Sometimes you need things in your life that have a little extra oomph to them. This tutorial for how to make pom poms can be used on any blanket, any pillow, any door, and in any space in your house!

How To Make A Pom Pom

When I made the giant pom pom blanket for Dylan’s room, it was SO cute. I loved it. Then I started seeing pink yarn all over my house. There was a problem,  the poms were molting.

I really wanted to come up with a better solution before I shared the tutorial with you guys, cause that is what friends do.

The really good news is that I have figured out a way to make the poms stay together so that the blanket is easier to wash, and so that you wont feel like you have a LaLaLoopsy that has alopecia living in your house.

Giant Pom Poms Need A Strong Base

Typically pom pom templates are made out of cardboard. That is great and all, but when you are making 10-15 giant poms then you are going to go through quite few templates (like a new one for every 2 poms). All that wrapping breaks down the cardboard and it gets really floppy. So we need to use something stronger than cardboard.

The magic template is an embroidery hoop. Well, the inside ring of an embroidery hoop to be exact.

Supplies you will need:

• One 5” embroidery hoop
• 1 Skein of Yarn for every 2 pom poms (I use extra thick yarn because it looks really beautiful and expensive and less like a muppet.)  
• 1 spool of Upholstery Thread
• Good Scissors

Step 1: Take the center of your embroidery hoop.

Step 2: Start wrapping your yard around the hoop.

Step 3: Tie with the Upholstery Thread

After you have wrapped it around about 15 times, take a piece of your upholstery thread and wrap it around the center of your yarn a few times and then tie a tight knot.

Make sure that each round of upholstery thread is TIGHT. If it’s not, your pom poms will shed!

Step 4: Start wrapping again.

It is ok if your upholstery thread gets lost in the mix, you will trim it when you are done! Keep wrapping until you have wrapped 20-25 times again.

Step 5: Tie with Upholstery Thread Again

Wrap your thread around and tie a knot.

Step 6: Repeat!

Start wrapping again. Wrap 20-25 times. At this point (if you are using extra thick yarn) you have probably used about 1/2 of your skein. That is the goal, to get 2 pom poms out of each one. If you have used more that 1/2, unwind it a little and even out the amounts.

Wrap your thread a few times and tie a knot.

Isn’t it so chubs!

Step 7: Add The Tie

Now take a piece of yarn that is about 12” long. Wrap it over your upholstery thread and tie a knot,  leaving as much as you can on one side of your yarn. This is what you are going to use to connect it to your blanket.

Step 8: Cut the yarn off of the hoop

This is where the sharp scissors come into play. It just makes things SO much easier if they are sharp. Trust me, my Dollar Store ones were NOT doing the trick.

Cut along the fold in your yarn along the hoop.

You might have to wiggle the yarn around a little to be able to fit your scissors underneath it.

Once you are done, cut along the other side. (This one goes much faster because it isn’t tight against the hoop. When you are finished you will notice that you don’t have a round pom pom. Its more of an acorn shape. Don’t stress, this is an easy fix.

Step 9: Shape your Pom Pom

Hold onto the longer pieces of yarn at the bottom of your pom (you will have to do this at the top too)

Channel your inner hair dresser and start hacking.

You will notice that the yarn on the sides of the pom are perfect, it is just the top and bottom that need trimming. Round it out so that they match the sides. I like to spin it a little so I can see where it is lopsided.

Be careful when you are cutting the top that you don’t cut the long piece that is going to attach to the blanket!

This is the part where you become a pom pom making machine. (I made 10 pom poms for my blanket today, but you can use as may or as little as you want!

Attaching Your Pom Poms

When you have made all of your pom poms it is time to attach them to your blanket. I found this off white knit throw at Homegoods for $20.00. This time of year is AMAZING for finding inexpensive throw blankets.

Attaching your pom is so simple.

Step 1: Thread Your Yarn

Thread your yarn through one of the openings in the knit. (I just used my fingers, but if you have a smaller knit or something that you have to poke a hole in I would use this paperclip technique!)

