A while back I posted a tutorial for making a miniature merry-go-round, which started me on making what has become a long and very fun series of itty-bitty things. The merry-go-round was pictured with a pom pom tree, and the tree got a lot of positive comments. Several months later I’ve finally gotten around to writing a tutorial for the tree as well! I also want to find some pom poms in reds, yellows, oranges, and browns to make trees for fall.
Project estimate:
- Twig, free
- Pom poms, on hand or $1
- Foam base, $1 (or make your own)
- Hot glue, on hand
Total: $1 and up
You will need a twig that branches off into a three-way fork to use as an internal frame for making your tree.
Use hot glue to attach pom poms along all three parts of the fork.
Flip the branch over so that the side with the pom poms is facing down.
Glue another layer of pom poms to the back side of the branch so that the entire top portion of the twig is covered.
For the rest of the project, you will want to work with the tree in a vertical position. Poke the bottom end of the twig into a foam base to keep it standing while you add more pom poms.
Glue more layers of pom poms onto the tree, starting by glueing them to the pom poms that are attached to the branches continuing to stack them on top of each other to fill in the body of the tree.
Add pom poms until you are happy with the shape of the tree. If you wish to make a more three-dimensional tree, you can glue additional pom poms to the front and back of the tree to round it out.
10 Comments
Julie
Too cute! Wish I had this info last week ; ) I helped my daughter with a project and she needed little trees. We bought them and this could have saved us about $10! WOW! I’ll mark these instructions to refer to for future projects!! Thank you for sharing : )
YAFITI
HI I AM NEW TO THIS SITE AND SO AMAZAED.
THIS IS SO CUTE
THANK YOU SO MUCH
Lisa
This is adorable! I’m big into miniatures at the moment and I looove this
Tracy
That color is just perfect and I can already see lil’ bunnies underneath mind for Easter! What a clever, clever idea! Thanks for sharing!!
Tiffany
Hi there :) Can you tell me where you purchased your pompoms? I’ve looked everywhere and only found some that are emerald green. My brother-in-law and his girlfriend are having a baby in July and the theme for their shower is two birds with an egg in a nest, so we’d like to make miniature trees for the center pieces.
Thanks so much! :)
rhonda
@Tiffany – These particular pompoms came from the depths of my stash, and I believe I acquired them from a relative along with a bunch of vintage supplies. I’m guessing that they are from the 1970s based on the selection of other colors that came with them!
MYT CR8TiV
I love this craft and hope to find a pack of green pompoms at my craft store cuz I am dying to make this. I think I’ll turn my tree into a diorama of some sort with miniature figurines having a picnic under it. The pompom tree looks so fluffy I wanna hug it. L0L
Jean Stevenson
Hi,Just what I heeded to put around an English Cottage I`m making.Malti colered pompoms can be bought at Spotlight