Pom-Pom Hangers!

How fun is this?  

Covered hangers with pompoms are so simple, 

yet really functional.  

Wind yarn around the third section of the 

PattieWack™ Pom-Pom Maker until it's nice and full.  

Tie it as tightly as possible in the center 

with another length of yarn.  

Pull the tied yarn toward the point of the tool 

to loosen the yarn slightly, 

then cut the loops on both sides to release the pompom.  

Now, trim the pompom and tie it to a fabric covered hanger.

Super cute!

Happy Easter!!

Happy Easter Everyone!

You can put pretty pompoms on a stick and poke them into anything today to add a little fun to your Easter festivities!

Just grab your large Pattiewack Pom-Pom Maker and wind yarn onto the second step of the tool to make 2" pompoms.  Next glue them onto the end of bamboo skewers.  

Presto!  You've got instant pompom fun.

Have a blessed an happy day!

You Can Do Anything - Boho Pompom Bracelet

You can make just about ANYTHING if you have the right tools, including this beautiful boho bracelet if you have the PattieWack™Tassel and Pom-Pom Makers.

For this bracelet, just grab your PattieWack™ Mini Pom-Pom Maker and 3 colors of embroidery floss.  Wind floss around the tool on the third tier to make a 1-1/2" pom-pom.  Tie it in the middle, then cut the sides to release.  Trim it up and tie it to your favorite boho-style bracelet.  Add two more, and you've got a pretty addition to that t-shirt and jeans or shorts for the perfect summer outfit.

Oh, and if you're into making jewelry, you can tie the pompoms to a lobster claw.  Then you'll be able to take clip them onto anything.  Cool, easy, and fun!

For shopping info, go to PattieWack.com and get your OWN tassel and pompom makers!

Glamping Time with Tassels!

It's that time of year, Yay!! The kids are getting restless, the weather is decent, flowers are ready to bloom and it's time to go outside and play.  What a perfect way to play, than by building a tent!  

I found these amazing tents with a tutorial on CAKIES Blog and she gives complete sewing instructions for building the perfect tent.  

And of course, you'll want to put your personal touch to the tent with tassels, to create a grand entrance to the tent.  Just grab your Pattiewack Tassel Maker and make 5" tassels, string them to a cord, and tie to the tent posts.  My goodness, you could even do this to a tent you already have, right?

Okay, now I must get out in the yard, take the wiener dogs out for a walk, and think about making tents.

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

It's not too late to make a cute little pompom garland for St. Patrick's Day.  I saw this darling idea over at Honest to Nod and thought it was perfect, and super easy!



Now this little shamrock garland caught my eye, since it is so clever!  All you'll need is baker's twine, pom-poms, and little pieces of felt to make it.  There are more garlands and banners along with this one over at B Lovely Events.   

Just grab your Pattiewack Pom-Pom Maker and pump out some quick pom-poms for a darling banner today to perk up your office cube, hang from a chandelier, or between two bed posts, for a super lucky day! ;)

Happy St. Patrick's Day Everyone!

Tribal Tassels - DIY Necklace

Tassels and beads are the perfect combination for this tribal take on a necklace you can wear with anything!  It is SO easy, if you have the PattieWack™ Mini Tassel Maker.  Here's how....

Wind embroidery floss around the tool at the 4th section of the mini tool for a 2" tassel.  Tie the top and the neck with a contrasting floss.  Cut the bottom of the tassel and slide off the tool.  Attach to a chain, make four more and add to the necklace.  You can use jump rings if you're into jewelry making, or just tie them on.  

And there you have it.  Super cool, fun, and easy to make.  Oh, and you could even make one for your friends, too.  P.S. You don't have to tell them how inexpensive it was. LOL

For shopping info, go to PattieWack.com and get your OWN tassel and pompom makers!

Debra Arch makes the CUTEST bunny baskets!