Step 2: Loop It and Tie

Bring the end back underneath the knot you tied around the center of the pom pom.

Feed it through the hole in the blanket again. And then tie it off at the knot in the middle of the pom pom. (So there will be 2 loops going from the pom pom to the blanket.

Step 3: Trim the extra and you are done!!

Total cost for this project was $35.00 (make sure you use coupons when you buy your yarn!)

pssst! The tutorial for the Geometric Wreath is right here!

See how I used pom poms in a fun throw pillow here!

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Hey hey!! I’m back today with all the delicious details of the guest room makeover I did for my sister Amy! Now, I’ll be the first to admit that I wish there was more DIY involved, but this was done totally weekend warrior style so while there is some, a lot of it can be sourced (which is great if you’re not that into DIY.)

First lets start with the wall color. Last week we announced that Sherwin-Williams 2018 Color of the Year is Oceanside. Its a really deep teal that’s a little bit on the blueish side.

I recruited my best helpers (sorry Court) and we knocked the painting out. One thing to note, when you’re using really dark colors, especially ones that are in the green family, you’re definitely going to need more than one coat of paint, with Amy’s room we did 2 + touchups where it needed more.

The dark wall was the perfect backdrop for the Macrame bed. For the last year, even trip to IKEA left me wanting this bed. It was just screaming for a custom macrame headboard right?!

bed | sconce | shelf | tree | pillow | light | rug | stool

While we were at IKEA we scored the cabinet in the As-Is section for next to nothing!

letter board | print | mirror | chair | pillow | cabinet

The mirror above the cabinet is the most basic of Target staples right now and I’m of the belief that everyone needs at least 2 in their house. The thin brass frame is just so fundamentally good. Like most weekend warrior projects, we did some scavenging and found these prints  that Amy had on hand from Society 6.

My heart just feels so happy with how great our Vintage Green letter board looks here!!

One of my favorite places to visit in Vegas is the West Elm outlet store. That’s where she got the great camel leather chair and a few things that are in the other rooms of the house. You can find really great pieces at fantastic prices, so check it our if you’re ever down there.

I LOVE white bedding. Like I don’t know if I’ve ever used anything else in a room makeover love. The reason? Because in what world would you be able to pair that wall color with that pillow AND have a colored duvet and live to tell the tale? It would not be a good combination. White makes it all play nice. I layered white sheets, a white throw, and a white duvet on the bed (all from IKEA).

The long lumbar pillow is made from a rug that got stuffed and whip stitched together. It grounds the wall with its muted muddy colors. Imagine how different it would feel if they were bright true tones? Totally different!! I also really love that its a single statement making pillow instead of a slew of different ones, it makes the bed making for guests less tetris-y.

One thing to keep in mind when you’re decorating guest room is that they don’t really need a lot of drawers. There is a closet at the foot of the bed, and the cabinet from IKEA, so we didn’t really need a nightstand. But we did need something. So used this simple shelf from Target that is a great place for a cup, a pair of glasses, or a phone to hang out while it charges.

I feel like we need a serious slow clap for that wall sconce from World Market, which is also where the ceiling light came from. So much goodness.

You may have heard it said on the interwebs before that the faux fiddle leaf from World Market is the best. I am here to add my big fat gold star that situation. It is HANDS DOWN the best that I’ve seen, and the price isn’t horrible! A real one in St. George at my local Home Depot runs anywhere from $79-$149 and usually dies within 4 months. This one is $179 and lives FOREVER!

The map on the wall was a craigslist score, the seller had a whole rack of them that I got for $350!! If I ever decide to sell a couple, you guys will be the first to know!

I love how this space turned out, especially that macrame bed. It is one of my favorite projects that I’ve done in a very long time!! The problem is that I just kind of made it up as I went, so I don’t really have a great tutorial for it. Would you guys be interested in a post with a round up of the knot styles that I used, even if its not the exact pattern? Or MAYBE if someone is a great macrame artist that makes patterns, you can email me and we can figure something out!?

