Penguin Pom Pom Animal

I have one more pom pom animal to share today.  My son requested that I make him a penguin and then shortly after, a friend emailed me that she wanted to make a penguin as well.  So, yesterday, I figured out how to make one:
I made a black pom pom for the head and a half black and half cream pom pom for the body.  (To create half colors just wrap the yarn around the cardboard in one color on one side and the other color on the other side. Slide off sleeve, place on floss and tie and cut just as you would a single colored pom pom.)
 I cut the beak and feet from orange felt.  The arms were cut from black felt and attached where the head attaches to the body.
I made the eyes by using some textured white brads and then adding black rhinestones to the centers.
Enjoy!

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Pom Pom Animals

Hello! Hope you had a great week!  I finally had a chance to get some more crafty ME time.  Since reading the book Adventures in PomPom Land by Myko Diann Bocek,  I have been thinking of trying to reproduce one of her fabulous pom pom creatures.

I must say, she does an excellent job explaining the process of making the animals.  After learning how to make a uniform pom pom, I went to work creating these two animals. 

I used some of her ideas but then changed a lot of the design.  For example, I didn't want to needle felt arms or legs so I relied on felt and just the contouring of the pom pom for mine.  But, I think part of the fun is taking a design and then making it your own.

Here are the two critters I made--a bunny and a hedge hog.  I am thinking they were a hit since they have already been adopted by my daughter and son. (They barely gave me time to take a picture of them before they were whisked away.)

It was so much fun making these.  I hope to get the chance to make a few more soon!
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