TEDDY'S ACCESSORIES

POM POM DOLLS

Craft Pom Poms are available in many different sizes. The smallest I have seen are 3mm. The next size is 5mm, 1/4", 1/2" and then they get larger. There are some with holes in the middle (presumably to make neclaces or bracelets etc.,) Glue pom poms together as I have below and you can easily create little people, insects and fantastic creatures. Add bits of card for a beak or wing, add pieces of felt, chennile stems and your only limitation is your imagination.

I thought these little people look cute enough to be accessories for miniature bears . .

They could be a fiddly, but they are really simple to make. These are quite small and I used 5mm and 1/2" pom poms. Smaller ones make smaller figures, larger ones (not surprisingly) make larger ones.
You will need:
10 little pom poms
2 larger pom poms
Glue. Pens or something to mark features withStep 1
Take the two larger pom poms, put a bit of glue on the top of one and place the other
on top. These form the head and the body. I suggest you use pale pink pom poms for heads and hands
and if you want to suggest feet, use them there as well.

Step 2
Take one small pink pom pom and glue it to a different coloured small pom pom.
Repeat this with another two pom poms and when the glue on both is dry, glue a set of two pom poms
to each side of the 'body' - don't forget to glue the coloured ones NOT the pink ones, which are the 'hands'.

Step 3

I use three pom poms for the legs and a different coloured one for feet/shoes - so four pom poms in all. Glue two pom poms together, then glue each set of two together to form the leg and foot. Repeat for other leg and when dry
glue the legs to the body remembering NOT to put the foot/shoe against the body!

Step 4
Features: I simply draw these on with gell or other suitable pens. Blue/Green/brown or whatever for eyes, Red or pink for the mouth. I sometimes use black for the mouth as it defines and shows up better.

Step 5
To enchance the look of the little doll, you can add 'hair'. I make mine by pulling apart one of a suitable coloured pom pom of the size of the body, and you end up with a pile of fibres. I don't worry too much about applying it correctly (although I am sure there is a better method or way). I apply glue to the area I want the hair to be on and simply push on bits of the fabric and press it as carefully as I can into place and let it dry. I suppose you could trim it
a little to make a better shape.

To make longer legs or arms, just add more pom poms.
To make larger dolls, use larger pom poms.

SNOWMAN
Glue two or three white pom poms together for the head and body. Glue small white pom poms together to form his arms. Sizes are at your discretion, For this size snowman, I used three 5mm pom poms..
I cut a circle and a small strip out of felt (I used black) put glue on one side of the strip and rolled it to form the
top of the had. When dry, I cut a little bit out of the centre of the circle (only because I thought it would sit better on the snowman's head). Then I applied glue o the bottom of the little felt roll and pushed them together, allowing that to dry before putting glue on the snoman's head and putting the hat in place.
I cut a tiny longish triangle, glued the shortest edge onto the snowman's face to form his nose. If not to your liking, there is no reason why you cannot trim it when in situ. You could assessorise further but I will leave that to your imagination!

GOLLY
More or less identical to the 1 to 5 Steps as above but replace the pink colours with black.