The pom pom toys are undoubtedly the most comfortable and cute stress toys. Let’s discuss 7 ways to craft cute animal toys with pom poms as core material, along with felt and googly eyes. We shall restrict our discussion to only round pom poms.
Therefore, you will find CLEVER use of ball pom poms from a classic caterpillar to a bunny. Like always, we are not out of creative colors. Now, let me provide you with all the details about animal yarn plushies with video instructios.
Suggestion #1: Craft A Pom Pom Caterpillar Plushie
Maybe you only want to craft a usual ball pom poms. If that is the case, let’s craft this colorful and cute pom pom caterpillar. For the antennae, it will need bent pipe cleaners and round wiggly eyes.
Use the method you are comfortable with to craft 6 pom poms in pink, yellow, purple, blue, teal, and light yellow.
That might be with cardboard, plastic clover, or a fork. Then, like you pierce the beads, pierce the poms so it might be bendable. Attach a keyring at the other end to use it as a keychain. Make sure all pom poms are the same size.
Suggestion #2: Craft A Pom Pom Bunny Plushie
This miniature rabbit plushie also needs only ball pom poms. But, use a pom pom maker or a cardboard base in two sizes. For the ears and muzzle, you must also have some fuzzy felt in two colors.
The idea is to craft poms poms of two sizes and join them side by side by knotting. You can also use hot glue, but be sure the fibres of the pom don’t cause loose joining.
Trim the small pom pom into a life-like rabbit head and attach the normal safety beads. After cutting the ears, make the felt fuzzy by pierecing needle many times.
Suggestion #3: Craft A Pom Pom Bunny Plushie
For crafting this small ladybug plushie, you will have to craft a red and white pom pom. To do so, first wrap black yarn around the base and then on either side of the black wrappings, the red yarn.
The red yarn should also cover the bottom of the black wrapping. Then collectively knot the whole wrapping and trim the pom pom in ellipsoide or flat oval shape.
You will also need a black pom pom for the face, which should also be trimmed well. For the spots, fold balls of combed yarn and attach with hot glue.
Suggestion #4: Craft A Pom Pom Chick Plushie
Craft this super cute baby chick plushie with funny googly eyes and felt in 5 minutes. The catch is that you will want to wrap only one big pom pom. It can be of any wrapping, depending upon the thickness, but I recommend having 150 wraps.
For the other features like beak, comb, and feet, draw and take cuttings from felt. It is a REALLY perfect stress-toy and buddy. For a perfectly-round pom pom, use pom pom maker or cardboard clover.
Suggestion #5: Craft A Pom Pom Bunny Plushie Way 2
The way #2 of crafting the pom pom bunny is easier and only need single pom pom. For other features, like a baby chick plushie, you will want felt cutouts. To make it funny, cut exaggeratedly large paws, muzzle, and ears.
Paws are quite detailed, though. For the ears, use a dark shade of squa with pink. For the pom pom, use light aqua. Use googly eyes for this bunny craft.
Suggestion #6: Craft a Puppy Dog Yarn Plushie
This little yarn puppy plushie provides a chance to learn the capsule pom pom with the ball pom pom. Actually, you need 3 capsule pom poms for this yarn plushie, so it’s a practice project at the same time. The idea is to make three 50-wrap unfinished pom poms around your fingers.
Suggestion #7: Craft a Little Cat Plushie
While crafting this cat yarn plushie, you will discover how to make a grey pom pom with a white part. This is different from the multicolored or ombre pom pom and is very useful for crocheting the animal’s belly and face.
With the four little white pom poms, this cute, chubby cat needs no support. Around a 6cm slice cut from the cardboard base, wrap the yarn 107 times in one color, and 25 times in the same base.
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Hey, I’m Talha, the Crafter on Craftstive.com. I love to share guides on folding cute origami models and paper crafts, and I am always ready to inspire your next craft project with my weekly craft discussions.