Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label diy. Show all posts
Friday, April 8, 2011
Friday, February 4, 2011
DIY - ribbon pomanders
I know there are a ton of pomander DIY tutorials out there, but I thought I'd add a few pics of my own to the knowledge base, as well as some observations about the process.
1. While working on my first practice pomander (a Halloween themed one that is not yet finished), I spent a lot of time stressing out over white spaces showing through. I've learned, though, that after all the ribbon goes in, the fit is tight enough to make sure those little gaps of styrofoam are nearly invisible. This has helped me increase my pomander-making speed since I'm not scouring the ball to figure out what teeny tiny gap I have to cover.
2. I've been using 5" round styrofoam balls with 4" lengths of ribbon. Because of how I pin them in, I'd say that the ribbon sticks out about 1" in its circle form (look at pictures below for examples), so the bouquet will end up being about 7" round. It felt like a good size. My practice Halloween pomander was a 6" round ball, and has started feeling really huge as I work on it. I know many brides have bouquets of flowers that are much bigger than what I'll have, so it's really one of those "your mileage may vary" type situations.
3. The pins I'm using are packs of 350 applique pins from Joann Fabrics. The pins are less than an inch long, but are a great length for pomanders. I find I go through just over a pack per pomander.
4. My ribbon spools are 18 feet long, cut into 4" segments. It takes me about four spools of ribbon to cover one 5" round styrofoam ball.
Pictures below the cut!
1. While working on my first practice pomander (a Halloween themed one that is not yet finished), I spent a lot of time stressing out over white spaces showing through. I've learned, though, that after all the ribbon goes in, the fit is tight enough to make sure those little gaps of styrofoam are nearly invisible. This has helped me increase my pomander-making speed since I'm not scouring the ball to figure out what teeny tiny gap I have to cover.
2. I've been using 5" round styrofoam balls with 4" lengths of ribbon. Because of how I pin them in, I'd say that the ribbon sticks out about 1" in its circle form (look at pictures below for examples), so the bouquet will end up being about 7" round. It felt like a good size. My practice Halloween pomander was a 6" round ball, and has started feeling really huge as I work on it. I know many brides have bouquets of flowers that are much bigger than what I'll have, so it's really one of those "your mileage may vary" type situations.
3. The pins I'm using are packs of 350 applique pins from Joann Fabrics. The pins are less than an inch long, but are a great length for pomanders. I find I go through just over a pack per pomander.
4. My ribbon spools are 18 feet long, cut into 4" segments. It takes me about four spools of ribbon to cover one 5" round styrofoam ball.
Pictures below the cut!
Sunday, January 30, 2011
Bouquets!
I got off my lazy butt and snapped a few pictures of my mostly completed bridal bouquet, and one of the in-progress bridesmaid's bouquets. In total, one of these pomander bouquets takes about eight hours, though my bridal version took a bit longer because I spent more time placing the ribbons since there were more colors.
At some point I'll drill or carve a place for a dowel rod that I may add some foam to for comfort, then wrap in ribbon.
At some point I'll drill or carve a place for a dowel rod that I may add some foam to for comfort, then wrap in ribbon.
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