DIY Pom Pom Backpack

Are you at all surprised I would cover a backpack in pom-poms? I love this project involving one of my favorite craft supplies, but I can’t take credit for the idea. It was all Stella’s! I had asked her what type of crafts I should make for back-to-school and she said. “You should make a pom-pom backpack!” Pure genius. 😉

Here’s Stella modeling the finished product. Although, I’m keeping this backpack for myself. 😉

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Supplies for DIY Backpack

• Inexpensive backpack
• Colorful pom-poms in a variety of sizes
• Hot glue or fabric glue

 

How to Decorate a Backpack with Pom-Poms

Step 1: Glue on pom-poms

I used the pom-poms to cover the two big pockets on the front of my backpack. Go for a cohesive color palette like neon, but choose a variety of sized pom-poms. I worked on covering one pocket at a time by scattering the pom-poms on the front in a random fashion to get the general look I was going for.

Step 2: Fill in any gaps

Then I picked up each pom-pom, added a dab of hot glue to the back of it, and stuck it in place on the pack. I worked my way around the pocket until I had glued down all the pom-poms and then used extra pom-poms to fill in any gaps.

Note: I had initially planned to use fabric glue, but found that the hot glue gun did a better job of securing the pom-poms in place quickly so they didn’t shift around.

You could go nuts and cover the entire backpack if you want, but I like the look of having just the two pockets covered.

What do you think? Do you have an old backpack that could use a makeover?!

Like this backpack idea?

Then don’t miss all my fun back-to-school crafts!