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Let’s??talk??fabric!! Fabric is a critical component of home design. The style of your space is defined by fabric, whether its on a chair, a throw pillow, curtains, or even used as a wall treatment. Its the lifeblood of a space. Close your eyes (well just one eye, cause you have to keep reading) and imagine a space with no fabric. Its a cold dark terrifying world right?!

I am SO excited about today’s post. One of my happiest time killers is to dive deep into the pages of Fabric.com and see all of the yardage goodness that they have. I have a secret board on pinterest that I save my favorites to and today I’m going to give you a peek behind the curtain! I’ve picked 20 of my most beloved to share with you! You can find all the info on each of them on a special page that I curated on Fabric.com! Check out Mandi’s Favorite Fabrics here! 

Do you have a fave?! I sure hope so cause one lucky person is going to win 5 yards of the fabric of their choice!! All you have to do is head over to instagram to enter!

 See the entire collection here! 

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Huge thanks to Fabric.com for teaming up with me on this post + giveaway!

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You guys! I’m so excited to share this fun dining room makeover with you!! Before you keep scrolling I want you to close your eyes (I mean, not really ‘cause you have to read, but pretend to close your eyes.)

Picture Home Depot (just go with me on this). Picture all of the things that Home Depot is known for. Now buckle your seatbelt ‘cause you’re about to be blown away.

I’ve had the pleasure of teaming up with Youtube darling Aspyn Ovard for a complete overhaul of her house.

When we started out with not a lot. If you remember, her house is a new build and you could tell. In other words it was very basic and very empty. Her style is young, fresh, and a little mixed bohemian. I wanted the space to feel clean, eclectic, nothing super structured, formal, or traditional. Full of life, yet still calm. Tall order? Maybe.

Are you ready to see it now? EEEEE! This is my favorite part!!

Have you ever dug into the furniture that Home Depot has on their site? YOU. GUYS. They have an entire sister company called Home Decorators Collection and it is SO good!! In fact, everything in this room makeover is from Home Depot!! I know what you’re thinking. The Midcentury table? YES! The Modern Wire chairs? YES! That KILLER rug?!?!! YESSSSSS!!! (Don’t worry, I’ll link everything below!)

We took a few hours at the beginning and tiled the backsplash with basic white subway tile that your local Home Depot will have in stock (remember how I’m currently obsessed with that?) It immediately took the builder basic feel away. This is a great post all about choosing the right grout color for your project!

The next project of the space was the Sharpie wall. Who doesn’t love a project that looks like custom wallpaper but only cost $8.00?

Then it was time to decorate. Aspyn’s house is like so many others. It’s got an open floorplan and the dining room is part of the kitchen so I feel like loads of you can take this makeover and plop it right into your own home. It can be little overwhelming to decorate a space especially if you are a first time homeowner like Aspyn, I mean where do you even start?!

Their original table was cute and simple but a little small for the space and the wood tone was too similar to the flooring. I swapped it out with the Conrad dining room table from Home Depot. I love the midcentury modern style and that the finish is a little warmer than the previous table but still staying on the slightly desaturated side with the antique natural mango wood finish. (Oh yes, and this heirloom piece is currently on sale for $399!!)

Because I upped the table size, it now comfortable fits 6 instead of closely sitting 4 which is perfect for entertaining!

The chairs are killer! I love brass, but I’m kind of really digging chrome lately and these pushed me over the edge!

Let’s just have a heart to heart about this rug. Guys. It’s amazing, right? One of the easiest mistakes to make when you’re decorating a dining room is the rug size. Large rugs are more expensive, but if a huge kilim is out of your budget try to layer a large and inexpensive one underneath it (sisal works great for this!) I really wanted a large sheepskin but wasn’t able to track one down (like that’s ever stopped me) so I ordered this flokati off of Home Decorators Collection and made my own by cutting the shape out.

