Pom Pom Earrings or Maybe a Pendant ~ Pinterest Challenge

Kristie Hudson

6 years ago

Welcome to the October Pinterest Challenge Blog Hop, hosted by My Pinterventures. The purpose of this Pinterest Challenge is to motivate all the participants of this hop {and y’all too} to not just pin, but to make it happen! Look below for a list of past Pinterest Challenges.

Past Challenges

January ~> Making Decorative Paper Clips
February ~> Recycled Paper Basket
March ~> Recycled Drawer Paint Storage
April ~> DIY Rope Basket
May ~> Crocheting Over Fat Yarn
June ~> DIY Spinning Yarn Butler
July ~> Water Color Glass
September ~> Reversible Wood Transfer Sign

This post almost didn’t happen! I live in Southwest Georgia & the eye of hurricane Michael came right through my town. We still don’t have power at the time I’m typing this up {Saturday} & I had to go to my parents house to borrow there internet. My family & I are safe & we escaped with way less damage than many others. Please keep all those affected in your thoughts & prayers & if you can help in anyway, it will be much appreciated.

Now, let’s look at what I picked for this month’s challenge. I had to find something really easy to do that didn’t require much lighting. When I found this pin on my DIY ~ Gifts board, I knew it was the perfect thing. These pom pom earrings from Sewrella would be easy to make & I might even get a few gifts made as well. By the way, my pictures may look a little dark because I was relying on light from the window.

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Working In the Dark

I have a whole bin full of leftover yarn, being that I crochet, so that part was easy. While I do have some jewelry making supplies, I didn’t have any of the earring hoops used in the original post. So I grabbed some things I thought would work & got ready to make pom poms.

I have a set of pom pom makers, which I have never used & didn’t know how to use. Luckily, Verizon is giving people in the area unlimited data through the 14th – thanks Verizon! That allowed me to find a YouTube video on how to use these contraptions. Turns out, it’s really simple!

I’m combining some Lion Brand Heartland & LB Collection silk mohair to make it a little fancy! : D

Time to snip it apart – poof!

And a pom pom is born!

So fluffy!

Making the Earring/Pendant

I’m going to break apart this chain to use the long oval loops in the pom pom.

It popped open easily with some pliers.

Basically I hooked the open loop through the tied portion of the pom pom. I decided to leave the 3 smaller loops on & then attach it to the ear wire.

It’s cute, but a little big for me. Although I was the queen of big earrings back in the 80s! I also realize my second pom pom was much smaller than the first one…

After fooling around with them for a minute, I decided to just make the larger one into a pendant. Since I didn’t have a chain long enough in my supplies, I added it to one of my favorite necklaces.

This is a great necklace to wear at this moment in time! It will remind me that I can {and have} make it through the challenges ahead of me. It goes great with my #thankful shirt!