Who’s ready for Spring? Â I sure am. Â I’m hoping that by decorating for it, Spring will get the hint and stay a while. Â And these little chicks are the perfect fun and quick project to get started.
But first, let me introduce myself! Â My name is Missy and I blog at MissyDear. Â I’ve been blogging for about 5 years, but about a year ago I handed my first blog over to a friend that’s taking great care of it so I could put all my focus on my family, the MissyDear blog, and my handmade shop. Â I blog all about the crafts I’m doing, the food I’m eating and the fun I’m having with my family. Â I’m so excited to be part of the Reasons to Skip the Housework and to get to know you all a little better!
So, let’s get back to the adorable little pom pom chicks shall we? Â Have you ever made a pom pom? Â They are so quick and EASY! Â You may never buy them again.
All you need to get started is:
scissors
yarn
fork
thread (I used DMC floss so it would be a little bit stronger than sewing thread)
pipe cleaner
Now lets get started:
1 – Wind the yarn around the fork. Â The more you wind, the thicker and bigger your pom pom will be. Â For the chick you will want a small pom and a larger pom.
2 – Tie a piece of thread around the center of the yarn and pull it as tight as you can get it. Â The tighter you tie it, the less likely that pieces will fall out of the pom pom after it’s finished.
3 – Now just pull the yarn off the fork and cut the loops all the way around.
4 – To finish it up you give it a little “hair cut.” Â Trim all the way around until it’s all even and as small as you’d like it. Â Also “fluff” it a little near the thread you tied it together with to try and diminish the line as much as possible.
Now lets move on to the assembling of the chick:
5 – Grab a large and a small pom pom. Â I sewed them together, but you could just glue them and save yourself time. Â Either way works just as well.
6 – Next I trimmed down my pipe cleaner so that the chicks little legs would be extra scrawny and cute. Â You can see in the picture the difference between where I trimmed and where I hadn’t yet.
7 – Finally cut the pipe cleaner into two legs, two sets of toes, and one beak and glue them to the chick.  I don’t have a picture of the gluing, but you’r smart people and I’m sure you can figure it out 🙂
Viola!! Â You’ve now made yourself the most adorable and fluffy little chick. Â I’m sure it would look great in a center piece on your table.
Follow along on my blog or social media and make sure you tag me if you make yourself a little chick! Â I’d love to see it!!
Love these little guys Missy! Thanks for sharing such a great tutorial!
Thanks Melanie!
These are so cute! My kids would love to make these.
Aren’t the darling, Liz? She did a great job! Thanks for commenting friend!
Totally easy enough to do with the kids!
Thanks Liz! I think they’re pretty cute too 🙂
So cute, and seemingly not too difficult. Maybe I can try these with the kids for Easter.