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Tissue Paper Pom Pom Tutorial

Today I am continuing on with the Birthday Decor I made for my Mom's Surprise Party over the weekend. On Monday I showed you the Cute Birthday Banner I made.

I also made some fun Tissue Paper Pom Poms for the party as well.

Today I have a tutorial for you on how to make them.

Here is what they look like:

These are so easy to make and you only need a few items. I bought mine at the Dollar Store so they were cheap to make too!

What You Will Need:

- Tissue Paper {You will need 8-10 sheets for one pom pom}
-Ribbon
-Scissors

How To Make Them:

Step 1:

First you are going to separate the colors of tissue paper if needed. Then take one color and line the papers up the best you can.

Step 2:

You are going take the papers by the shorter side and fold them together accordion style, like you would fold a fan when you were younger. As I went along doing this I took a pen and slid it down on the folds to help crease them.

Step 3:

Cut some of your ribbon long enough to go tie around the tissue paper and to be able to hang it up.
Then you will tie the ribbon around the middle. Make sure your knot is on the SIDE of the long strip you have made. It will hang better this way...it won't be all lop sided!

Step 4:

Next, you will take your scissors and cut the ends of the tissue paper. You can either cut it to a point or make it rounded. The more dramatic you are in cutting the more flower like it will look. Hope that makes sense!

Step 5:

Now you are going to take your strip and open up each side to make it look like that fan you made when you were little.

Step 6:

Next, you are going to start on one side and really separate each paper being careful not to rip the tissue paper! Each paper that is closest to the ribbon you are going to fold it toward the ribbon working your way to the middle to form the ball.

{In this picture I am working on the right side only!}

When you have one side done, do the other side.

Now you should have a ball formed! If needed you can go around and separate some more if you have any holes. Now you are done!!

These are such a fun way to add flare to your party!
They went perfect with the Birthday Banner I made HERE.

Joining the Following Link Parties
HERE

Girly Birthday Banner

Over the weekend my family and I did a surprise Birthday Party for my Mom. It turned out to be a wonderful surprise for her and such a fun party!!

For the party I made a couple different things of decor which I will be showing you throughout the week.

Today I am going to show you how I made a cute Birthday Banner.

Here it is:

This was really fun and easy to make!

What You Will Need:

-Scrapbook Paper {I used 6 different papers. I had 3 of each kind for the circles. I used 5 different patterns for the circles.}

-Cricut or other cutting machine

-Glue Stick

-Foam Tape

-Packaging Tape or Masking Tape

-Scissors

-Jute

-Different Ribbons

How I Made It:

First I got all my cutting done on my Circut. For the circles, I did the big circles at 5 3/4" and the smaller ones at 5". I did 13 of each size. I also cut out the letters "Happy Birthday" using the Simply Sweet Cartridge. I did those at 4".

Next, I took the glue stick and glued the circles together.

Once those were all glued, I put the letters on the circles. I used my foam tape to give the letters some definition.

Here are the circles all finished:

Next, I spaced the circles out evenly to measure how long the jute needed to be.

I did each word on a different jute piece. I then used my packaging tape to

tape the circles to the jute string. I tied the'Birthday' word to the 'Happy' piece of Jute.

I also tied loops in the end of the happy jute string for easy hanging.

Lastly, I took some matching ribbon and tied a few pieces to each end of the Birthday String.

And that's it!! It went together so fast and I LOVE how it turned out!

Definitely fun and cheery for a Birthday Greeting!

Here it is hung at the Surprise Party:

The best part about this banner is it didn't cost me a thing!!!

I had everything on hand to make it with!

I am also excited to have it on hand now for other birthday parties down the road.

Joining the Following Link Parties

HERE

Super Father's Day Banner

I know Father's Day was yesterday

so I hope all the men out there

and the ones in your life had a

SUPER SPECIAL DAY!!

Today I am going to show you a banner I made for our Family's Father Day BBQ.

I made this last minute so I apologize for putting it up a day late,

{sometimes thats just how my life works!}

but hopefully you can use the idea next year if you would like!

Here is the Father's Day Banner:

I LOVE how this one came together!!

It was easy to make as well!