These little bunny baskets are adorable, and Debra Arch will show you in the video just how she made them for Station KWQC-TV6 from the Quad Cities in northwest Illinois and Southeastern Iowa last week. She takes crochet to another level and then shows how to make pom-poms with the Pattiewack Pom-Pom Maker. The Paula Sands "Live" TV broadcast is such fun, and Debra rocks it.  
You can also check out more crochet goodness from Debra on the Annies Craft Store website. Debra is truly the crochet queen. She has authored 10 pattern books for Annie's, she crochets and knits designs for Annie's Hook and Needle Club, and she is a frequent contributor to Crochet! and Crochet World magazines. 

Thank you Debra, for sharing this great DIY project, and for promoting Pattiewack Pom-Pom and Tassel Makers!

Follow Your Dreams

Zulily.com is extending their event featuring the PattieWack™ Pom-Pom and Tassel Makers!

This is the last day of the event where you and your friends will get a fantastic discount of up to 40% on all PattieWack™ Makers!

Add a cool tassel to anything with your PattieWack™ Tassel Maker, just like the boho banner "Follow Your Dreams".  Simply wind your favorite yarn around the 4th section of the tassel maker to make a 5" tassel.  Tie the top of the tassel and bind the neck with contrasting yarn.  Cut the bottom of the tassel and slide off the tool.  Now thread some boho style beads onto another piece of yarn, knot the bottom of the yarn and then tie it to the neck of the tassel.  You're done!  Tie your boho-licious tassel to a banner, or even tie it in your hair for a festival.  

Don't miss this chance to click over to Zulily.com and take advantage of their big event, and get your discount of up to 40% off, during this extended sale for the 

PattieWack™ Pom-Pom and Tassel Makers!

This is the LAST day of the Zulily event!

Pop a Cork with Pom-Poms!

Zulily.com is extending their event featuring the PattieWack™ Pom-Pom and Tassel Makers another day!

Today you and your friends will get a crazy discount of up to 40% on all PattieWack™ Makers!

It's seriously enough to make you pop a cork, right?  Then you'll just have to decorate that cork with a raffia pom-pom.  The cool thing about the PattieWack™ Makers, is you can wind just about anything around the tools, like RAFFIA to make a pom-pom.  

So, to make your pom-pom corks, wind raffia around the PattieWack™ Mini Pom-Pom Maker at the 5th section to make a 2-1/2" pom-pom.  Tie the center with raffia, or better yet, use heavy wire.  Cut the sides of the pom-pom to release.  Poke the wire into a cork and it's ready to pop back into the bottle.  Cute. Fun. Easy.

Don't forget to click over to Zulily.com and take advantage of this big event, and get your discount of up to 40% off, during this extended sale for the 

PattieWack™ Pom-Pom and Tassel Makers!

I Make Me HAPPY

Zulily.com is extending their sales event for PattieWack™ Pom-Pom and Tassel Makers!

You and your family and friends will receive up to 40% discount today on all PattieWack™ Tools!

Then make yourself HAPPY by adding mini tassels to one of your favorite necklaces.  It's so easy with the PattieWack™ Mini Tassel Maker.  Choose 3 colors of embroidery floss for three different mini tassels.  Wind the floss around the mini tool on the 4th section to make a 2" tassel.  Tie the top and bind the neck with matching floss.  Cut the bottom of the tassel and slide it off the tool.  Make two more tassels in different colors and tie them to your necklace for a fun fashion to add to your everyday look!

Don't forget to click over to Zulily.com to take advantage of this amazing event, to get your discount of up to 40% off PattieWack™ Pom-Pom and Tassel Makers!

Kindness Matters

Zulily.com is extending their event featuring the PattieWack™ Pom-Pom and Tassel Makers!

Today you and your friends will get a fantastic discount of up to 40% on all PattieWack™ Makers!

You can make the cutest little pompom banner out of bakers twine and yarn, with the PattieWack™ Mini Pom-Pom Maker.  Simply wind black yarn around the third section of the tool for a 1-1/2" pom-pom.  Add bakers twine by winding 4 times around the tool, on top of the yarn.  Tie the center of the pom-pom with yarn, cut the sides of the pom-pom to release. Make several fluffy little pom-poms, and then tie them to a length of bakers twine to make a happy banner!

