Happy first day of Leap! Or should I say, pom pom flavor? It'due south usually this time of year when I showtime adding pom poms and tassels to everything. Not to say this kind of flair isn't appropriate all year round. But there's just something most warmer weather that makes whimsical accessories that much more than fun to wear. Today, we're making pom pom earrings! All you need is a few items from your local hardware shop and a couple of pom poms. Easy.

You lot'll demand:

  • 3/32″ brass tube
  • gold filled ball post with jump band or flat pad earring posts
  • yarn
  • pom pom makers
  • embroidery floss
  • embroidery needle
  • hobby hacksaw
  • needle nose pliers
  • textile shears

Beginning by making pom poms. As most of you might know, I love Clover's pom pom makers – they brand pom pom making a cakewalk! I used the 1″ and 1 5/viii″ pom pom makers. Wrap yarn around ane set of the artillery, which swing out from the maker.

For dumbo pom poms, you'll want to wrap yarn around the fix of arms at to the lowest degree iii-4 times.

Repeat on the other side and cutting down the centre.

Take nigh eighteen″ of embroidery floss and wrap it around the center of pom pom and tie into a tight double knot. Remove the pom pom from the pom pom maker. Shake the pom pom out and trim any strays. Exit the embroidery floss.

Mark the brass rod into sections using a ruler and Sharpie. Use a hobby hack saw to cutting the tubes.

Thread the end of the embroidery floss through an embroidery needle. Thread it through the brass tube

Thread information technology through the jump band of the earring mail service. Thread the needle back through the tube to the summit of pom pom.

Tie the floss into a double knot and trim any backlog floss.

For double pom pom earrings, use a hot gum gun to adhere the top pom pom to a apartment pad earring postal service.

You lot can besides try adding fur pom poms in identify of yarn pom poms!

(images past HonestlyWTF)