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Friday, 24 May 2013

... and a PomPom Festival!

Recently we read about the PomPom Blossom Festival in Making magazine, and we just had to put our names down and take part!! For the month of June, Balfron (in Scotland) is going to be turned into an open air installation with hundreds of PomPoms hanging from the trees. Each will have a label attached with the maker's name and a word chosen by each maker.

Here's how we got on:
'Zeal' by Simi (and Mally)....
'Lunar' by Sian...
The larger versions were made using the usual technique of winding wool around a circle of cardboard and the smaller ones by winding wool around a fork.
You can check out all the other donations on the PomPom Festival blog too. Anything to make the world a bit brighter! It was the least we could do!

UPDATE: 27th May - Our PomPoms now have their own little feature on the Festival blog!!
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13 comments:

  1. Tun und Träumen25 May 2013 at 08:12

    Great festival idea! Thanks for brighten up my day with your pictures :-)
    Susann

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    1. buttons and paint...26 May 2013 at 09:11

      Thanks Susann, we can't wait to see the pictures from the festival!! xx

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  2. Gillian Cooper27 May 2013 at 20:28

    Thanks for making the PomPoms for us - they are really lovely. We can't wait to see to all the PomPoms up on the trees when we go 'live' this weekend!

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    1. buttons and paint...27 May 2013 at 20:51

      Thanks Gillian, it was the least we could do! Looking forward to seeing the photos from the festival. Hope it goes well :) xx

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  3. Celtic Thistle27 May 2013 at 22:52

    Sounds like fun!

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  4. Sarah L.29 May 2013 at 15:23

    Really cute. I'm hoping to do something like this at an upcoming graduation party.

    Visiting from,
    Sarah@ Naptime Nothings
    www.naptimenothings.blogspot.com

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    1. buttons and paint...31 May 2013 at 20:11

      Thanks Sarah. That's a great idea for a graduation party!

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  5. Anonymous29 May 2013 at 19:52

    I love pompoms! Such a delightful alternative to flowers. Your pics are great - I hadn't heard about this festival it sounds fantastic, what a great idea!

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    1. buttons and paint...31 May 2013 at 20:12

      We only recently heard of the festival & really enjoyed making our small contribution!!

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  6. Anonymous30 May 2013 at 00:55

    Hi! Great post - we did something similar for our niece who recently married.

    Just wanted to drop a line to thank you for sharing this post on our BeBetsy BRAG ABOUT IT Tuesday.

    Hope to see you again at the BeBetsy Link and Hop xo Sharon and Denise

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    1. buttons and paint...31 May 2013 at 20:14

      Thanks Sharon & Denise! You have a great linky party - see you there next time :) x

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  7. Crafts a la Mode1 June 2013 at 04:32

    This is funny and fun! How nice! So glad you link up to my party each week. You help make What to do Weekends wonderful! Linda

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