Tissue Paper Pom Poms

My best friend and I are party planner extraordinaires.  We always get excited when it comes time to throw a bridal or baby shower, a birthday, or a holiday party.  Paying extra close attention to the little details is our specialty.  She has all the ideas, and I am the one that executes them....we just make an awesome team. 

We threw a bridal shower for her sister, and while the table looked picture perfect, we were still missing something.... thats when the paper pom pom came into play.  With just some tissue paper and some patience, we re-created these awesome paper forms that made the event that much more special. 

......aaaaaand here's how i did it!

Step 1: Supplies!

Whatcha gon' need? 

� Package of Tissue Paper.  You will need roughly 20 sheets (I love the look of varying colors and even cool printed tissue paper will do.  I made one with a hounds tooth print and it looked awesome... but for the sake of this i'ble, we are gonna stick with classic white)

�Thin wire... I used wire i got from the floral section of my craft store

�String for you to hang the sucker

�Pliers

�Scissors

�A friend  (making stuff is always better with a friend)

Comments

[tmay5]

Too cute! I have been wondering on how to make these for my wedding. Thanks for posting this.

[angelabchua]

Super simple! I hope they turn out fantastic for your wedding! Congrats on getting hitched!

[sarahfish]

just made about 50 of these in yellow and white for a wedding a couple weeks ago! They looked great, they were everywhere! great ible!

[sabrenablay]

Did you happen to keep the poms you made and , if so, are you willing to sell them?

[sarahfish]

no, we burned them in a glorious bonfire at the end of the wedding (they go up better than wicker furniture!)

You should be able to make 50 really quickly and cheaply. We had 4 or 5 girls working on them at any one time, and it only took about an hour.

Angela has made a great ible, you should be able to do your own without any trouble :)

[mhudnall]

Great 'ible!

We made about 40 of these for our friend's wedding in various shades of yellow. They looked great hanging in the backyard for the reception.

We used 20x30 sheets and found we really only needed 10 sheets per pom.

[sabrenablay]

Did you happen to keep the poms and, if so, are you willing to sell them?

[mhudnall]

Doh, forgot to include pictures.

[jessyratfink]

This is gorgeous!

[angelabchua]

oh my word! it looks great! i LOVE LOVE LOVE the color choices you used.

[SChes]

i've made these before, and i used floss to hang the pompom. i've also used pretty ribbons and fishing wire (if you want it somewhat invisible).

[ElvenChild]

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[Lithium Rain]

I sometimes wish I could flag comments as Stupid. Oh, well!

[ElvenChild]

I was joking but I deleted it for you

[chickchoc]

I'm from Texas and down there we use these for a variety of occasions. First, I use only half of a full sheet of tissue paper to make paper flowers. A full sheet is really hard to deal with. I usually clip a small "V" notch on either side of the center and use a very long piece of floral wire. After fluffing, the long wire is used to attach the flowers to floral stems. Another style of paper flower uses two (or more) colors of tissue paper in layers to give a multicolored floral effect. Finally, a pretty fringed effect can be achieved by thinly cutting into the outer edges of the paper rather than simply rounding them.

[angelabchua]

Oooh those are some awesome ideas/suggestions. Do you have photos you can post in this thread? I'd love to see them!

[chickchoc]

I'm planning a fall reception in October in which I plan to use the tissue paper flowers. I'll take some photos then. Have a blessed day!

[Kiteman]

So, you hang loads of these around the room? Or scatter them?

Either way, it looks very effective.

[angelabchua]

Yes, you can hang them over a table in varying heights and in different sizes. They make a wonderful accent and really lovely.

I like them so much, i even keep one in my guest bathroom, and its so cute in the corner.... since no one really uses the shower, and there is no humidity in there, i dont have to worry about it wilting away from the moisture.