(affiliate links included below for your convenience) Supplies Needed: It does take a few hours, so find a movie (or two) you'd like to watch and maybe even a friend to enlist (or a daughter, like I did!) to help and before you know it you'll be gazing at your high-end wreath you made for pennies. Want to save big bucks, too? All it takes (after your few dollars) is time making a lot of pom poms - first for the wreath, and then for the garland. The higher-end store version? The wreath and garland would sell for a total of $166.00 (plus shipping) - crazy, right? ![]() So just for fun, let's do the math: I paid $2.49 at the thrift store and a few more cents for some cotton yarn to wrap the form in which brings the total to something under $3.00. Here's what started with: two .99 thrift store skeins of creamy wool and a wreath form for .49. So, I'm sharing complete step-by-step instructions to make the wreath and garland (see the Anthropologie inspiration pieces here), plus how to create your own easy, practically free, pom pom maker which is WAAAAY better than a fork - you can really produce a lot with this easily! Then you can continue to make custom pom poms in any color, material, and size you want, like these colorful pom pom 'flowers.' How to Make a Wool Pom Pom Wreath & Garland It probably helps that they are so cute, too. Don't pom poms just seem fun? My daughter and I sat down to watch a holiday movie and just cranked them out. ![]() When I shared our silver, white & burlap Christmas mantel, I promised to show you how to make your own wool pom pom wreath and garland for a fraction of the price of the store-bought versions- and while I mentioned that they do take some time to make all the pom poms, I didn't tell you how FUN they are to make! I mean, they're pom poms. ![]() The garland is so cute, too, and takes less time - you'll find yourself using it all over the house! Making a wool pom-pom wreath is a super-fun DIY project that results in a wreath that can be used again and again (see the update at the end of the post!) and even makes a great transition piece into January winter decor.
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