How To Make A Pom Pom Rug With Glue

The tails will attach our pom to the rug backing.

How to make a pom pom rug with glue. I used 180 pom poms for my 18 20 rug but my pom poms weren t very big. Diy pom pom rug no glue bedroom decor tutorial duration. 25 hot glue hacks and crafts duration. Cut your rug mat to the size you want.

Make sure to lay down paper before placing your mat on top when gluing down the pom pom s. 10 x purple lilac 9 x light blue 12 x mint green 14 x yellow 18 x peach 21 x pink. Since i had already begun making the pom pom rug according to that diagram i decided i would continue with that style of difference sized pom pom s and use them in a rectangle. Put a drop of hot glue on a pom pom and stick to your plastic canvas.

5 minute crafts recommended for you. Pom pom s rug mat hot glue gun. Don t tie too tight though or you might break the mat. Remove any loose glue strands.

Overall i used about 90 bundles and tied the bundles in a 8 8 grid. Alternate colors and sizes gluing pom poms to the canvas until completely covered. Doubling up your string will reinforce your pom poms and keep them from falling apart. When you make your pom poms make sure you cut a nice long piece of string and double it up to wrap around the center.

Start adding a small amount of glue to each pom pom and laying them down the rug. My helper didn t help a lot but she loved the fact that she still contributed a couple of the pom poms and popped back to check on the progress. When you are trimming your pom poms leave the string tail nice and long. Watch your fingers as glue will go through the plastic weaving.

Cut a piece of nonslip rug padding to fit and glue to the back of your canvas. These will be used to tie the pom poms onto the backing. Tie the pom poms onto the mat using the strings then tie every 2 pom poms together to make them more secure and durable. Then make 20 in white using your 3 3 8 inch pom pom maker.

This will all make more sense with the instruction booklet that s included in the kit. Make sure to leave the tails long. If you want to make the rug even more durable use a double layer of the non slip mat. The coolest thing about this simple pom pom rug tutorial is that it is super inexpensive to make and it only takes a few hours less if you have dedicated helpers.