Has anyone made tissue pom poms?

[spk926]

Is it really as easy as it sounds? I could order 5 for about $15 on Etsy. Should I just do that?? I could also buy them individually for a little cheaper. I wouldn't spend more than $20 on them if I bought them. Do I attempt to make them for DD's room or should I just buy them?

[spk926]

Oh and if you have bought them on Etsy, any shop recommendations?

[genet313]

I made them, but using cupcake liners instead.  They're "stiffer."   It's easy, just time consuming.  Mine have lasted for 5 yeras now, though some liners fall out if there wasn't enough glue.


www.howdoesshe.com/cupcake-liner-pom-poms/

[Brie]

They're awful. Don't do it.

[ava]

They are super cheap to buy. I have seen them at party City, and Michaels in all the colors.

[water*drop]

They're not that hard, but for $15, I'd probably just buy them.

[Deleted]

I bought a Martha Stewart kit from Micheal's. I think it had like 8 pom poms. Maybe it will be cheaper than etsy, especially with 50% off coupons they have all the time.

[spk926]

Nov 23, 2015 10:52:48 GMT -5 ava said:

They are super cheap to buy. I have seen them at party City, and Michaels in all the colors.

Oh I didn't think to check there, thanks! 

[water*drop]

Wait. Are they shipping them to you unfluffed? The fluffing part is that part that I hate because I always rip them.

[spk926]

Nov 23, 2015 10:53:58 GMT -5 @missy1 said:

I bought a Martha Stewart kit from Micheal's. I think it had like 8 pom poms. Maybe it will be cheaper than etsy, especially with 50% off coupons they have all the time.

Did they have multiple colors? I want pink, blue and green (maybe purple too or instead of green). 

[spk926]

Nov 23, 2015 10:54:55 GMT -5 water*drop said:

Wait. Are they shipping them to you unfluffed? The fluffing part is that part that I hate because I always rip them.

Yes, they come Flat and cut, but with a strong already attached. I would have to fluff them and then obviously hang them. 

[meij]

My SIL asked me to make some for her baby shower. It took me a couple to get the hang of it but I didn't think they were hard and it didn't take long (obviously because she asked me to do this like two hours before the shower)

[ryry]

Nov 23, 2015 10:57:24 GMT -5 spk926 said:

Nov 23, 2015 10:54:55 GMT -5 water*drop said:

Wait. Are they shipping them to you unfluffed? The fluffing part is that part that I hate because I always rip them.

Yes, they come Flat and cut, but with a strong already attached. I would have to fluff them and then obviously hang them. 

Yeah, not worth it then IMO. The fluffing is the worst part and where you're most likely to rip them. I've made a ton of these for different things and they're not hard, but you have to be careful and go slow when you're fluffing. I'd DIY.

[pattieice]

I made tons of those for my brother's wedding. I would DIY, but I am crafty. I followed a Martha Stewart tutorial.

[adhdfashion]

I made 50ish of those for my wedding in 07. Easy peasy. The Martha Stewart tutorial is spot on.

[lala]

I agree with the others, it's the fluffing that is time consuming & trickier, the assembling is easy and so so cheap. It's definitely a DIY.

[bowies]

I read the title of this as tissue p0rn. My mind was in the gutter/office supply cabinet.

[autumnfire]

I made them roughly 4 years ago for a shower. I bought the tissue paper in bulk ($25 for well over a thousand sheets (big sheets!) I still use that leftover to this day for stuffing gift bags lol.

Overall it's not that bad. I had a long arm stapler that allowed me to place the staple right in the middle without taking up to much room and allowed for a nice full fluff. It also kept everything secure. The tedious part is fluffing and is a bit of a delicate process. Overall though it wasn't bad. I would do it the same way again as I didn't mind having the leftover tissue or time spent. It's entirely up to you.

[spk926]

Nov 23, 2015 14:07:47 GMT -5 autumnfire said:

I made them roughly 4 years ago for a shower. I bought the tissue paper in bulk ($25 for well over a thousand sheets (big sheets!) I still use that leftover to this day for stuffing gift bags lol.

Overall it's not that bad. I had a long arm stapler that allowed me to place the staple right in the middle without taking up to much room and allowed for a nice full fluff. It also kept everything secure. The tedious part is fluffing and is a bit of a delicate process. Overall though it wasn't bad. I would do it the same way again as I didn't mind having the leftover tissue or time spent. It's entirely up to you.

Oh using a long arm stapler is a thought if I DIY. I can borrow one from school. Did you attach the string after then?

[autumnfire]

Nov 23, 2015 14:14:05 GMT -5 spk926 said:

Nov 23, 2015 14:07:47 GMT -5 autumnfire said:

I made them roughly 4 years ago for a shower. I bought the tissue paper in bulk ($25 for well over a thousand sheets (big sheets!) I still use that leftover to this day for stuffing gift bags lol.

Overall it's not that bad. I had a long arm stapler that allowed me to place the staple right in the middle without taking up to much room and allowed for a nice full fluff. It also kept everything secure. The tedious part is fluffing and is a bit of a delicate process. Overall though it wasn't bad. I would do it the same way again as I didn't mind having the leftover tissue or time spent. It's entirely up to you.

Oh using a long arm stapler is a thought if I DIY. I can borrow one from school. Did you attach the string after then?

I loved using the long arm I didn't have to worry about the width of the staple taking up space. I also found it handled the amount of tissue paper far better than a desktop stapler.

I placed the string then stapled so that I didn't have to worry if the stable was too tight to get the string on.

[aspentosh]

DIY is easy. Just time consuming.

[ladygrey]

I bought poms from this Etsy shop when I was decorating DD's nursery 2.5 years ago. It was WELL worth it to buy them instead of making them.

www.etsy.com/shop/SweetTeaPaper

[cgpm]

I bought some from Etsy from this shop:

www.etsy.com/shop/ExpressPoms?ref=l2-shopheader-name

Not sure if they were the best deal, but I liked the variety of sizes and colors and they shipped quickly. I didn't even attempt to DIY.

[linz]

I found a tutorial on pinterest. I bought tissue paper from walmart for $1 each.  Handed them to my mom and she made them. So I'd say they were easy   She's crafty and said they were a piece of cake.

[londoncalling]

The fluffing is the time consuming and delicate part. I made them for DD1's birthday party this year and I think they came out good enough.

[Deleted]

Fluffing is the hard part, so you're not getting out of that either way.

Folding, tying and cutting the tissue is really easy.

[pinotgrig]

Nov 23, 2015 10:56:17 GMT -5 spk926 said:

Nov 23, 2015 10:53:58 GMT -5 @missy1 said:

I bought a Martha Stewart kit from Micheal's. I think it had like 8 pom poms. Maybe it will be cheaper than etsy, especially with 50% off coupons they have all the time.

Did they have multiple colors? I want pink, blue and green (maybe purple too or instead of green). 

Yes! Party City has tons and tons of colors. They're in their own aisle with other paper decorations. And they're like $3. Still frustrating, but less so than starting from scratch.

[greencrayon]

My friend made them for my shower. She said she would buy them next time. They were beautiful!