Felt Pom Pom {Tutorial}

One of my fabulous readers requested a tutorial for the pom pom necklace.  I made a tutorial for the pom poms...the rest is really easy to figure out.  Plus, I don't have another chain to connect this one to yet.

 

Here are the supplies you will need:  glue gun, scissors, pen, felt, beads (optional), and template.  (*Note:  I used the lid of a baby bottle.  The size of your circle determines the size of the finished pom pom.)

Draw lots of circles onto your felt.  It takes 10 circles for each pom pom.  I made 4 pom poms, so I needed 40 circles.

I drew on 20 circles and doubled up my felt, which cut the cutting time in half.

To make things easier, I pinned the layers together within each circle.  This helps to keep the fabric from sliding while you are cutting.  Thus, preventing odd-shaped circles.

Cut out all the circles INSIDE THE PEN LINE (so you don't have black edges!).

I stacked my circles into piles.  I made 4 piles of 10.  This isn't necessary, just fun, plus, you have all you'll need in one stack.  Look at the cute little piles!

Take one circle and fold it in half.

Then fold the half in half.

Then put a dab of hot glue in the center and hold it for a few seconds.  Do this to 9 circles for each pom pom.

Glue 4 of the folded pieces onto the bottom circle.  Make sure all the folds are all facing the same direction when you glue them down.

Glue another 4 on top.  Stagger this row, so this layer is overlapping the bottom row cracks.

Glue the last folded piece onto the top, and it looks like this!   You can add a bead to the center also, which adds some pizazz!

Te create a necklace, glue your pom poms onto a larger piece of felt and trim around the edges of your flower, so the back piece cannot be seen from the front.  Then attach a chain, and voila, you have your own cute pom pom necklace!