This weekend we started getting all of the supplies and
decorations together for Eila Bean’s 3rd birthday party this
weekend!
I put my army of mini-party planners together to start on
the goodie bags, filled with bubbles, candy, and a sweet little goldfish-filled
treat bag shaped like a carrot (it is a bunny party!!)
Since we are having Eila’s shindig in our townhouse
amenities room (which is lacking in fun, whimsical decor - shocking, right?) I
got right to creating some fun tissue paper pom poms to use for decorations
through the room.
Using Martha Stewart’s Tutorial
and a couple of packages of brightly colored tissue paper from my favourite store
(Dollarama!), I poured myself a big cup of tea and got to work. They look super complicated. They are not.
From start to finish, each one takes about five minutes. (Pardon the
poor lighting, I really need to start crafting in daylight hours so my photos
look a little more lively!)
Start out by taking a stack of 8-10 sheets of tissue
paper. Fold them like a fan, with the
folds about 1.5” in width.
Trim the edges of the tissue paper so they are rounded or
pointed, depending on the look of the flower you would like. I prefer the
rounded edged pom poms, but that’s just me
J
Wrap an 18” length of floral wire around the fan, in the
middle. Start pulling the individual
sheets slowly and carefully away from the stack, being careful not to let the
tissue paper tear.
When you pull them all apart, your pompom should look like
this:
So far I’ve made about 8 pom poms, in pinks and
purples. I think I’ll add a few yellow
and teal for a nice, bright, cheerful space for the bunny party!
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