12 Days of Christmas: Pom Pom Trees

Last November I took a girls trip to the lovely Asheville, NC. We were able to tour the Biltmore while it was decorated for Christmas, which I highly recommend. In one of the gifts shops I discovered these yarn Pom Pom trees. I thought they were so cute, but also expensive!

My friends and I decided we could make them ourselves. So, naturally I came home and found a way.

For about 2 skeins of yarn, a cardboard cone and a glue gun. You can make these for the fraction of the cost.

See below for Step x Step Instructions and Supply list!

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SUPPLIES:

Cardboard cones
Yarn
Glue Gun or Super Glue
Pom Pom Makers (if you choose to use)
Scissors

INSTRUCTIONS:

STEP 1: Make Pom Poms. There are many methods for doing this. You can buy the Pom Pom makers I linked above. I found it easier to do the ol’ fork method.

For the fork methods:

Wrap a piece of yarn around the prongs of a fork. I wrapped it about 50 times. You can wrap less for smaller poms or more for bigger poms. Wrap it pretty tight. Cut the yarn and hold the wrap in place.

Take another piece of yarn, about 3-4 inches long, and thread it through the bottom of the fork from front to back. Pull it back to front and tie together.

Pull the wrap off the fork and pull the knot tighter and tie it off again.

Now, take some good scissors and put them under the little loops that formed when pulling the knot. The Pom Pom will begin to form.

Go around and trim up extra long pieces to make the Pom Pom symmetrical.

STEP 2: Using a super glue or a glue gun (which I found to stick a little better), dab a small circle of glue on the bottom of the cone and tick a Pom Pom on top of glue. Hold it there for a few seconds and continue around the cone. Start the next row offset a bit from the first row. Continue until you cover the entire cone.

That’s it! They turned out exactly like the store version and were way cheaper to make. I will admit, they are a bit time consuming as it takes time to make the Pom-poms, but it’s totally worth it in the end