How to ~ Pom-pom Dandelion Floral Arrangement Tutorial

Hi everyone!  This is a tutorial on how to make a Pom-pom Dandelion Floral Arrangement with some dead branches and wool.  I needed a nice something to sit on top of the cupboard in my entranceway because it looks so bare and stark otherwise.  I saw the idea on Pinterest, and thought it would look so cute as part of a bigger arrangement{involving books and coffee filters!}. It’s a very simple, but effective look, so let’s get to it.  : D     

Materials you will need:

• Dead/dry thin, twig like branches ~ any size and amount you want.
• White yarn {or any colour you would like}
• Hot glue gun/craft glue
• Scissors
• Fork or other pom-pom making device
  

Step 1:  Start making your pom-poms ~ you can use any method you want.  In this tutorial I will show you the fork method.  You wrap the yarn horizontally around the fork prongs, leaving space at the bottom and the top.

Step 2:  When the yarn is about half a centimetre thick around the fork, cut the strand, leaving a tail about as long as the fork’s handle.  Using that tail, wrap the yarn several times vertically around the horizontal band, poking the yarn through the middle space between the fork prongs at the bottom of the band.

Step 3: Pull the half-finished pom-pom off the fork and cut through the sides of the horizontal band of yarn.  The strands will spring out and you can now trim the pom-pom into a smooth ball shape.  Don’t trim too much wool, or it’ll get too small.  It doesn’t have to be perfectly round, but smoothness is good.

Step 4:  Lather, rinse, repeat steps 1 to 3 until you have enough pom-poms.  This can simply be decided by taste.  You may want to stick a pom-pom on the end of each branch/twig, or you may want to leave a few ends free.  I went with the latter option, and left a few branches bare.

 

Step 5:  Put a dab of glue on the end of your branch and stick a pom-pom on.  Do this until you are happy with your branches.  Now you are done!  Ta-da!  > ω <

xox,

bonita