Happy DIY Rainbow Tassel and Paper Pom Cloud Backdrop

Ok, so our rainbow ideas are still coming! Its been so gloomy here in the Chicagoland area and these colorful rainbow party ideas are just making us so happy! We were going to try to squeeze this simple DIY in last week, but ran out of time! We love tassels, they are super trendy, and there are just so many great tutorials out there on how to create them! And, of course we will always have a soft spot in our hearts for paper poms! So we combined the two to create a fun and colorful backdrop that would be perfect for any rainbow party! Of course you can alter the colors to compliment any party theme!

Materials:
Tissue Paper in various rainbow colors
{we used white for our clouds and pastel rainbow colors for the tassels}
Scissors
Hot Glue
Ribbon
Paper Poms
"happy" letters

With so many great tassel tutorials out there, we just happened to use this one again {after using it for this party}. We love PaperWhite Designs for our all of our paper poms needs, but you can also make them. You can check out how from this tutorial we did  for ombre paper poms, just use all white.

1. Just arrange your poms in the shape of a cloud. We used 2 large and two mini poms.

2. String your tassels onto a thin ribbon or twine. Make sure that you loop your ribbon through the tassel at least once, this will keep it in place.

3. Glue letters onto the front of the tassel and hang the garland under you cloud! You can use sticky tack to do so.

DIY rainbow ruffle party hats

We hope you liked our new 'over the rainbow' collection! Well, now its time to create a party around it!
We have some fun DIY's that will help your next rainbow party sparkle and shine! Today we are sharing our ruffled rainbow party hats! You will not believe how simple these are to make. The best part about them is that not only can the kids wear them at the party but they are a great take home gift too! When my girls turned one, Kellie got each of them the sweetest party hats and we still have them on a shelf in the girls room!

Materials: 
pre-made party hat {you can get these at any local party store}
assorted rainbow crepe paper
piece of white fringe garland {you could even just use white crepe paper or an over-sized pom pom, etc.}
ribbon
tack glue
scissors
name tags {found here}

1. Simply take your party hat and add glue around the hat just about a 1/2 inch up from the bottom. 

2. Starting on the back near the seam of the hat take your crepe paper {color of choice} and slowly start to ruffle it around the hat, ending at the same place you started. You can add another dab of glue to secure the end of the crepe paper. 

3. Continue to do this with each color until you have reached the top. 

4. Do not worry if part of the hat is still showing at the top, your fringe garland will cover it.  

5. At this point you can turn your hat over and glue in your sating ribbon on each side. {We used about 20 inches of ribbon on each side. This way it ties nicely onto your child's head and there is some over hang. 

6. Take your fringe garland or a pom pom or whatever you would like to top your hat with and hot glue it on to the top of the hat. 

7. Finally just add a little tag with each child's name! 

'Over the Rainbow' Collection

We have been getting so many rainbow party requests lately, that we decided we need to add a new collection to our shop! So we've created this new illustration with a rainbow and two sweet, little cloud cupcakes. Its so colorful, it just makes us so happy! The "Over the Rainbow" collection is available as invitations, folded cards {personalized with your child's name}, fill in the blank thank you cards, cupcake flags, gift tags, cake toppers and letter garlands!

Coming this week too...Rainbow monograms! 

The winner of our Sweet Lulu Giveaway is: 

Anonymous said...

Oh my...I love EVERYTHING!!! The stands, the straws, the adorable wooden spoons, the twines, the containers, the bags, just all the beautiful colors!! But if I have to pick one thing right now it's the polka dot balloons. I am actually getting ready to order some of those for my grandson's 1st birthday!!! lesjeff89@yahoo.com 

We will be in touch soon!!