Dusting this off from last year, as I have not had the time for Tu B'Shevat crafting this year, and with no one home and no party in sight, I think i'll just phase from Chanukah decor to Purim decor, and so it goes. You on the other hand might just need to make some great Tu B'Shevat decorations, and this one is a keeper, enjoy!
I've been wanting to make fruit from plastic bag pom poms for a few good years now, and it finally happened, and I just love them. Now if only I had plastic bags in orange and yellow, well things would be even more festive. Plastic bag pom pom fruit can be great hung as a mobile in a child's room, used as party decor for a fruit themed party, or of course made to celebreate Tu B'Shevat, the Jewish new year for fruit bearing trees, which is why I made these! Right now I have plastic bag pom poms hanging over my dining room table, and while I had planned to add these to the mix it was looking a little bit too much like a child's room, so I've been displaying them elsewhere. That said they truly are adorable, and certainly something one can keep on hand to pull out in a pinch, I think they'd make great cake toppers as well. And come to think of it, how about making an adorable DIY baby mobile and gift it together with any number of popular baby items. Okay, lets make some plastic bag pom pom fruit, because truly the posibilties are endless!
You'll Need:
- plastic bags made into plastic bag yarn, "plarn"
- some straws for the stems
- green paper
- a hot glue gun
- a tutorial for making plastic bag pom poms here
- fishing line or thread and a needle for hanging
- want a cake stand? simply place a plate on top of an upside down bowl!
How To:
Make pom poms and then attach straw stem and leaves with hot glue. Note: for fruit you will need to make your pom poms quite dense. I've realized that the method shown in the link isn't really all that great for dense pom poms and would recommend the pom pom method using a doughnut shaped piece of cardboard, more work but more efficient in the end. I'm going to try that out today, so stay tuned!
Even if you only have time for two pom poms, this is truly an adorable centerpiece for any occasion!
