Here is my cupcake liner pom-pom tutorial…
My inspiration for this tutorial:
I was walking by a cupcake shop in St. George, Utah, when I noticed the most beautiful pom-poms hanging in the window display.
I looked closer and realized they were made of cupcake liners (ingenious!) and I thought, “I can make that!” So I went to work…
These little beauties are unbelievably easy to make and take very little time (under an hour! perfect for the mom on the go!)
(p.s. they are MUCH sturdier than tissue paper pom-poms!! believe me!)
The Supplies:
Step One:
Insert finger into cupcake liner and mold it around your finger. This will leave the base of the cupcake liner rounded (visible in the second photo).
Step Two:
Add a tiny dot of hot glue onto the middle of the rounded base (created in step one).
Step Three:
Press the cupcake liner onto the foam ball. Hold for a few seconds.
Step Four:
Press the cupcake liner together and reshape it so it does not flare outward.
Step Five:
Place the cupcake liners in close proximity to each-other. Should look something this this…
Step Six:
Continue gluing liners on the ball until it is completely covered. Voila! Finished!
Note:
White pom-pom: average-sized cupcake liners
Colored pom-pom: mini cupcake liners
Colored pom-pom: mini cupcake liners
It took about 100 mini liners and 40 average-sized liners to cover a 10 inch (diameter) ball. The amount of liners needed will vary depending on how you wish to space them on the ball.
These are absolutely adorable! Thanks for the great tutorial! :]
Loved this especially the fact they were made with cupcake liners!
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love this idea! i have seen most done with flowers, but this is great to save and use again!
Too cute! I'm throwing a baby shower in a few weeks and this will be perfect for some of the decorations!
Oh my gosh this is so cute! It is so much cuter than the tissue paper ones and I'm sure much easier! I've never wanted to make them because they are so flimsy and lots of time cutting.. but this is perfect! Thanks for the idea! This would also be cute for a grocery bridal shower or any food themed party!
That is soo creative!
Hi!
I wanted you to know today I posted a link to this tutorial on my blog, PaperFriendly.
Nancy Ward
PaperFriendly
http://www.nancywardcrafts.com
these are so cool! love the look and they prolly last longer then the tissue poms. fun!!
Hi, Heidi
My best friend is getting married in June & I suggested making these in her wedding colors! They will make beautiful wedding decorations! Very elegant! Thanks!
Have just shared this link on my page http://www.facebook.com/sookyboodesigns
Love it…
Love this idea too! Just wanted to let everyone know that I saw packages of liners at Michael's for $1. There was several cute patterns.
Love this!! Thanks for the super easy idea :)
Thanks for posting. These are fantastic. Would also make the cutest wreath for the door!
Fabulous! Thanks so much! I was going to go shopping for paper lanterns today, but I think I may make these instead! XOXO
Thank you!!!
Lindinho e fácil de fazer!!! Grata por compartilhar!
love it!!!!! Greetings from the Netherlands;)
brilliant! love this idea!
I see this is kinda old post but I just now found it on Pinterest! I was wondering if instead of hot glue, if you could just use straight pins??? That would save alot of time… Any thought anyone??
A reader told me she did it with straight pins and it worked like a charm. Hopefully it works out! :)
-H
Would straight pins be a bad idea for outdoor events?
Hi Debra,
I’ve never used straight pins so, unfortunately, I can only tell you that one of my readers used straight pins and thought it worked well. I’m not sure if she used at an outdoor event though. I can say that the hot-glue worked like a charm!
Sorry I couldn’t be more help :)
-Heidi
LOVE these. Going to do them with our daughter for her room, but how do you hang them? What do you do to connect the string? THANK YOU
I hung mine with clear fishing line. Tie it to a small tac and then hot glue the tack into the ball. That worked really well for me.
Hope this helps!
-H
Such a cool idea.
how do you insert the string ?
This is really cute! Going to do this for my daughters daughters bridal shower…one stupid question what type of string did you use and how did u fasten to ball?
Fishing line wrapped around a tack. Then I hot-glued around the needle of the tack and pressed it into the ball.
I have made these in the past for my daughter’s bday and I have used nylon string.
Clever! Thank you!