DIY Projects & Crafts Holiday Crafts Christmas Crafts How to Make Tissue Paper Pom-Poms Add these colorful decorations to your casual reception, rehearsal dinner, or bridal shower. By Blythe Copeland Blythe Copeland Blythe Copeland is a contributing writer with more than a decade of experience as a freelance lifestyle writer. Editorial Guidelines Updated on August 22, 2023 Give a casual wedding reception or dinner party a burst of cheerful radiance with tissue paper pom-poms that float overhead. Use a selection of shades in a warm or cool color palette, create a monochrome effect, or go for bold contrast with a black-and-white or jewel-toned array. This easy craft requires only a few supplies—and some careful folding. It's easy enough for your family's youngest crafters (and for beginners of any age), so you can get the whole family involved with creating a magical floral atmosphere for your gathering. Best of all, you can vary the size to create a completely different type of decoration. Create oversized hanging iterations to suspend from the ceiling or teeny-tiny puffs for tabletop details. To make coordinating napkin rings out of our tissue paper pom-poms, follow the steps below—and mind the size adjustment noted in the first step. 17 of Our Favorite Paper Crafts for Adults What You'll Need Materials Tissue paper 24-gauge white cloth-covered floral wire Scissors Instructions Stack and fold the paper: For pom-poms: Stack eight 20-by-30-inch sheets of tissue. Make 1 1/2-inch wide accordion folds, creasing with each fold. For napkin rings: Stack four sheets of tissue. Cut a 10-by-5-inch rectangle, going through all layers. Make 3/8-inch-wide accordion folds. Secure the center with floral wire: Fold an 18-inch piece of floral wire in half, and slip over center of folded tissue; twist. With scissors, trim ends of tissue into rounded or pointy shapes. Gently pull the layers apart: Separate layers, pulling away from center one at a time. Hang the finished pom-pom: Tie a length of monofilament to floral wire for hanging—or bend wire into a loop to fit around the napkin and twist to secure.