Wedding Forum - A couple of pics of the paper pom-poms I...

OMG they are gorgeous :-) so very cute how on earth did you make them?

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really cute! and pretty xx

Thanks girls! Katie, I looked up how to make them on google. I used 20" x 30" tissue paper, fold it up like a concertina, secure it in the middle with floristy wire, then used monofilament wire similar to what is used for fishing rod line and then gently fold each layer out. Oh and I just used scissors to shape the ends before seperating the layers. Only another 10 or so to make but will have to wait til the marquee is up, as I have nowhere else to hang them, lol. :) x

They are staying there til the wedding, lol, so those curtains will have to remain open! :)
Just have to make sure that I air them a few days before the wedding so they don't smell of whatever I have been cooking, lol. x

They are really lovely! I would not leave them in the kitchen in case the humidity from steam affects them

They are brilliant! Good on you.

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OMG i remember making these as a kid in school but dont ask me how to do them now.......lol........but these look FAB

just a thought, as they are at a window be careful that the sun doesnt discolour them hun, they are really good well done u xxx

lol its easy to get carried away when u want to get things done and out the way xx

They are lovely, well done :) x

Thank you! Worried about them fading in the sunlight now, lol, where to put them! Wish I had waited now, always so impatient me. x

If they were smaller they could, but they are actually quite big ones and the weight would just crush all the bottom. Just wondering if an extendable pole could take the weight of 6 of them if I put it in the bottom store cupboard. x

I love these they are great

these are brilliant, can you make some for my wedding please?? lol x

Sure I can make some for a small fee, lol. I would say for 30 sheets of this tissue paper it costs about £4, then a pack of floristry wire is cheap enough at about £1 and £2 for a massive roll of monofilament wire. So pretty cheap to make really. I can get 3 large pom-poms out of the 20" x 30" tissue paper I have. xx

Thank you! My kids are getting a bit fed up of me sending them outside to tell me how they look, lol. At least they are at school today so they are free from my demands til later! :D x

They are really easy to do Piper and you can do them in any size! Look great and cheap to make, hope you have fun if you decide to try it. xx

Good luck! It may be a bit time consuming the bigger you go but so worth it to look at the end product! :) x

you could dangle them from the top table in between organza draped over the front if you added a string/chord! see the ideas are flowing already!x

People might take their jckets off and put them over the backs of their chairs too so that would hide the prettiness of them!x

i was just thinking that may be if they have something u can hang them with maybe u could get some large boxes, put holes in the bottom of the boxex, then thread the cord etc.. through the holes leaset that way they would be covered xx

Thanks for your help girls with the storage problem, will give it a try, but leaving them up for tomorrow, we are having a little party to celebrate the Royal Wedding! That would be lovely Piper if you could get cupcake tissue paper, very pretty! :) x

They look really really good. I'm having a marquee and just wondered how are you going to hang them?

They will look amazing

Oooh I have a clothes rail in the shed from when I did Ann Summers! Thanks for that suggestion, I will do that tomorrow. :) x