Valentine Pom Pom Garland with Hearts

Learn to make a valentine pom pom garland with hearts to embellish your vacation residence! That is SO simple to make, even for starting crafters. The center pom poms are quite simple.

Expertise Required: None. Even for those who’ve by no means crafted earlier than, you are able to do this undertaking. You’ll be wrapping yarn on a plastic instrument after which trimming. I’ll present you find out how to make the hearts utilizing a template, and you then’ll be stringing the poms onto yarn to hold.

It was JUST final 12 months that I realized to make a pom pom garland. How did all of it go down? Nicely, not lengthy earlier than the garland, I used a pom pom maker to create a wreath with some leftover yarn.

I discovered it SO simple to make pom poms that I received hooked.

I realized shortly that I can cuddle up on the sofa with a Lifetime film or my favourite actuality present and simply bang out yarn pom poms, one after the opposite.

And as soon as I noticed THAT, I received cranking. The primary garland seemed nice and added some a lot wanted colour to my mantel (which truthfully is fairly impartial and boring).

I made a decision {that a} Christmas pom pom garland was so as after that. I used to be actually proud of how that one turned out. So glad in actual fact that I knew there was one other garland problem forward of me. Valentine’s Day.

That’s how this valentine pom pom garland was born!

Valentine’s Day Pom Pom Garland

Now, I take advantage of the phrase “problem” loosely. The problem forward of me was find out how to make coronary heart pom poms, which I shortly found out. Seems it’s a fairly easy course of.

The remainder of the garland is identical because the others fabricated from yarn. It’s numerous wrapping and numerous enjoyable!

I additionally simply came upon that pom pom makers are really useful for ages 5 and up. SO technically it’s a fantastic Valentine’s Day craft for youths. In case your littles like that type of factor. Learn to make it beneath.

Collect These Provides

Yarn – about 4 – 5 skeins (I used 4 totally different colours together with crimson, pink, magenta, and white)

Pom pom makers – 2 1/2″ or 3 3/8″

Scissors

Cardboard (from a cereal field or comparable)

Pencil

Needle (that matches the yarn, tapestry weight is really useful)

Make the Pom Poms

I’m going to point out you find out how to make a pom pom utilizing a instrument – that is the medium dimension (2 1/2″) pom pom maker.

You’re going to open one aspect of the pom pom maker solely and start wrapping the yarn across the two sticks. The yarn finally ends up being within the U form. Wrap firmly however not too tight. You don’t wish to pull on the yarn.

Proceed wrapping till you’ve got crammed that U form with yarn. You’ve made half a pom pom! Nicely, form of.

Now it is advisable move the yarn over to the opposite aspect of the instrument. Carry it by means of the ft, then shut that aspect and produce the yarn over to the opposite aspect for some further wrapping.

Now pull out the opposite two sticks and do the identical on the opposite aspect of the instrument. Wrap the yarn time and again till the U is crammed. While you’re executed wrapping, lower the yarn.

That is what a accomplished pom pom appears to be like like contained in the pom pom maker. However we’re about to set this dangerous boy free!

Use the scissors to chop either side of the yarn. It’s very easy as a result of the instrument has an indentation when closed that matches the scissors.

Now you’ll tie all of it collectively. Minimize a size of yarn, about 12″ or so.

Tie the yarn across the middle of the pom pom maker. You’re going to tie it twice to make a knot. Tie firmly and tightly however not so tight you break the yarn.

Pat your self on the again and provides me a “hallelujah” and a “yeehaw!” You made a pom pom of your very personal. Open the instrument and take away the pom. It’s going to look slightly scraggly.

Trim the surplus yarn with scissors to make it even.

There’s your completed pom pom! Maintain going and making an increasing number of poms till you’ve got the specified quantity.

I made six of every colour EXCEPT for the crimson yarn. I made seven of these. And determined that these could be my coronary heart pom poms! You’re going to make them simply as you probably did the opposite poms, to begin.

Make Coronary heart Pom Poms

The center form is created AFTER the pom pom is made! What you’ll do is use a chunk of thinner cardboard (like a cereal field) to create a coronary heart template.

Take the crimson pom pom in your hand and easy the yarn out, holding the template on high along with your thumb.

Start trimming across the template with the scissors. Guarantee that your “pom holding hand” is regular in an effort to lower round simply.

Proceed chopping all the best way round. You’ll be left with a coronary heart formed pom pom constituted of yarn! Now, you can also make changes as wanted with the scissors to get extra of a definitive coronary heart form for those who so select.

Observe: I discovered the guts shapes seemed finest with both the two″ or 3″ poms. Any bigger or smaller and it was more durable to see the form on the garland.

Repeat with every crimson pom pom till you’ve got all of the hearts you need.

String the Poms

Prepared to complete your Valentine’s Day pom pom garland? Thread some yarn on the massive needle and string it by means of the poms.

Begin with a coronary heart, then rotate by means of the colours. You should use a single or double strand of yarn. I like to make use of a double strand simply since you’d be stunned at how heavy the poms get.

You’re additionally going to complete the garland with a coronary heart!

Dangle the Garland

As soon as all of the poms are strung on the yarn, you’ll grasp the Valentine’s Day garland. Get it hanging in the best spot earlier than you are concerned about spreading them out.

You may simply slide the poms alongside the yarn to get them the place you need them, so your decor is hanging simply completely.

I completely LOVE my vibrant and cheery vacation garland! Get the printable find out how to card for this craft beneath.

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