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cupcake liner pom poms

Hi there, HowDoesShe Gals! Today we have an adorable and fun tutorial by guest poster, Heidi from Made by Heidi: Sew.Craft.Create.

cupcake liner pom poms
 

We love her blog and have been inspired by her many unique creations. Isn’t she just as adorable as her crafts? Yes… yes she is! We are so lucky to have her teach us how to make some sweet and DURABLE pom poms. Wouldn’t we all like the decorative pom poms that we make to actually LAST for another occasion? Heidi shows us how. – Bobbi


 

Today I’m teaching you how to make decorative pom-poms using cupcake liners! that’s right… cupcake liners!


 
 

My inspiration for this tutorial:

cupcake liner pom poms

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:


cupcake liner pom poms

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).

cupcake liner pom poms

cupcake liner pom poms

Step Two:

Add a tiny dot of hot glue onto the middle of the rounded base (created in step one).

cupcake liner pom poms

Step Three:

Press the cupcake liner onto the foam ball. Hold for a few seconds.

cupcake liner pom poms

Step Four:

Press the cupcake liner together and reshape it so it does not flare outward.

cupcake liner pom poms
Step Five:
Place the cupcake liners in close proximity to each-other. Should look something this this…


cupcake liner pom poms

Step Six:

Continue gluing liners on the ball until it is completely covered. Voila! Finished!


cupcake liner pom poms



Cupcake liner pom poms

Note:

White pom-pom: average-sized 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.

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Now that you’ve all been completely inspired by Heidi’s gorgeous and DURABLE pom poms, take a moment and check out a few of her other amazing and crafty ideas:
The only thing better than getting my hands on an iPad, would be getting my hands on one of these GORGEOUS iPad cases! Heidi teaches us how to make them!

Doesn’t this clever idea have you curious? Tweet, tweet!

And don’t forget to check out her tutorial to make this adorable memory game AND a case to carry it in. SMART!

Have a happy, crafty day!

cupcake liner pom pom tutorial

About Bobbi

I live in a little place called Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada, and love being a Canuck! I married my very best friend 15 years ago and am a mother to four adorable girls who keep me on my toes constantly. Being a homemaker is my favorite occupation, though I'm also a portrait photographer and avid Project Lifer! Oh, and I LOVE working at HowDoesShe, sharing ideas for women, by women, on how to make the most out of our lives! It's amazing!

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  13. Samah says

    Wow! The cupcake liners look amazing. I finally learned how to make the tissue paper ones, and now it’s time to move on! 🙂
    I guess you could get really snazzy and coordinate your cupcakes with the pompoms.

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  16. Lauralee Hensley says

    I bet if you didn’t want to use the hot glue gun you could adhere them with a thumbtack in the bottom center? That is if the thumb tack head was the same color as the liner. I could see doing this for a baby shower decoration hanging from the ceiling. What about making a package decoration with a halved small styrofoam ball and using mini cupcake liners and gluing the flat edge of the ball to the package wrapping paper. I mean instead of a bow for some really cool Christmas packages. Hmmmm, I think I’m going to try this.

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  18. Rebekah Worth says

    Super cute. I made over 20 tissue pom poms for my daughters 1st birthday a few weeks ago. This would have been easier and faster and it would have gone with her cupcake theme. A great idea for halloween is spray paint the ball in black and use orange or black cupcake liners to reduce the number used. A black spider would be cool to make

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  20. Jeannie says

    This is so perfect for what Ive been looking for! My little baby girl is having her first b-day next month and its cupcake themed 🙂

    Can someone PLEASE tell me how to attach the string to hang it from though? ANd what is a good way to attach it to the ceiling?
    Thank you!!
    .-= Jeannie´s last blog ..2 layer Poke cake =-.

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  25. Brigitte says

    This is so adorable! I made a cross of this project and this one https://howdoesshe.com/cupcake-flower-centerpiece for my daughter’s birthday party and wanted to share.

    I had the foam balls that have a rough surface so the glue didn’t stick as easily. I reinforced some of the cupcake liners with straight pins. I used a little plastic kid’s bowl from Ikea as the flower pot and the cupcake liners (mini) for the flowers.

    http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/sLSxeiNnN6uBznpCcGVtbw?feat=directlink

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  26. Rachel says

    Did these for my little girl’s 2nd Birthday..polka dot themed, so I used polka dot cupcake liners..got SO many compliments!

    How can I post a pic??

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  32. Stacy hughes says

    Just made these for my daughters party and they came out fantastic! And easy to do :). I used 3″ and 5″ balls though and had them on candlesticks and as centerpieces rather than hanging. Thanks sooo much for the tips!

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  36. Lavi says

    This also can be done on Chinese lanterns with coffee filters or cupcake liners. I have 2 Chinese lanterns done with coffee filters for our girls rooms:)

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  38. Tiffany says

    Hi! I am currently making these for my daughter’s party. I heard to hang these with fishing line, but I cannot figure out how to securely attach the line to the cupcake pom in order to hang it. Help?

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    • Bobbi says

      That’s a great question. I have heard of putting some hotglue on one of those tiny hooks that have a screw for the bottom, and screwing it into the styrofoam ball, then tying the line to the hook. Let me know if you find a way that works for you!

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