I wanted the table decor to be something that was pretty and collected and easy to move so I put these bottles on a vintage wooden platter.

Aspyn previously had some stools at the island, but they sort of just blended in with the cabinets and countertop situation so I swapped them out for these stackable aluminum stools.

Speaking of aluminum, I added these spun aluminum lights above the island. I’m really loving the juxtaposition that’s happening in this space with the uber modern shapes and finishes and the relaxed slouchy style of others.

The back wall needed something large and simple to break up the wall pattern and finish everything off. I waited and hunted for weeks and just couldn’t find anything that was right so at the last minute (‘cause that’s how we roll) I called my friend Tyler and asked him if he had a picture of the tips of the mountains in St. George. I had it blown up and then mounted it on a simple 4×4 sheet of plywood from The Home Depot. It’s pretty perfect right!? Just the right amount of white space. You can snag it in the Vintage Revivals Shop here!

The last thing that the space needed was some plant love. If your house is lacking something and you can’t put your finger on it, chances are you need a plant friend or 2. Home Depot is the best place to buy plants, especially if you have a black thumb because they will return them for a year!! Granted it’s a little shameful to take in a pot of dirt but I promise they don’t get judgy about it.

Here’s a quick guide to all things dining room:

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So tell me, were you surprised that everything came from Home Depot?!

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Hello! We’ve got another Fearless DIY episode up on The Design Network for you today and it’s all about the accent pillows! Frayed and Fringed accent pillows to be precise. With leather, because its me.

Here is a little teaser for you!

FearlessDIY_PillowFestClips from Mandi Gubler on Vimeo.

The first pillow is one of my all time favorites!

Can you believe that I still have leather kicking around from when I skinned that couch?!  Its going to be a sad sad day when its all gone.

If you’re a fresh faced pillow makin’ newb you might want to get started with these step by step tutorials for making an envelope pillow and making a zipper pillow, cause in this tutorial I’m going to skim over that and get more into the things that make these guys uber special.

To make this pillow you’re going to need:

2 pieces of leather that are the same size. (Mine measure 8×15)

1 spool of cotton rope (mine came from Joann, get it in the upholstery section)

Batting

Start by cutting your leather to size, once that is done its time to sew the rope on. Make sure that you watch the episode to learn from my massive mistake while doing this!

While you are sewing, double check that your leather is right side up! It will look like this when you’re done.

After you’ve sewn the rope on all 4 sides its time to attach your back piece.

It’s going to be a little awkward because all of the rope is inside the pillow, until you flip it right side out. Then you can see it for all of it’s shaggy gloriousness.

Next we’re going to make a leather fringe pillow.

Start by cutting 5 pieces that are 6 inches tall and the width of your pillow. Mine measure 6×19.

For fringe cutting you are most definitely going to want to use a fabric ruler and rotary cutter.

Stack 2 pieces of leather on your cutting mat (make sure that they are lined up with the lines on the mat) and use a piece of painters tape to secure it. That part is suuuuper important.

You are going to cut strips every 1/4” all along the piece of leather. To make this go a little bit faster (but lets be honest, its not the fastest project ever) cut on both sides of your ruler.

Fringy! The last step is to sew them on the pillow base. Space them evenly and go to town!

The last pillow is the easiest one of all!

The idea is really similar to this ripple art. Start with your first shape, and then enlarge it, and then enlarge it again!

To get the fringe-fest happening here, just sew the pieces on top of each other and leave 1/2” seam allowance.

Use a seam ripper to fray the ends and you are done!

Make sure to check out the video tutorial on The Design Network here!

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Its my favorite of all blogging days! Its Room Reveal day!!! YEAH! If you’ve been following along all month then you are totally aware of what is going on here. If you’re a newb then welcome and lets get you up to speed!

All month I’ve been overhauling my daughter Ivie’s bedroom. I was assigned one of six trends by HGTV Powerhouse Taniya Nayak and my friends at Frogtape and given $1000 budget to make some magic.

