Yesterday Cherry’s Aunty Nise came over to play

Tea for two

Cherry showed Aunty Nise her newly converted cot-bed

How to make a pom-pom with Aunty Nise

Aunty Nise is one crafty chick and taught Cherry how to make a pompom.
This is what they used:
– Wool
– Scissors
– 2 circles cut out from cardboard with a smaller circular whole in the centre

To make the cardboard circle templates, trace around a glass for the outer circle and around a bottle top for the inner circle.

Start by tying a long piece of wool around both of the circles laying flat together

Warp the wool around the circles

Keep wrapping around and around

To make a thick pom-pom, wrap another few layers around the circle. If you run out of wool, tie on another long piece. Don’t worry about the knots because you can trim them off later.

You can use different coloured wools to make multicoloured pom-poms

Once you’ve completed wrapping, insert the tip of your scissors in between the two cardboard circles and snip the wool all the way around

Slip in a piece of wool in between the circles

Secure a tight knot

Then remove the circles, trim any stray strands and hay presto, you’ve made a pom-pom!

Ta-da!

Did you know Aunty Nise also writes a healthy lifestyle blog?
She shares great tips on Eating Healthly and Living Fit – www.eathealthylivefit.com
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