Does anyone else find inspiration in the target dollar spot? I know I can’t be the only one. We live next to the target with the absolute best dollar spot. It’s always stocked up with seasonal goodies and usually a line of Starbucks armed mamas are trying to squeeze in and find some treasure.

On one such treasure hunt last week I found favor with the dollar spot and came home with 2 packages of these snowballs. They were $3 each and came with 10 snowballs in each bag.

I got to thinking about all that cute pom-pom garland I’ve seen all over Instagram on everyone’s tree and started reading tutorials on DIY pom poms. Who has time for that? Not this mama. So I bought these snowballs in hopes of making some faux pom pom garland.

Here is how I did it:

I bought a package of large plastic needles in the knitting section at Michael’s – but any craft store will have these. I found this cute red and white string at target in the Christmas gift wrapping section. It was $6 but I have a ton left over after this project. I threaded the needle and  popped the snow balls on one at a time. I spaced them out about a foot or so as I went.

Then I tied off the end of the string after the last snowball.

Once it was done (About 5 minutes later) I placed it on my tree. Instead of wrapping it I placed each snowball so that it didn’t look so uniform. I prefer the messy garland look. Here it is on my tree.

I just love how this turned out! You can string this across your headboard or mantle as well!

Happy Christmas crafting!