Lets get on with the reveal yes?

This was the jumping off point.

We took everything out of her room that we weren’t going to use and that basically left us with a white box and a dresser.

This is what it looks like now:

Ivie loves it.  I love it. Its a good day at the Gubler house. Sources and more tutorials are coming so stay tuned! Next Monday voting begins and I would LOVE to be able to donate $5000 to Children’s Miracle Network, so get your voting fingers ready and I’ll let you know when its live!

The biggest thanks to Frogtape for inspiring us to make this project happen, and head over and check out the other contestants rooms, they are amazing!!

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Last week we took a last minute whirlwind trip to LA to fix up my Brother in Law’s new apartment. Like most rentals, it was a beige wonderland. Complete with vertical blinds, popcorn ceilings and oatmeal carpet.

The original plan was to throw a few new rugs and pillows down and maybe add a little bit of art. Um. That didn’t happen. Instead we packed everything we possibly could into the time we had there and worked our butts off.

He had a few good staple pieces of furniture (like the couch from West Elm)  and the rustic wood kitchen table but that was about it.

I’ve learned a few things in my DIYin’ days the most important being, you are going to pay with your time, or you are going to pay with your money. There were a million projects that I would have LOVED to DIY in this makeover but 3 days just wasn’t enough time to pull them off. So the good news is that if you aren’t really a DIYer you can duplicate so much of this room because its all for sale! (I will link everything below) We did do a few projects though, so watch for tutorials throughout the rest of the week!

Just a reminder, this is where we started.

This is what it looks like now:

Wall Mirror | Fringe Pillow | White and Gray Tribal Pillow

We decided to flip the couch and divide the big room into 2 smaller spaces.

One of the biggest struggles with such a fast turn around is that ordering things online wasn’t an option, we were limited to what was available in store at that moment. Our main shopping sources were World Market, Target, CB2, Homegoods, IKEA, and the flea market. I feel like everything that we bought was really affordable.

The second that I saw that orange and grayish tribal rug I knew it would be so perfect in the room. The problem is that it wasn’t big enough to live underneath the couch and both of the chairs. The solution was to put an awesome geometric sisal underneath.

Sisal Rug | Orange Tribal Woven Rug

The chairs are literally my favorite thing in this entire space.

The cute little side table is a planter from IKEA with a wooden plate on top of it.

Navy Striped Pillow | Bolster Pillow | Brass Lamp

Desk | Shelf Brackets | Rug | Aqua Teapot | Brass Vase | Basket | Calendar (Target in store, similar) | File Holder | Folders | Hourglass | Ceramic Peanut | Stapler | White Planter

This giant wall was a killer. We knew that something needed to go there but we just could not for the life of us find anything! At the very last minute we found this shelf at a random furniture store. It’s the perfect size for the wall and the wall hanging (a table runner from target!) is such a great accent.

Wall Hanging | Black and White Picture Frame | Mint Bowl | Vintage Fiat Photo | Glass Jars | Brass Candle Lantern |Cardboard Boxes (Target in store) | American Flag Pillow | Yellow and Gray Pillow (Target in store)

One of the easiest (and most effective) ways to customize a space is to update the lighting. In the dining area I took out that white monstrosity of a fan and replaced it with this super cute wicker pendant light. We took all of the blades off of the fan for easy storage and changing the light made it so we could center the whole room.

Alex already had the table and chairs so all we needed to do was add art and a rug.

I’ve seen this black and white watercolor buffalo picture floating around the internet and was super happy that it was in store. The flag we found at a vintage clothing store. Its got the perfect amount of fade on it.

Black and White Rug | Buffalo Print | White Pitcher | Gem Bowls

For art on the wall by the window I did this super quick brush stroke piece with black acrylic paint (tutorial here!). I didn’t want to add more color because the flag was plenty, so doing it in black and white was sort of a no brainer.

Wow that was a lot of pictures! But just for fun, here is a before and after again.

