DIY Easter Bunny Pom Pom Garland

This easy tutorial will show you how to make an adorable Easter bunny pom pom garland! Fluffy white pom pom bunnies with sweet pink and white ears, plus cute fabric flowers, are strung together with smaller pom poms in any color you like to match your spring decor.

You can use any colors you like to match your Spring decor theme, and it’s a perfect project to use up leftover yarn. I made white, green, and pink yarn pom poms, but if you’re using up a little bit of wool, combine the colors, you don’t have to use just one color in your poms.

Right now, this DIY pom pom garland is decorating my entryway hall tree, and I love how sweet and whimsical it looks! The little bunny pom poms add the perfect feminine, springtime touch.

How to Make a Pom Pom Bunny Garland

Materials

It doesn’t really matter what type of yarn you use, my local Dollar Tree has all kind of yarn available in different colors. Although chunky thicker yarn makes the pom poms quicker to wrap, I suggest using a middle-weight yarn instead of the chunky yarn, it makes your pom-poms fluffier.

My pom pom makers are Clover brand and I have had them for several years, recently I purchased two small pom pom makers at Dollar Tree and although not as strong as the Clover brand, they did work well.

Pom Pom Supplies

Bunny Ear Supplies

Fabric Flower Supplies

How to Make Large Pom Poms for the Garland

Pom poms are super easy to make! I used my Clover pom pom makers for this project, but you can use any method you like even a cardboard circle cutout (I’ll link that tutorial soon!)

I wrote an entire post with a video tutorial on how to make perfect fluffy pom poms using the Clover pom pom makers—check it out if you’re new to making them!

Perfect Pom Poms

What does a perfect pom pom consist of? A top-notch pom pom is all about being thick, fluffy, and very full, without any bare spots. The center is tied tightly so that the stands stay in place. The goal is a nice dense pom pom in a nice round shape with evenly cut strands of yarn.

Here’s a quick breakdown of the process:

Step 1 -Wrap the Yarn into Balls

Roll the skeins of yarn into a yarn ball. This avoids knots and tangles when wrapping.

Step 2 – Wrap the Yarn

Wrap yarn around the first two arms of your pom pom maker until it’s nice and full (about 4 layers of yarn). Swing the arms shut, then repeat on the other side.

Step 3 – Cut the Yarn

Once both sides are full, cut the loops of yarn with pointy crafting scissors. Place the scissors between the arms and ship along the groove.

Step 4 -Tie It Together

Cut a 10-inch piece of dental floss and wrap it tightly around the groove in the middle of the pom pom maker. I like to do it twice. Pull the twine tight and then tie a simple double knot to hold it secure.

Step 5 – Fluff & Trim

Open the arms of the pom pom maker, pull the center apart, and fluff up your pom pom! Trim any loose ends, and set them aside.

The number of pom poms depends on the length of your garland, and how much space you want between each one. In total, I made 4 large 3 1/2-inch white yarn pom poms for the bunnies and then 3 inch pom poms in pink and green. The length of the garland you see in the images is six feet.

I suggest spending an evening in front of a good movie making a pile of pom poms, and then making the actual banner the next day.

Making the Bunny Pom Poms

Now that we have the pom poms, let’s make the bunny ears and whiskers!

Step 1 – Cut Out the Bunny Ears

Using my free printable template, cut 8 white ears and 8 pink ear centers from felt.

Make sure to cut them in pairs, so the curved edge faces outward on each ear.

Glue the pink centers onto the white ears with craft glue, then press them in place with a brayer (optional, but helps them stick better).

Let them dry while we work on the whiskers!

Step 2 – Make Twine Bunny Whiskers

Wrap pink twine around three fingers 2-4 times.

Use white twine to tie the bundle together in the middle.

Secure the knot with a dab of hot glue and trim the whiskers to size.

Note: Five whiskers made my bunny look like it had a mustache, so I pulled out a few strands for a more natural look!

Step 3 – Optional. Make Fabric Flowers

I wrote a full tutorial (with video!) on how to make rolled fabric flowers-if you’ve never tried them before, I highly recommend checking it out!

If you’d rather skip the DIY flowers, Dollar Tree has all kinds of small flowers you can use instead.

Assembling the Bunny Pom Poms

Now that we have all the parts, let’s put the bunnies together! This is the fun part, the pom pom bunnies look so darn adorable.

Attach the Ears

• Add a large dollop of hot glue to the bottom of each ear and press them into the top of the pom pom.
• Repeat for the other ear.
• If you want a floppy-eared bunny, fold the ears over and glue them down, but I kept mine upright.

Add the Flowers

• Hot glue fabric flowers (or faux flowers) onto the base of the ears for a cute, spring look!

Attach the Whiskers

• Hot glue the twine whiskers to the front of the bunny pom pom.

Optional Eyes

I thought about adding small blue beads for eyes, but the price was shocking, so I skipped it. If you try it, let me know how it turns out.

Assembling the DIY Pom-Pom Garland

This part is super easy!

Cut a 12-foot long piece of yarn. Thread a yarn needle, and fold the yarn in half. It’s surprisingly easy to the middle of the pom pom. Just squeeze the center to feel the circle of dental floss. I like to push my middle finger through the pom pom as a guide for where I will place the threaded needle. Push the yarn needle through the center of each pom pom.

Once you have all the pom poms threaded, tie the end of the yarn into a knot.

Make Tassels for the Ends

Wrap yarn around a piece of cardboard (or a large jar) 10 times.

Slide the wrapped yarn off.

Cut the bottom of the loop open and insert the bundle into the garland loop.

Take another piece of twine and tie it around the top to secure the tassel.

Repeat for the other end!

Use sharp scissors to trim the tassel evenly! I hope you enjoyed making this easy pom pom garland. I think special with with the fun Easter bunnies. I am so looking forward to the end of winter, and the start of Spring. Happy Crafting Leanna.

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