background preloader

Stuff ; Inspirations

Facebook Twitter

Bonbonkakku.com - Shop. BonBon Kakku takes a break! 19-09 2011 BonBon Kakku has decided to fly on a vacation after almost 6 years of working with the most enthusiastic fabric designers on the planet. After dozens of competitions and tousands of designs BBK began to feel the time had taken its toll. Hopefully it will manage to reinvent itself someday and come back as a stronger cake than it ever was. Thank you all for participating! Cheers from Vallila’s team behind the Kakku and best luck for the future! How to Make Pom Pom Flowers.

I have a thing for flowers that look like pom poms. Mums, allium, chive blossoms, dahlias – love ‘em! Since fresh flowers aren’t always in the budget, and because I have a brown thumb, I started thinking about what I could do to brighten up our apartment with flowers without actually using flowers. Soon, the idea for some sort of pom pom flower started bouncing around in my head, and this is what I came up with. How to make pom poms? Though my method basically follows the Bella Dia tutorial, I have made some slight variations, so I’ve posted my method below. What you’ll need for the project: yarn small, sharp scissors wire cutters a hot glue gun and glue sticks materials for the stems (paper or fabric covered floral wire or my favorite, branches or twigs) Using your thumb, hold the end of the yarn against your fingers as you begin to wrap the yarn. The more times you wrap the yarn, the fuller your pom pom will be.

Cut a piece of yarn that is between 4 and 6 inches long to use as a tie. Whip up » Blog Archive » guide to knitted + crochet slipper patt. Inspiring images and videos recently added to we heart it / visu.