Dandelion Pom Poms

I’ve wanted to make these for two years,

…ever since Lucy, Owen, and I stumbled on a grassy field full of dandelions.  The kids were dying!  I was dying.  It was so fun!  And so cute.  Isn’t it odd that a weed flower can be so adorable and entertaining?


Who can say no to this?

Or this?
Dandelions that never wilt or die.  Of course you can’t blow them away but you can still make a wish….and decorate your house.


Okay.  This is easy.
It’s the same pom pom tutorial I shared a couple years ago but we’re adding a stick, and using a speckled yarn.  You can also use pure white yarn but I really like how the flecks of dark mixed with cream give the dandelions an earthy texture.

No special pom pom tools needed.  Just use your hands and some yarn!

1. Start wrapping yarn around 3 fingers.  For smaller poms use 2 fingers.  For larger poms use a book or something wide and be prepared for a ton of wrapping.
2. Wrap till the ball is pretty full
3. Carefully slide the ball off your fingers and lay it over a separate piece of yarn
4. Tie the yarn string tightly around the center of the yarn ball
5. Use scissors to cut all the loops on both sides
6. Give the pom a hair cut.  Keep trimming till all the sides are fairly even (doesn’t need to be exact)
7. Insert a wooden dowel (found at most craft stores), or a wooden skewer or pencil, or candy stick, whatever works.
8. Squeeze a bit of hot glue on the end of the stick
9. Carefully push the stick into the center of the pom pom

And there you go.  Dandelion Pom Pom.

Stick some in a vase or give them away in a bundle, and everyone feels like a kid again.


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This is part of Celebrate MOM, a series with gift ideas for moms and women.

Here’s what we’ve shared this week:
Dishtowel and Napkin Totes
Fabrics A to Z book Giveaway

See you tomorrow!

  1. 1) Jenette

    These are so cool. I think they will look perfect in my small vintage metal milk jug that I have been stumped as to what to put in it.

  2. Love these! My girls call them “wish flowers” and this would be such a fun thing to make with them. The hubby would love it if we made these instead of using the ones in our lawn! 🙂 thanks!

  3. 3) Laura

    Love that both you and deliacreates.com did flowers with pom poms today! So fun and cute!

  4. Duh…why didn’t I think of this? So easy breezy, love!! My kids will love, too 🙂

  5. isn’t it wonderfull that such simple and little treasures bring spring ino our homes? Thank you Dana!!

  6. darling! my kids are obsessed with dandelions, but they wilt so fast after they pick them that they end up disappointed. this will make them happy!

  7. Oh Dana! You’ve done it again! Me and the kiddos are making these THIS WEEK!

  8. I just LOVE these Dana. I’m linking to them on my blog later today;-)

  9. Cute!! I want to make some of these. I tried this the other day, but it didn’t work out like I wanted to because I tied the string on it wrong. Boo. I need to give it another shot.

  10. Super sweet. Reminds me of a saying I heard years and years ago… “A man can tell his wife he loves her with a dozen long-stemmed roses. His small child can do the same with a fistful of dandelions.” 🙂

  11. So cute! My kids have been into ‘magic wands’ lately and I think they would love playing with these. I’m surprised how much I love how they look in that vase, I think it’s all the textures… 🙂

  12. So simple to make, yet beautiful in the vase! Great tutorial thanks :0

  13. So cute! great idea for the kids to give on my moms upcomming birthday

  14. 16) Jessy Rushing

    I love your pompoms! My granddaughter calls dandelions “wishies”. Maybe I’ll make her a bouquet!

  15. Bhahahhahahahhahamas! Did you know i have never made pompoms this way before? I’ve always cut out two little circle dics with holes in the middle & done it that way. THIS LOOKS SO MUCH EASIER.

    Oh Dana <3

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