 4 inches long.
Cut a small notch into the left side of the cardboard.
Starting from the bottom, wrap your yarn around the piece of cardboard.
The more times you wrap, the thicker your tassel will be.
I wrapped mine 30 times.
Once you have reached your desired thickness cut the yarn at the bottom of the cardboard.
Take a new piece of yarn a few inches long and insert it into the notch.
Wrap around all of the yarn and secure tightly into place.
Carefully slip the entire tassel off of the cardboard.
Cut along the bottom of the tassel through the "loops."
Trim the ends of the yarn to make them even if needed.
You can find a step by step guide with pictures to creating tassels on one of my previous posts here.
Repeat until you have several tassels.
Cut a piece of string into your desired length for your garland.
Mine was 4 feet long.
Thread the string through the center of the top "loop" of the tassels until they are all threaded onto the string.
With a black marker make three small dots above the tied yarn to create the ghosts face.
Hang and enjoy!
Pom-Pom Pumpkins
You will need:
Orange Yarn
Green Yarn
Cardboard
Scissors
Needle
String
Start by creating your pom-poms.
To create the pom poms, cut a piece of cardboard to your desired width.
The width of the cardboard will be the width of the pom-poms.
Mine was 1 and a 1/2 inches wide.
Starting from the bottom, wrap your yarn around the cardboard.
The more times you wrap, the thicker the pom poms will be.
I wrapped mine 40 times.
Once you have reached your desired thickness, cut the yarn at the bottom of the cardboard.
Carefully remove all of the yarn from the cardboard, making sure to keep its shape.
Take a new piece of yarn a few inches long and wrap around all of the yarn.
Carefully remove all of the yarn from the cardboard, making sure to keep its shape.
Take a new piece of yarn a few inches long and wrap around all of the yarn.
Secure the yarn tightly around the pom-pom, it will look similar to a bow tie.
Cut along both sides of the yarn through the "loops."
Trim the ends of the yarn to make even, if needed.
Trim the ends of the yarn to make even, if needed.
You can find a step by step guide with pictures to creating pop-poms on one of my previous posts here.
Repeat until you have several pop-poms.
Repeat until you have several pop-poms.
To create a stem for the pumpkins, thread a piece of green yarn a few inches long through the needle.
Tie a knot at the opposite end of the yarn.
Tie a knot at the opposite end of the yarn.
Thread the needle through the bottom of the pom-pom and then back down through the top to create a loop.
Tie the yarn securely into place and cut off any excess.
Cut a piece of string into your desired length for your garland.
Mine was 4 feet long.
Thread the string through the looped stems of the pom-poms until they are all threaded onto the string.
Hang and enjoy!
I thought it would be fun to incorporate both into one garland.
It is currently hung in our entryway and I love it!
What has been your favorite thing you have made/seen out of pom-poms and tassels?
All my love,
Autumn
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