One thing that I absolutely love to decorate with to just add a little something extra is garland and this pom pom garland is perfect for Christmas.
First of all it is easy to make and also very quick.
Second you can use it to decorate just about anywhere. Hang it on the mantel for something extra, over the top of a doorway, wrapped on the branches around your Christmas tree, etc.
Third this garland is so inexpensive to make. I bought some bakers twine in a large roll in the yarn section of Joann for much cheaper than buying a smaller amount in the papercrafting section. I have been using this same roll of bakers twine for all of my other Christmas crafts this year like the burlap jingle bell trees pictured above and still have a ton of it left.
The pom poms came from the dollar store in a bag with different sizes of red, green, and white. I have also used them for other projects with more leftover.
What you will need:
Bakers twine– I used red and white to keep with the Christmas theme and appearance of candy cane stripes.
First you can decide on where you may want to hang your garland and then measure that space to have an idea of how long to make your garland. If you aren’t really sure you can just go ahead and make so much. If you do need more, you can easily just tie the two strands together and it should not be that noticeable.
Measure your bakers twine for the same length leaving a little extra to hang it and then cut it.
Thread a sewing needle with one end of the bakers twine and tie in a knot.
Insert the needle through the middle of a pom pom to thread it onto the bakers twine.
Continue threading your pom poms onto the bakers twine. You may have to stop in between threading them to move them along the twine and place them where you would like. Feel free to space them as far apart or as close together as you would like.
I also didn’t use any special pattern for my pom poms when threading them on. My pack as I mentioned before had different sizes and colors as well.
Once you are finished, you can trim the bakers twine from the needle. You should not have to tie a knot at the end to keep the pom poms from falling off but feel free if it makes you feel better.
Now all you need to do is hang your pom pom garland.
Another cute idea to use this garland is to make a pom pom ribbon out of it. I just shared gift wrapping ideas last week using kraft paper and craft supplies. This would be cute to wrap around a present for the ribbon instead of just an ordinary ribbon.
Have fun this Christmas enjoying the craft projects and traditions.
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That turned out super cute! Definitely an easy way to make things a little festive!
Thank you! Very easy but still so adorable.
Such a cute idea! Love it.
Thank you so much! I’m glad you enjoyed it.
That’s adorable!
Thank you! And easy too!
So cute & simple! The string really makes it pop too ๐
Thank you! I just can’t get over the bakers twine.
Wow! This is cute, simple and adorable! Great idea! ๐
Adorable idea, thanks for sharing!
This is such a cute idea Bethany! I love that it’s so simple to do. Thanks for sharing!
Have a great day and happy Holidays to you and yours :).