Cupcake Liner Pom Poms
September 1, 2010 by Bobbi
Hi there, HowDoesShe Gals! Today we have an adorable and fun tutorial by guest poster, Heidi from Made by Heidi: Sew.Craft.Create.
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
My inspiration for this tutorial:
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:
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Note:
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.
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!
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I love this idea!
OMG these are poms amaaaazing! I will definitely be reblogging this!
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This is my kind of crafting. What great ideas, thanks for passing them along!
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LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. : )
This looks like it would be a lot of fun to make for any occasion! Dollar store, here I come!
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LUV LUV LUV it! Might have to put those on my ever growing to do list!
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Oooo I LOVE LOVE LOVE the cupcake liners balls! What a creative idea!
Cute, easy & inexpensive-L-O-V-E IT!
Thanks for sharing tis tute with us;)
Such a CUTE idea! I’m totally making these for my next party!!! Thanks Heidi!
Cute! Cute! Cute!
OMG!!! soooooo cute!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love them! They turned out so adorable. Love you, Heidi!
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.
These are great!!!
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The pom poms are so adorable!
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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.
This is such a wonderful idea. They would be good for a garden wedding too.
Could someone please tell me how to attach the fishing line to hang it?
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oh. i love these like crazy. serious love.
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
So beautiful! Like Rebekah above, I’ve enjoyed decorating with the big, Martha Stewart style tissue paper puffs before, but these have a new look and a feminine ruffly touch that I simply adore! Can’t wait to make these for my next event!
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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!!
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I use clear thumbtacs, or stapler (shhh,.don’t tell my husband)
Those are so fun! Thanks so much for the great tutorial, I’ll be linking.
Um…I’m drooling over these cupcake pom poms!!
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Thanks for sharing – this is so cute, and I can’t wait to make them!
Great idea! My sister-in-law is pregnant with triplets, so I have been compiling ideas for the shower I am hosting. Thanks!!
This is so adorable! I made a cross of this project and this one http://www.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.
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YAY! Thank you for sharing. I am going to check them out! Thank again for sending pics. We LOVE to see what everyone else is doing!
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??
ADORABLE – I will be making these instead of tissue paper ones in the future!
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tahnk you!
oh dear, of course I meant “thank you!”
I love these! Who knew there were so many things you could do with cupcake liners? Thanks for the inspiration!
I LOVE this idea!
I posted on my blog today.
http://blog.shopdirtylaundry.com/posts/2011/10/21/33-the-dirty.html
So much fun! Perfect birthday decorations.
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!
Love the cupcake liner balls!! How do you put the string through so they can be hung though??
Where did you find 10 inch styrofoam balls at the best price ?
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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:)
The pom poms are soooo cute and I can’t wait to make one, maybe two!
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?
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!