My Day to Shake My Pom Poms!!

 

This is my day to show my take on using pom poms!  This is Pom Pom Tom, the cat! Tom's arms and legs are made from pom poms, tightly threaded on a yarn and then trimmed to give a smoother contour. (Tom's body is batik, but if you made extremely large pom poms, you could use those instead!)

It's Fiesta time in San Antonio. There are parades, parties, and celebrations everywhere! Bright colors are mandatory! My second project is a banner - complete with pom poms, beads, and bells hanging from the bottom. I hung it on my patio in preparation for a Fiesta meal! (I used the Clover pom pom maker to make all of the pom poms in both of my projects). After trying to use a cardboard circle, I found I could make about 3 times as many with the Clover tool in the time it took me to make one the old fashioned way!)
 Be sure and check out the other blogs participating today! 
 

April 30

I Like To Quilt Blog

Sew Incredibly Crazy

Thimblemouse & Spouse

Cate`s Linens

Around the Homestead

Buzzing and Bumbling

les passions de Cliodana

Bumbleberry Stitches

Sew We Quilt

Thank you to Mdm. Samm and Thearica

for being our hosts for this event. Did you know there were so many things you could do with pom poms? 

                             

         (Here I am shaking my pom poms for you!!)

 

...and here is Sugarplum trying to get in the photo. She thought I meant HER when I said I was going to photograph my cat! NOTE: No cats were harmed in the making of this post!

Sneak Peak at What I've Been Up To Lately!

I've been busy working on a project for a silent auction coming up very soon. You know how I love children and this is an auction to benefit a children's home. I'm only showing a sneak peak.  I'll show you the finished wall hanging soon!

               


                                                               The Shake Your Pom Poms Blog Hop starts on Wednesday! Have you seen the clever little Clover pom pom makers? You probably thought they were only for making those little pom pom critters you used to make in Girl Scouts! Well, check  with Mdm. Samm and Thearica from Pig Tails and Quilts from April 24 through April 30th! (I post on the 30th!) See what kinds of things we think up to show you!