Pom Pom Baby Nursery Mobile

These were so incredibly fun to make!  But if you don't have some time to put into them, you might want to put it off :)  To make 5 pom poms it probably took me between 6-8 hours. Totally worth it, because they are just so darn cute, and I know our little one will just love to look up at them when she finally arrives!

Fabric Pom Pom
To make the fabric pom pom (upper left), here is what you will need:

• Scissors
• 1 yard of cotton fabric
• Ribbon
• Sewing pins
• Styrofoam ball

The first thing you want to do is cut 3" diameter circles out of your fabric.  The amount of circles will depend on how tight you want your pom pom to look, as well as how big of a Styrofoam ball you use.  For mine, I probably cut out and used between 50-75 circles.  There are several shortcuts you can make to not have to cut each one individually.  But I did it the hard way :)

 

The next thing I did was pin a 3 foot long piece of ribbon to the Styrofoam ball.  This will be what you hang your pom pom with. 

 

Now, take one of your circles and fold it in half, and in half again so it looks like a piece of pie.  Take one of the sewing pins and pin it through the tip of the "pie", and into the Styrofoam.  Now do this about a million times and that's it!  Easy.

 

Tulle Pom Pom
To make the Tulle, or as my husband calls it, the Loofa pom pom, here is what you will need:

• Scissors
• 1 yard of tulle
• Ribbon
• Sewing pins
• Styrofoam ball

First, cut the tulle into 4 inch strips then into 4"x4" squares.  Fold the square from one corner to another so it looks like a triangle, then once again.  Stick a pin through two of the folded pieces of tulle at a time, and pin to Styrofoam.  This will make the pom look fuller since it is tulle and tulle is a bit transparent.

Rose Pom Pom
This one was by far the most fun to make. To make the rose pom pom, here is what you will need:

• Scissors
• 1 yard of cotton fabric
• Hot glue gun/glue sticks
• Ribbon
• Sewing pin
• Styrofoam ball

 

First, cut the fabric into one-inch 24" long strips. Tie a loose knot at one end like below.
 

Now, start wrapping and twisting the fabric around the knot using your thumb and pointer finger to hold onto the knot.
 

Use the hot glue gun to finish the flower off, and let sit for a little bit to cool down.
 

Once the flowers have cooled down, put a little bit of hot glue to the back of the flowers and adhere to the Styrofoam.  Press down for 10 seconds to make sure they adhere correctly.
 

Finished product :)
 

 

xoxo,

Sunny 



Baby Shower #1

I had an AMAZING baby shower a couple of weeks ago.  Amazing hardly describes it, but I feel so lucky to have such amazing people in my life!  Almost everyone we invited was able to come, except for the out-of-towners, which ended up being around 26 adults and 4 little ones.  It was great to see family, old and new girl friends come together all in one spot.  I hadn't experienced that since our wedding day!

I couldn't have done any of it without my Mom and Sister-in-Law planning it, and of course my friend Angie for taking tons of great photos!  They really outdid themselves with the tasty food, Pinterest-inspired decor, and fun baby shower games.  It was truly a day that I will never forget! 

**Mommy- and Daddy-To-Be**

**The Shower**

 

**The Aftermath**

xoxo,
Sunny