Easter Grass Pom Pom Alien!
Every Easter we end up with the basket grass everywhere
I despise it!
This year I decided to do something with it
(I'm still finding maverick strands every once and awhile all over the carpet)
This could be my stock Easter photo, this happens EVERY YEAR! |
I knew that I wanted something puffy that hangs because I love hanging things from the ceiling
so I brought out some pieces of yarn and ribbon and decided to try making a pom pom
I just added all the yarn and ribbon I wanted into a big rounded pile
then I used a pipe cleaner tied around the middle to keep it all together
the grass is so fluffy that you can't even see the pipe cleaner
I tied fishing line to the pipe cleaner
added an eye
stuck in some feathers
and now I have a cute little green Easter grass alien hanging in the art studio!
I love him!!!
Wonder what I should name him? |
I thought making a little alien would be really exciting to C but it wasn't
so
since I had some Easter grass left over I decided to make her and A
Easter Grass Pom Pom Wands!
Miss C is big time into princesses right now so I knew she'd love having a wand
A is into whatever C is so I knew she'd love having a wand as well
I just brought two sticks in from the yard
dowel rods would be nice though
To make the pom poms I just used two pipe cleaners crossed around the middle to make sure that I caught all the stray pieces of grass
I slipped the stick in under the pipe cleaners and used another pipe cleaner wrapped around the stick and the ends of the two pom pom pipe cleaners
Then I wrapped ribbon around the ends of the pipe cleaners to cover any sharp ends
Miss C has been having a lot of fun running around
"dinging"
people on the head
and since it's a fluffy pom pom it doesn't hurt!
AND
All the Easter grass is used up!!!
What do you do with your Easter grass?
What a fantastic idea! I despise Easter grass as well and have had it hanging around my house for the past seventeen years. Since I now have a 15 month old rounding out the menagerie of 18, 12, and 9, it looks like I will have it for at least another seventeen. I was just looking at it yesterday and feeling guilty about throwing it out. I am an art teacher after all, I should be able to find a use for it! Thank you for giving me one!
ReplyDeletePS I am adding you to my blogroll over at the Art Fairy.
PPS You don't necessarily have to go back and get your degree to start a studio. I didn't, but I'd still like to anyway.
Thanks for visiting!!!
ReplyDeleteI have been definitely going back and forth on the waiting to get my degree before starting the studio, my Mom says to just jump right in! I have decided to start the journey and whichever happens first, well...happens!
I just feel like customers will feel more comfortable with classes if I'm actually a real teacher, we shall see!