Oh-So Lovely Pom Pom Wall Hanging

Today's project comes courtesy of the AH-MAZING Aussie design + lifestyle blog, We Are Scout. When I stumbled across this blog, I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. It was honestly so overwhelmingly awesome that I had to walk away from my computer screen for a minute and collect myself ( I'm not kidding). The thing that first got my attention was a free e-mag you could download from the site called "Decorating with Plants." I knew then and there that the girls who run this blog and I were kindred spirits. And it didn't take long before I found a DIY on their site that I absolutely had to try.

Isn't this the cutest wall hanging ever?

I'm going to let you in on a little secret: I have become addicted to DIY. I don't even finish a project anymore before starting another one. If it takes longer than a couple of hours to make, I often lose interest and want to start on something else instead. But I did force myself to see this one through to completion, even though it took me several weeks. I have so much respect for all those quilters and knitters out there who tackle big projects that they know will take them a long time to finish. I have such a need for instant gratification...and I change my mind so frequently about what I like that I'm always afraid that halfway through a project, I will decide I don't like it anymore.

That is sort of what happened with this wall hanging. I still think it's really cool, but I had an idea of where I wanted to put it, but then I changed some furniture and art around, and now I have no place for it anymore. So, did I spend the better half of my Christmas money on yarn for nothing? Did I miss some of the best American Idol auditions while I had my head down, concentrating on making pom poms, for nothing? Maybe, maybe not. (I'll let you in on another little secret since I like to keep it real: I style all my photographs so they look great for the site. What you see on this blog is not necessarily what you will see if you come over to my house. Some of it, but not all. If this were an accurate reflection of how our house looks tonight, there would be balled-up socks on the table, Kleenex stashed behind the plant and entirely different art on the wall!)

All the instructions you need to make this yourself are here, but I can tell you that the Extra Large Clover Pom Pom Maker will make your life as a producer of pom poms for this or any other project a million times easier. This handy-dandy contraption comes in several different sizes, but for this project, the Extra Large is a must. (It is not available at Michaels in Canada--I bought mine from Mary Maxim online.)

Oh, yes, the more I look at these pictures, the more I think I need to find a spot for this. It really is so pretty...