How to Make a Simple Pom Pom Wall Hanging

This simple pom pom wall hanging is super cute and really simple to put together! With a basic piece of cardboard, you can make your very own yarn wall hanging without having to learn a bunch of knots, sewing or weaving techniques. Such a fun way to add a little love to bare or empty wall!

DIY: SIMPLE POM POM WALL HANGING

I LOVE a good pom pom craft. From shirts to garlands, if it has pom poms I’m totally here for it! They’re so cute and really easy to make, especially if you have a set of pom pom makers! Total game changers am I right?!

This sweet and simple project combines two of my favourite things: pom poms and tassels! The tassels add such a nice fringe along the bottom. If you’ve never made a pom or a tassel before, I’ve got you! I’ll go through how to make each one (it’s super easy BTW) and once you’ve done a few, you’ll be a pro in no time!

Supplies you’ll need:

The full printable list of instructions is available at the end of this post, but here’s a list of affiliate links that will take you to products on amazon that are similar to the supplies I used.

You only need a few supplies to make this pom pom wall art. I started with 4 skeins of gradient coloured yarn (I wanted the pom poms to have an ombre effect.) I also used a spare piece of corrugated cardboard I had lying around and a pom-pom maker (makes things so much faster and easier!) To hang it I used two small command hooks and some metallic string.

Begin by making your pom poms. I am a huge fan of pom-pom makers, especially when you have a lot of them to create! The set I bought has 4 size options so you’re covered no matter what you need. I used the second smallest one for this project.

The piece of corrugated cardboard I found measured 8×8 inches and was about an inch thick. After a little planning and measuring, I knew I needed to make 25 pom-poms to completely cover the cardboard.

I also used different combinations of yarn for each pom. You only need 2 different colours for the ones I made for this project, but you could add 3 or 4 if you wanted to! By using at least 2 colours, your pom-poms will look more interesting and give the wall hanging more visual interest!

Wrapping your Pom-Pom:

Take the colour of yarn you want to be the dominant shade in your pom and wrap it around one half of the pom-pom maker. The more times you wrap your yarn, the fluffier and bigger your pom will be.

I was pretty generous with my wrapping. Wrap as many times as you can but make sure you can still cut through it, because you’ll need to in the next few steps!

Once the first side is fully wrapped, close that arm and start wrapping the second side of the pom-pom maker.

Wrap a few times around, snip the yarn and start wrapping your second colour. Try to wrap around the snipped yarn so it stays in place. Wrap the second shade on top of the first one and make it as thick as your first side so they’re even.

When the second half if fully wrapped, snip the end of the yarn and close the pom-pom maker. Both sides should be relatively even in size.

Cutting/Trimming your Pom Pom:

Grab a pair of sharp scissors. Turn your pom-pom maker towards you so you are looking at the sides. In the groove at the start of the wrapped yarn, wedge your scissors in and start cutting the yarn over the “arch,” so the yarn splits apart strand by strand.

Hold the pom-pom maker closed and rotate it so you can cut the exact same way along the arch of the opposite side. Once you’ve snipped all the strands of yarn around the entire pom-pom maker, it should look like the photo below:

Cut an 8 inch length of yarn and wedge it in the groove around the pom-pom maker.

Tie a knot and pull it tight.

Then tie one more knot to make sure it’s secure.

Once your pom pom yarns are secure you can carefully lift up the arms on each side, releasing it. Pull it off of the pom pom maker.

It will look a little rough, so don’t worry if it doesn’t look good right away! You’re going to fix that in the next step!

Take your scissors and start trimming your pom pom! Go around the whole thing, snipping off any uneven strands. Try to make all the pieces even the whole way around. The more you cut the fluffier it will be, but you will lose some thickness.

You’ll still have two long strands of yarn coming out the bottom (the 8 inch piece you tied around it earlier.) Use those to hang onto your pom while you trim it.

Once you’re happy with how your pom-pom looks, you can snip off the two tails. Just cut them flush to the pom-pom and you won’t even know they were there!

You’re first pom-pom is complete! Now that you’re a pro, make a bunch more- or as many as you need to cover your cardboard! Try to make them as consistent in size as you can so they all look the same, or don’t – there’s beauty in imperfection. You do You!

Prepping the Cardboard:

If you have a thick piece of cardboard like I do, painting it is optional since you’ll be covering it anyways. I just like the way it looks with some paint on the front and sides. I used MNT 94 spray paint in the shade Jaima Brown. It only took one coat and I left it to try for 4 hours.

If you’re working with a few thin pieces of corrugated cardboard, you can glue them together until you get a thickness you like. The thicker the better. Mine was 1′ thick. If yours is smaller you’ll have to adjust the size of your tassels so they’re the right size. More on those a bit later!

When your cardboard is dry you’re ready to start gluing on your pom poms! Lay them out to decide which ones you want in each position. Once you’re happy with the layout, you can start hot gluing them one by one.

When you’ve got all your poms glued on, you can start making your tassels!

Making your Tassels:

First, you’ll have to decide on the length and size of your tassels. This depends on how thick your cardboard is. Since mine was about an inch, I made tassels about that size (width not length.).

Secondly, find something to wrap your yarn around. I used a small book, but anything flat will do. The tassels will generally be as long as the item you’re using.

The more you wrap your yarn, the thicker your tassel will be. I wrapped my yarn 30 times for each one.

When your yarn is wrapped, cut it off at the top. Carefully grab each side and slide your yarn loops off. Hang on to them tightly as you do it.

Cut another, separate piece of yarn about 6 inches long. Thread it into the loop bundle.

Double knot it at the top to bind the yarn together in one spot.

Cut another, 6 inch piece of yarn. Lay it horizontally on the table. Place your loop bundle on top, with the bundle going vertical.

Tie a knot about an inch from the top of the bundle. Wrap the ends of the yarn around it a few times before finishing with one last knot to secure it.

Getting as close to the knot as you can, snip the tails off.

The final step is to cut the loops apart along the bottom. Trim the hanging pieces so they’re relatively even.

You’re first tassel is complete! Now you can make the rest. For reference, my cardboard measured 8×8 and I only needed 6 tassels.

Go ahead and cut off the two tails at the top.

Take a tassel and add a dollop of hot glue to the top. Press it into the bottom of the cardboard and hold for a few seconds to secure it.

Repeat with each one until of the length of the bottom is covered in tassels.

Finish your Pom Pom Wall Hanging:

You’re almost done! Now all you have to do is hang it!

Use two small command strip hooks and stick one on each side of the cardboard upside down.

Cut a long piece of string and tie each end around the hooks. Now you can hang your piece on the wall or on a door or wherever you want!

This cute pom pom wall decoration turned out pretty well! There’s a lot you can do with a spare piece of packing cardboard and some yarn!

How to make a simple pom pom wall hanging

Pom Pom Maker Tips and Tricks:

The more you wind your yarn around each arm, the thicker and more dense your pom pom will be. You’ll need to wind thin yarn twice as much as chunky yarn.
Remember those two tails you have left over after taking your pom pom off the maker? You don’t have to cut them off. You can use them to tie your pom pom onto something like a garland or a basket.
It’s totally normal for your pom pom to look imperfect before you trim it. The more you trim, the more full and fluffy it will turn out to be.

Cardboard Substitutes:

If you can’t find any thick (or thin) sheets of corrugate, you can always use a sanded down piece of wood or even a plain/old picture frame! You could paint it and glue the pom poms onto the glass so they have a cute border!