Tutorial - PomPom Monogram

I've been meaning to do a Monogram project for soooo long and when I found these coloured pompoms in the $ store it was game, set and match, another colourful addition to baby girls hoopla wall.

What you'll need:

A ton of mini pompoms (fingertip size) if you happen upon this brand I used 6 packs because I mixed the colours up, if you're just using one colour range then 5 should suffice for a 9 inch letter

3D Letter (mine was from Walmart)

Hot Glue Gun

Picture Hanging attachment

and lastly Asbestos fingers

Before you do anything, make sure you attach your picture hanging gizmo's.  I waited until I'd finished, then I had to rest the letter on a towel when hammering so as not to flatten the pompoms, it worked, but doing it first is way easier.

Mix up the pompoms, I used two colours and wanted them to be randomly assorted so I jumbled them about on my table.

Glue gun the letter, grab some pompoms and squish them down, working in a round pattern or in diagonal strips should give a random look to their placement.

Continue around the top of the letter

Then start on the side, making sure the edge closest to the top has no gaps. I found gripping the letter between my knees made this edge easier to handle.

After you've finished the side, start on the inner edges, hot glue gun then stick pompoms down one or two at a time making sure the edge nearest the top has no gaps, the edge nearest the wall won't show so much so smal gaps there are fine.

When you get to any sharp corners squish the pompoms into the corner first then add others afterwards.

Then curse when you run out of pompoms with 2 inches left to go, finish up, then hang up on your wall and admire, doesn't it look like it's made of sweets/Candy? Yum!

and just for fun I rearranged my pompom stash into rainbow (ish) order, like a jar full of sunshine isn't it?

 

Lastly, on my girls wall with the rest of the bunch.

Recycled Medal Roundup - 5 projects made from Medal Ribbons

If you're still unconvinced of the loveliness that is medal ribbon crafting, 'av a Butchers at this, all the projects that my addled brain has come up with to date in one Red, White & Blue post.

I say to date because, like a kid with a scabby knee, I just cannot stop picking at my ribbon scraps and itching for more projects (cue delicious mental images).

Medal Ribbon Brit Chic Wall Art

(Just heard back today that I won 2nd place in the recycled Art Contest, a $400 gift card for my local Art store! thanks so much for the words of encouragement)

Medal Ribbon Crochet Hook Clutch

Tutorial : Stitch your own Medal Ribbon Fabric

Woven Medal Ribbon Zippered Box shaped Bag

Medal Ribbon Gift Bows

The ones that got away from me in order of medal ribbons required:

A Crochet throw or rug (Olympic athlete)

Bunting (Mildly sporty)

Book mark (Wheezy Asthmatics)

Crafting with Medal Ribbons - Brit Chic Wall Art

I may be the only one, but I'm loving crafting with medal ribbons, mostly because it makes me feel like a WINNAH! but also I can't help being drawn to the ole Red, White and Blue ;)

Now, I love being surprised, and messing around with medals sat in front of the telly, this scrappy star project  morphed itself into a Union Jack, so I'm feeling pretty creative AND patriotic to boot!

In residence in my hall way next to my fabulous $5 thrifted mirror.

Andddddddd, I don't usually ask questions on my blog because I'm super nervous I'll look like a tool if no-one replies, (true story) buttttt I found out that my local hang out the Edmonton Reuse Centre has a Recycled Art competition and I'm thinking of entering this project.

Sooooo Whaddya reckon, (dons black Polo Neck and jaunty Beret) ''It's cute non, but is it Art?''

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