pom-pom

Pom-poms are funny, but they're also sad--abject things shaken from the sidelines or impotently tethered to caps.

Use scissors to lightly trim the pom-poms so that they're evenly round.

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Following the directions on your pom-pom tool, make four medium pompoms.

Shona Gilsenan, who is heading up he project alongside colleague Dave Roberts, said: "I thought pom-poms were easy to make and something everyone could get involved in.

5 Thread all the pom-poms on to the wire, making sure you go straight through the middles.

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CHEERY THOUGHT: The Saintsations show Billy their pom-pom skills ahead of the Superbowl Picture: TRACEY O'NEILL

She found green-spotted sheets from Garnet Hill, and a bright-green duvet with white pom-pom trim from Pottery Barn Teen.

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That involved them raising me by my feet to shoulder height while I displayed my new- found pom-pom skills and they lifted me up to 12 feet off the ground.

When Fendi launched pom-pom monster handbag charms, right, at a staggering [euro]461 a pop, they sold out instantly.