You guys! I'm excited to share a project from the new Oh Joy book (which comes out next week)! There are so many times that I have to wrap a gift for a party and don't have bows or anything to add that extra something special on top of a present. But what I do always have on hand are tortillas in my fridge! Low and behold, it's the perfect material to use to make tortilla pom-pom gift toppers! Here's how…
You'll need:
-tortillas (thin flour tortillas work best)
-scissors
-string
Here's how:
1. Cut the tortilla into skinny strips about 1/4" wide. You can make the length whatever you want, just remember that the final size of the pom-pom will be about half the width of the length of the strips.
2. Gather a good bunch of strips together (as shown) and tie a string around the middle.
3. Then fluff the tortilla pieces on each end to add body and tie them to a package of your choice! The best part is that the recipient has a ready-to-go snack in addition to a cool present topper!
{Photos by Casey Brodley. Crafts and styling by Julia Wester. Project courtesy of April Fool's Day.}
I ALWAYS look forward to your April Fools posts now 😉
Hahahah. At first, I was like OMG, JOY IS BEING SO WASTEFUL OF FOOD! Then I got it.
You’re hilarious joy LOL
Damn it, for a second I believed you! Mainly because it doesn’t look too bad nom nom! x
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hahaha Can you also put the pom-pom in the deep fryer? That might be a nice touch! It would at least be delicious with salsa….
oh my gosh i totally fell for this! i was just sitting her telling my coworkers i couldn’t believe joy would be doing this diy! kudos 🙂
Good one ! Your book was a great hook – had me for a sec!
Good one..i believed you for a second and was going to say how weird is that 🙂 Happy April Fool’s Day!
Not gonna lie, my first thought was “Wow, Joy’s tastes have really gone downhill. I can’t believe they published that.”
HAH!
Ha! This cracks me up!
Great April Fools joke! I was confused until I realized what day it was.
Good one! <3
Hahahaha I almost fell for it ! Best April fool post I’ve read so far, well done !
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A gift with a risk of flies! Haha! Pictures look beautiful still! Almost got me!
Haha this post made me go from sighing in disbelief to squealing in joy in less than 1 minute!
Tortilla pompon–what a bit of inspired wildness!
Well played, Oh Joy! 🙂
What a fun pom-pom!! I think if you put salsa dips inside the gift box, it would make a great party gift!
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I was like “eeewwww”!
…you got me. LMAO.
hahaha too funny! i totally believed it!
haha! I didn’t see this post on April Fool’s but it still had me like . . . “won’t the pom-pom go bad and end up smelling?”. I was so concerned about the expiration of the gift. lol! good post :).
ohmygosh that stinks. i fell for it! i was bugged that you’d have such a weird project. and i like you so well! (thank you @designsponge for cluing me in)
This tortilla gift topper is not only creative, but it’s also edible! It’s a great “bow” for any gift occasion. However, the end result is so cute that the gift recipient may be reluctant to eat it!
haha love this! Food and a gift!
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