Pom Pom Bookmarks

This was an easy, fun, mostly mess free craft from our Try It! Tuesday program.

Supplies: Yarn & Scissors. That's it! Seriously!

Step 1: Cut a string that's about 8 inches long and another that's about 10 inches long. Set aside.

Step 2: Wrap yarn around your first three fingers 90-100 times, keeping it snug but not too tight!

Step 3: Cut the yarn after you're done wrapping and carefully slide it off of your fingers.

Step 4: Lay it down over the 8 inch piece of yarn & tie a knot tightly around the middle of the loops. It's very important that you tie the knot very tightly or once you start cutting the pieces will be too loose!

Step 5: Tie the 10 inch bookmark piece around the same string you used to tie the loops together.

Step 6: Cutting! Cut through the loops on each side. Be careful not to cut your center string. Now your ball should look like a crazy overgrown hedge. Start trimming until the pom pom is rounded off. Again, be careful not to cut your bookmark string during this part. I found that it helps to hold onto the bookmark string and that the sharper your scissors are, the easier the shaping step is.

It took my teens roughly 10 minutes to make a bookmark and aside from sweeping up bits of yarn, this was a super easy craft!