Wednesday, January 7, 2015

DIY Pom-Pom Garland

It's amazing how Kitty thinks that every single thing I make, I make for him. Like this project for example:


DIY Pom-Pom Garland


I mean, according to him, this just screams, "hey, this is a cat toy, right?"
Yes Kitty. You are correct.

I've been living in my new apartment for about six months now, but I haven't done a whole lot of decorating. Sure, there are a lot of rocks and a few creepy paintings here and there, but I'm starting to do a few more things here and there. A little while ago, I decided to use up some scrap yarn and ended up making a cute garland of sorts. And it was actually really simple and quick to make--

DIY Pom-Pom Garland

I started by making around two dozen little pom poms. All I did to make these was wrap some yarn around my fingers 30-40 times before cutting off the extra yarn.

DIY Pom-Pom Garland

I slipped the yarn off my fingers and tied the bundle together with another piece of yarn.

DIY Pom-Pom Garland

Once everything was tied together, I cut all the little loops apart on each side.

DIY Pom-Pom Garland

 Then fluffed it up and repeated.

DIY Pom-Pom Garland

To make the garland-y part, all I did was crochet a mega-long string of chain stitches, which I measured against my wall to get the final length.

DIY Pom-Pom Garland

Finally, I laid the whole string out on the ground,laid out my poms where I thought they would look good, and tied them all on with separate little strings.Of course, Kitty appeared to lend his expertise, and I was ever so grateful. If you are a crafter and do not have a helper cat, you should really consider adopting one :]

DIY Pom-Pom Garland

And although it IS a very tempting cat toy, it's still hanging up on my wall! Succeeeeessss~

DIY Pom-Pom Garland

DIY Pom-Pom Garland

At first, I thought, "hey, this is almost Christmas-y" but then I realized that the colors go quite nicely with the magnificent throne of a patterned chair that you see here, so that is really quite satisfying.

DIY Pom-Pom Garland

And it was really just as simple as that! I'm slowly decorating the rest of my apartment, which mean there are a million things in progress, but nothing is done. I'll be sure to share whenever (if ever?) they get finished!

I'm also trying to figure out how else I can use up all of my odds and ends of yarn that I've accumulated. So if you have any suggestions, I'd love to hear them!

Linkin' up:
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12 comments:

  1. This is too cute. Kitty is so helpful! Also, I adore your lamp. GREEN.

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  2. Love the Pom Pom Garland might need to do this with my daughter this year x

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    1. I'm glad you like it-- and I'm sure that it would be a fun mother-daughter project!

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  3. Ahhhh this is soo cute! Love it! xx

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  4. I do love a pom pom garland. Cute idea and great tutorial. I really want to learn to crochet this year.

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    1. Thanks Kate! You should totally learn to crochet-- it's so much fun and really not that hard to pick up.

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  5. Hello cute lady! This looks so amazing. Pinned and tweeted. We appreciate you taking the time to stop by and party with us. It wouldn't be a party without you! I hope to see you tonight at 7 pm. Lou Lou Girls

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    1. Thanks so much for hosting the party-- I look forward to seeing what everyone makes each week!

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