Don't forget to click over to Zulily.com and take advantage of this big event, and get your discount of up to 40% off, during this extended sale for the 

PattieWack™ Pom-Pom and Tassel Makers!

California Dreamin'

Zulily.com is featuring the 

PattieWack™ Pom-Pom and Tassel Makers TODAY!

Wednesday, March 9th

You and your friends and family will get an incredible discount of up to 40% today on all PattieWack™tools!

All the tools are super fun and easy to use.  For this California Dreamin' market bag, grab you PattieWack™ Mini Tassel Maker and yarn to match your crocheted bag.  Wind yarn around the 4th section of the mini, which will make a 1-1/2" mini tassel.  Tie the top, and bind the neck with a contrasting yarn.  Cut the bottom of the tassel and slide it off the tool.  Make at least 2 more mini tassels and tie them to the handle for a dreamy market bag to take to the beach, farmers market, or anywhere!

Don't forget to click over to Zulily.com and take advantage of this fabulous event, and get an amazing discount of up to 40% during this special event for PattieWack™ Pom-Pom and Tassel Makers!

Have you heard the NEWS?

Zulily.com is featuring the 

PattieWack™ Pom-Pom and Tassel Makers 

in an upcoming event!

Wednesday, March 9th

You and your friends can get an amazing discount of up to 40% on all PattieWack™ Tools!

And here's some more news..... Did you know that you can make newspaper pom-poms with the PattieWack™ Pom-Pom Maker?

All you need is a newspaper, scissors, and chenille stems (aka pipe cleaners) and heavy wire or a dowel rod.  Simply cut 1/4" strips of newspaper lengthwise.  It won't take much for each pom-pom.  Then wind the strips around the pom-pom maker at the 3" section of the large tool.  Bind the center with a chenille stem.  Cut both sides of the pom-pom to release it from the tool.  Fluff it out, and attach it to a dowel rod or heavy wire to make the stem. 

Easy-peasy!

Don't forget to click over to Zulily and take advantage of their fabulous event, and get an amazing discount of up to 40% during this special event for PattieWack™ Pom-Pom and Tassel Makers!

How To Make Tassels - the PattieWack™ Way!

We've been working on a little (and I do mean LITTLE) video that shows all the sizes of tassels you can make with the PattieWack™ Tassel Makers.  Click and see how fun!

 Believe it or not, it takes HOURS for Scott and I to make a 'little' 20 second video like this one.  But with the small social media platforms like Vine and Facebook, this is what people like you are looking for, right?

So, please be sure and click, share, and subscribe to my little YouTube channel over at PattieWack Designs.

You'll get all the new videos we post about my DIY life, and get tons of ideas for crafts and tutorials made just for YOU :)

See you in the next post! 

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DIY - Boho Tassel Necklace

It's summer-time, and this girl's really lovin' the boho style that I'm seeing everywhere.  So, I went to Hancock Fabrics and bought several fun prints to make my own blouses and then I just felt like they needed something else.  This one has such great colors, and I thought it would be fun to match up the turquoise, lime, and lemon colors that are super vibrant with cotton embroidery threads.

I did fudge a little by starting out with a necklace on the sale kiosk at Nordstrom's Rack.  Then I got busy making tassels in each of the colors.  To make my tassels, I grabbed my PattieWack™ Mini Tassel Maker and decided what size to make them. 

I chose the 1 1/2 inch size and wound the embroidery floss around the tool until it was as fat and fluffy as I wanted. I wrapped this heavier floss about 20 times. How many times you wind it depends on how thick your thread is, and how fat you want your tassels.  And in order to make all your tassels the same size,  simply count how many times you wind the first one and then you'll be set for the other tassels. 

For the next step I put a large jump ring through the top of the tassel since it was going on a metal chain necklace. A pair of needle-nose pliers worked great for this. 

Then I inserted another piece of embroidery floss through the slit in the tool and tied it very tightly around the neck of the tassel. 

The next step was to simply cut the bottom of the tassel with scissors and slip it off the end of the tool. I also wound some more floss around the neck to add a little more pizzaz to the tassel. 

I made three tassels, added them to my necklace and that was it!  I had my necklace finished in about 30 minutes...boombadabing!

