Time for a celebration!

Recently I helped a friend with some of the details of her wedding, and although I was particularly proud of the flowers I produced, the centerpiece details were stunning and impacting!  Around here, we love POMS!

Originally introduced and popularlized by the amazing Martha Stewart, these tissue-paper pom-poms can cost you an arm and a leg if you buy a kit from your local craft store which yields only 3 poms, or on Etsy, where each pom can cost you $5.00.  While this may not seem like too much, it can add up when you have 2 or 3 poms featured together.


These beautiful details are easily and fun to create while watching t.v. before bed, using only a few basic supplies, a little time and some patience.

Supplies You'll Need:
Self-healing cutting mat

Bone folder

Scissors

Floral wire

Tissue paper in assorted colors

Step 1:

For each large sized pom, you will need 8 sheets of 20 x 30 inch sheets of tissue paper.

For each small sized pom, cut these 8 sheets in half so you have 2 - 10 x 15 inch stacks.

Work from the shorter side of the tissue, the 20 or 10 inch for the small poms, not the 30 or 15 inch side.

Step 2:

Make 1 1/2-inch-wide accordion folds, creasing each fold with your bone folder.

** Hint:  Crisp edges make for better looking poms. **

Step 3:

If your folds end up uneven, it's okay!  Just trim up the excess end to match the rest of the folds, being careful to not cut the creases or your pom will fall apart. With scissors, trim ends of tissue into rounded or pointy shapes.

 

Step 4:

Match up your cut ends, fold an 18 inch piece of 22 gauge floral wire in half, and slip over center of folded tissue; twist.

Step 5:

While holding the wire end, spread out your accordion, and gently pull one sheet from the opposite side up towards the center of the pom.

Step 6:

Continue until you are halfway through on each side (4 sheets have been separated), then start pulling up sheets towards the wire.

Step 7: 
When finished separating the layers, fluff evenly, and you are now ready to hang!

I recommend either selecting a variety of colors in the same color palette, for example, various shades of pink, or sticking to only 3 or 4 different colors, for example, magenta, navy, ivory and gold.

Happy pom-creating! 
 

xoxo

~R