Tomorrow’s post is all about breaking down how we solved all of the renters woes and a few things I wish I could change, so you wont want to miss it!

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Its PLANT WEEK!!!!!!!! Do you even know how exciting this is?!? Its like Shark Week but WAYYYYY better and with a lot less fear (mostly). Every day this week I have got an amazing project for you that will make the love in your plant-lovin heart swell to massive proportions.

So I get it. We’re not all plant-errificly gifted. Its fine. But just because you cant actually keep things alive doesn’t make you a bad person, it just makes you a bad plant owner. Just kidding. I know, its hard. But its ok because I have a bunch of plant treasures that require zero watering, sunshine, or guilt.

Black and White Cactus Print from Arrow and Apple. GET THIS. RIGHT NOW. Seriously.

Watercolor Cactus Print from Fox Hollow Cottage

Botanical Sumi from Minted + Domino

Aspen Minted + domino

Minimal Cactus Print Throw Pillow

Palm Leaf Throw

Green Watercolor Throw Pillow

Cactus Sketches (**I’m having problems with the shop checkout so if you are interested in these send an email to [email protected] with your order and I will get it sent off!)

Have the best Friday of your life!

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Its Monday! Do you know what that means?! Another episode of Fearless DIY is up on The Design Network!!

This week I’m tackling a project that maybe doesn’t seem so fearless…painting a rug. But sometimes its not so much about the type of projects as it is just running at it with wreckless abandon.

You can check out the episode here!

Fun fact, we filmed this episode on my birthday and the mystery head helping me hold the rug up at the end is my sister Amy! She drove up and surprised me, it was the best birthday present ever (along with the 5 lb. bag of cinnamon bears that she brought with her.)

Update!! You guys I am such a space case. I forgot to link to the rug!! Its from IKEA (you can find it here!) its called Nipprig (I bet you’ll never forget that name…)

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Dudes! We are overhauling a 1972 Bell Travel Trailer! Follow the entire series from the beginning here!

I am a firm believer that most things in life (especially projects!!) will cost you 1 of 2 things. Time or money. If you dont have money, then you put time in. If you dont have time then you pay with money. Looking at the project list for the Nugget there were a few things that I knew I didnt have the time/skills/equipment for. Most everything could be DIYed, but there were a few things that I left to the pros.

First thing on the list was powder coating the stove top. The green, while it is a great color, just wasnt what I was going for. It was just so heavy.

I have been itching to use cantaloupe somewhere and this just seemed like the best place. Now. Let me be super clear on this. You CAN DIY a new stove top color. ish. Rustoleum makes high heat spray paint that will absolutely work in this situation. The colors are limited but they do have white and a really good copper (this was my backup plan).

Talking to the powder coater on the phone I was feeling extremely confident that I would be able to find the color that I wanted. (“We have all of the colors!”) When I went in I was a lot less confident. Just a heads up, all of the colors are extremely saturated,  light colors just dont really exist unless you custom match them ($$$$) so I picked the lightest yellow-y orange that they had (I wanted it to be more orange, but I left pretty convinced that it was just going to be yellow, like a yield sign. Fun.)

I was pleasantly suprised when I picked it up and it was the perfect shade of cantaloupe. When I put it in (with the old green tile) it was horrifying. But the problem wasnt the stove, it was the tile. Now that the tile is white I LOVE it. It has this charmingness that just makes the entire space.

We also had them powdercoat the new step. It was an awesome shade of boring and we painted it white. Which in and of itself isnt the most fun color, but it looks SO good with the outside paint job. Total cost for powder coating was $79.00

The second thing that we hired out was the cushion reupholstery. It was just not something that I could convince myself to do. Sewing box cushions with thick vinyl and leather would have done me and my sewing machine in.

I found the perfect shade of pink naugahyde from diyupholsterysupply.com.(they were a dream to work with!!) and had it piped with couch leather. (Because no Vintage Revivals project would be complete without it.)

So was it worth it? Absolutely on both accounts.

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