See you in the next post! 

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How To Make Pom-Poms the PattieWack™ Way!

Make 10 Pom-Poms in 20 Seconds, 

the PattieWack™ way!

If you've never seen the PattieWack™Pom-Pom Maker doing a little pompom magic, here's your chance!

Shop for yours now, at www.pattiewack.com

4th of July - DIY Pom-Pom Fireworks Centerpiece and Swizzle Sticks

Here it is almost the 4th of July, and we certainly can't have a holiday without a cute centerpiece, now can we?  

I'm that girl who simply must have a centerpiece with fresh flowers on holidays.  Don't hate me!  I used to work in fresh flower shops back in the day, and it's just the best thing in the world to come home to that sweet smell of freshness.

So, I ran to the Trader Joe's and grabbed a bundle of fresh flowers and plopped them in a vase.  Don't worry, because you'll fill in the gaps with....you guessed it... Pom-poms!

I even threw some cute little swizzle sticks together so that we would feel all fancy when we have a little cocktails later to celebrate Independence Day!

Here's what you'll need, and the easy-peasy steps to make it:

Everybody have a happy and safe celebration.....Happy 4th!!

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Pom-poms & Tassels for Vogue Knitting Live!

I am so excited to be putting together all the goodies for our booth at Vogue Knitting Live in Pasadena this weekend. My pom-pom and tassel girls are going to look perfectly at home there, I'm thinking!

I've got to get my butt in gear today and pack everything so that I can drive down tomorrow and spend the night before setting up on Friday morning. My friend Susan Levin and I went together to sell my PattieWack crafting tools and her website products. 

If you haven't already, you can check out her fabulous products at www.stuffyoulove.com

I'll keep you posted as we set up. This is our first time, so we'll see what happens!

We are both a little bit scared, because we have no idea what to expect. I understand there will be thousands of people there. So we're packing my Transit and her SUV as full we can get them!

..... To be continued

CHA Tradeshow 2015 Highlights

I'm finally posting a few pictures from the highlights of CHA 2015. It was a fabulous trade show!

The iLoveToCreate booth was right in the front door, so I was a busy girl the entire time.

I couldn't believe it when I got there and saw the huge pictures of myself in the booth! Pretty much gave me the giggles.

There were only a couple of times during the entire show that I didn't have people at my make-it-take-it station making cool stuff. 

It was great to meet up with my favorite peeps like Mark Montano ❤️

And I got some good hugs from Steve and Cathie!

The iLoveToCreate booth was beautiful. And it was hoppin with lots of make-it-take-its, good friends and new products. 

Everyone loved the lanyards we made with the new Aleene's Quick Dry Fabric Fusion. 

One of the things I love most about the trade show is getting to do the Designer Showcase. This year I focused on Aleene's adhesives and made a denim and wool covered mannequin embellished with appliqués, pom-poms, and of course tassels. 

I also showcased several high heel stiletto ring holders. You know that my motto is; "If I can't glue it I don't do it!"

My portfolio certainly got a work-out this year. I'm so excited about the future!

Made in the USA!!!! PattieWack Pom-Pom and Tassel Makers

MADE in the USA

Yes!  We did it.  The quest for having our tools made here in America is not a dream any more.  We actually found someone right here in California that would come close to our China pricing and help us continue to make our tools profitable.  I am so excited to make the announcement today.  My hubby Scott just wouldn't give up, and it was worth it.  We ran out of the mini tassel makers several months ago and lost some sales, but he was determined to continue the search, and see where we could go with US makers.  

So, if you've been waiting to order your PattieWack Mini Tassel Maker, today's your day.  We are in the photography studio right now, getting the beauty shots done, and will have them on the web soon.   Look for them on www.PattieWack.com and in my Etsy store at https://www.etsy.com/shop/PattieWackDesigns ..... 

We are trying to do our part to save the economy through a thought process.  It will take the effort of every American to look for the USA logo on all their purchases.  We are trying to help American people to rely on each other in bringing our industry back.  Please consider supporting the companies that feel it is important to manufacture products in our country.