These are super cute in the hair on an alligator clip or a hair elastic. I started making these with tulle scraps leftover from making tutus. Scrappy projects are my favorite! I love creating adorable things with stuff I already have. It's like getting something cute and useful for nothing but a little bit of your time. I've also run across a brilliant idea that uses a larger version of this project hung on a string for home decor use. They would be great, cost efficient party decor or perfect for a little girl's room.
You will need: A few feet of tulle (the kind that comes on a spool is ideal to minimize cutting), floral wire, scissors
1. Cut up tulle into 1 in. x 6 in. strips. If you're using the spooled tulle, you won't have to worry about the length of the strips, as it's already 6 in.
2. Cut about 40 pieces. If you're using more than one color, make sure you have close to the same number of strips for each color.
3. Hold your floral wire about 3 in. down.
4. Begin threading your tulle onto the wire. Stick the wire through the center of the tulle strip and move it down to where you're holding the wire. Thread all the pieces on to the wire, attempting to leave a small space with no tulle in the puff. You'll have a short piece of wire above the tulle and a long piece below now.
5. Wrap the long part of the wire through the space you left in the last step, pulling it tight to secure the puff. Wrap it a couple more times.
6. Twist the short wire with the long one to finish securing the puff, cut the excess wire. Fluff the puff by holding the whole thing in your hand and rolling it around.
There you have it!
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