Here's What You Will Need:

-Circut or other Cutting Machine

-3 Colors of Paper {I did Red, Yellow and Blue}

-Glue Stick

-Foam Tape, Glue Stick or Double sided tape {depending on the look you want}

-Jute or Ribbon to hang them on

-Scissors

-Packing Tape

Here's How I Made It:

First I cut out the super man solid symbol on my cricut. I cut them out on blue and yellow paper with the yellow measuring smaller so the blue would boarder it. I also cut out Super Dad with red paper.

Next, I glued the yellow and blue symbols together with the glue stick.

Then I cut a bunch of foam tape to put the letters on with. I wanted to give it the 3D look. I then stuck the letters on the symbols.

Next I laid out the finished letters and symbols so I could measure how long I needed the jute to be. When I figured that out, I taped the symbols onto the jute using packing tape.

Lastly, I tied the Dad onto the Super rope so It would hang below it and this way it was still one banner and not two.

There you have it!!! Super Easy and Super Fun Father's Day Banner!!

Here are a couple of pictures of our Father's Day BBQ:

{These are my Cute Kids!}

{Yummy Food}

{I brought Dad's Root Beer as a special way to honor our Daddy's}

Hope you all had a Wonderful Father's Day!!

Joining the Following Link Parties HERE

Baby Boy Shower Banner

A couple of weeks ago my Mother in Law and I threw 2 of my sister in laws a double baby shower. They are both having boys this summer and just a few weeks apart. It was so fun to be able to do this for them. Everything turned out great!

I wanted to make something cute for the shower so I decided to make a cute banner.

I had to share this with you all because I love how it came together.

Here is what it looks like:

What You Will Need:

- The Colored Paper you are needing {Ours were blue and yellow}

-Jute or string to hang it up with

-Foam Tape or Double Sided Tape

-Medium Clothespins

-Small Onesies

-Scissors

-Cricut or Silhouette Machine

How I Made It:

First I got on my Cricut Machine and cut out the cute flags and letters for the sign.

{Those are the same color blue flags...there is just weird lighting on the left one.}

Then I taped the letters onto the flags with foam tape. This way they would stick out a little giving a 3D look.

Then I laid those all out with the onesies so I could see how much jute I would need. I also tied both ends with a loop so I would be able to hang it up.

Next, I clipped everything on with the clothespins.

Lastly, I took a couple different ribbons and tied them in a knot between the words to keep them separated.

I love how it turned out! Everyone at the shower loved it as well!

Made me happy!

Joining the Following Link Parties HERE

Scrapbook Easter Egg Decor

Last week I did a Guest Post over at
Blissful & Domestic
for a Scrapbook Easter Egg Decor.
I thought I would share my little
Easter Egg Decoration
with you today, incase you missed it!

A couple of weeks ago I did an Easter Edition on my weekly Pinterest Picks,

which can be found HERE.

I found the cutest egg art and included that into the list.

Here is what the Pinterest Version looks like:

I thought it was so cute so I decided to make my own version of this!

HERE IS WHAT MINE LOOKS LIKE:

I just LOVE how it all came together!!!

How I Made It:

I looked in my frame stash and found one that I had gotten at a local thrift store. It was perfect for this project. I took the back out so I could paint it.

I had pictured in my head how I wanted mine to look and I wanted a colored frame so I chose pink for the color. I spray painted the frame. I did a few coats on it until it was good and covered.

I wanted to create my own mat for this, so I took silver sparkly paper I had on hand and cut it down to the size of the frame. Then I figured out how thick I wanted it to be and cut a rectangle in the middle of it out using my Cricut. Which created my own mat for it!!

I put that in the frame with a white piece of card stock behind it and then put the back piece back on. I left the piece of glass out because I like the look of it better with out it. I am going to use that for another project!

Next, was the fun part...ok it was a little challenging...trying to figure out the pattern for the eggs. I got the size I wanted and cut a bunch out in different scrapbook papers using my Circut. I am such a visual person so I had to do this to get what I wanted. I cut out about 7 different papers, but ended up only using 3 and put them in rows so it looks like stripes. I like the look of this better than anything else I did.