You won’t believe how easy this POM POM Pillow is to make! I had a pair of nice linen-like white pillows with braided trim. They’re “foundational pillows” but I wanted to amp them up a bit! By adding pom-poms, these pillows are attention grabbers! I can’t wait to show you how I made them…
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You just might have a pillow or two in your stash to make this pretty pom-pom pillow!
Ready to kick up your pillows a bit?
MY INSPIRATION
I found this pillow at Anthropologie and fell in love with it. They are very well made and the pom-poms make then sassy and fun. You can see them HERE.
HOW TO MAKE A POM POM PILLOW
Don’t you love diy’s that don’t have a long commitment? I made this pillow in a couple of hours one afternoon!
And it’s not rocket science. Once you get the knack of making the pom-poms you can whip them out in about two minutes and thirty seconds. How do I know? I timed myself making a pom pom. It took two minutes and eighteen seconds!
Then it’s a matter of gluing the pom-poms on to the pillow!
HERE’S WHAT YOU WILL NEED
Nothing complicated here! You will need just a few things to make this delightful home decor DIY.
Here’s what I used to make this DIY…
- pillow 18 inches or more (my pillow was 22 inches)
- yarn (see my yarn HERE and HERE)
- pom-pom maker (see it HERE)
- scissors
- hot glue
I chose two cotton yarns. One in white and one in a cream color. I like the look of cotton pom-poms for this sweet project.
HOW TO MAKE A POM POM PILLOW
The first thing you need to do is to get to know your pom-pom maker! It’s a funny little gadget! Once you get comfortable with it you can become a pom-pom making machine!
The instructions were on the back of the package the pom-pom maker came in.
Here’s how the maker looked while I was making a pom-pom.
This DIY is not rocket science! You can make as little or as many pom-poms to embellish your pillow!
I liked the look of the Anthropologie pillow so I used it as a template, of sorts!
After I made 14 cotton pom-poms I gave any long ends a bit of a haircut with my scissors. I trimmed up any overly long cotton yarn strands.
I really wanted the pom-poms to be a bit wild. So I didn’t cut every strand all precisely the same length.
I placed the pom-poms on the pillow cover and when I liked the spacing and design I hot glued them down. It’s that easy!!!
I have another pillow cover just like the one I used to make the pom-pom pillow and will make a matching pillow!
Just think of all the beautiful pillows you can create!
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Love this idea. Thanks for sharing!
Do you have a link for the braided trim pillow covers you used?
Love DIY pillows!!!! Thank you so much for the wonderful tried and true recipes!!!
Where do you store your grand kiddos toys when they are visiting with you
I have a huge basket that most of the toys fit in. I put it in the corner of the sunroom. When they play with them the toys are everywhere. I just embrace the chaos and love having them when they are here.
So cute! But I think I would have sewn them to the pillow cover. Then I could re-style them when my taste changes. Thanks for the inspiration!
Have a blessed day!
Great idea, Susan!
These pillows are really cute. Did you mix the white and cream yarn in one pom pom or just ordered 2 different colored yarns for separate pillows? Thanks
Great question Marty! Yes, I mixed both yarns together. It made the pom-pom color look a bit softer.
Love this post. I’m a pompom kinda’ gal. Definitely making a few. Thanks for sharing.
Hi Barb, this is such an easy pillow to make! I’m so glad you are making a few too!