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July 26, 2017

Luau DIY Tissue Paper Pineapple Pouf and Pool Party DIY Tissue Paper Flamingo

This post is sponsored by Elmer’s Products. All thoughts, feelings, ideas and glee about hot glue and cordless glue guns are my own.

When whipping up party decor, I really honestly try to do things as inexpensively as I can and in large pops of color. Getting big props that fill a lot of eye space and getting them on a shoe string is usually hard, unless you’re using the party staple, the tissue pouf. They don’t have to just be dangly balls hanging from the ceiling, you can transform them for party decor to match your theme, like maybe a tissue paper pineapple pouf like in our Left Shark Pool party, or a pool party flamingo.

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If you’re throwing a luau or beach party, or aiming for the very trendy pineapple parties or flamingo parties that are making their way around the internet, you’ll really want to take a look at this tutorial to add to your decor arsenal.

These are both crazy easy to make with nothing but paper and a little Elmer’s Less Mess Hot Glue, and I bet once you start transforming your poufs you’ll get lots of other super creative ideas!

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How to Make a Tissue Paper Pineapple Pouf

Confession time: I know how to make tissue poufs by hand, but the fact is, they’re so inexpensive to buy from the store now, I don’t bother making them. Bonus to buying the poufs pre-folded: it’s a big time saver! For the green paper, I recommend finding something a tad thinner than cardstock.

Materials:

  • Pre-folded yellow tissue pouf (buy them here)
  • 2 sheets 12×12 inch green paper
  • Elmer’s Craft Bond Dual Temp cordless glue gun (buy it here)
  • Elmer’s Less Mess All-Temp Glue Sticks (buy it here)

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Step 1: Fluff your pouf.

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Step 2: Draw and cut out your pineapple leaves–you’ll need 4 per tissue pouf pineapple. Free-form cut these, as you don’t want them too uniform! I made mine a little slimmer at the top than the bottom.

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Step 3: Shape up your leaves. I put a slight bend in my leaves to make them stand up straight in them.

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Step 4: Hot glue! We’re going to glue together the bottoms of the leaves. Put a bead of hot glue about 2 inches long in the bottom fold of each leaf and pinch together.

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To make the whole leafy crown that sticks out the top of the tissue pouf pineapple, glue the edges of the four leaves together.

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As a side note, this was the first time I had ever used an Elmer’s Craft bond dual temp cordless glue gun. I think I’m going to be an addict. Totally freeing to not have to cramp around with the cord or find an extension cord to reach where I was working! Double bonus was the super nice stand that it rests on and charges from when the glue gun wasn’t being used. If you find one at your local craft store, it’s totally worth picking up! Or, through the miracle of the internet, you can check it out here to read more about it!

***UPDATE*** I’ve had this glue gun for several years now. it’s still the BEST EVER and one of the things I’d probably save from my house if it caught on fire. If you’re a crafter and want to treat yourself a little bit, BUY IT! You won’t regret it.

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To crown your pineapple, put a little hot glue on either side of the green leaves and nestle into the folds of the tissue pouf.

DIY tissue paper pineapples and a helpful sign-holding left shark make for fun pool party centerpieces

I’ve put these in oversized beverage glasses with a little bit of paper shred as centerpieces, and I’ve also used them all on their own to decorate a beach party. Lots of ways to use them!

Tissue poufs are easy to make into pineapples, and just as easy to make into flamingos. Click to the next page for the how-to.

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  1. Sandra says

    June 21, 2016 at 10:17 am

    This is so easy thank you! Initially I had a small amount of guilt when buy premade tissue poms and I got over it quickly. Why not make it easy on yourself.

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    • Paula Biggs says

      June 21, 2016 at 11:56 am

      I suppose we are in a good place when the craft stores decide what we’re doing is cool enough to make it for us, right? 🙂 If the cost-time benefit is good enough, I swallow up that I-didn’t-make-it-myself guilt quickly!

      Reply
  2. Julie says

    June 26, 2016 at 7:02 am

    They look so much fun, and easy to make too – bonus! Pinning.

    Reply
  3. Marie says

    June 28, 2016 at 11:34 am

    These are so cute! They would be absolutely perfect for a summer luau party! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Merry Monday this week.

    Reply
  4. Gabrielle Tyler says

    June 29, 2016 at 6:10 pm

    I love pineapples and this looks so easy. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  5. Audrey says

    June 30, 2016 at 10:08 am

    The flamingo is so cute! We love flamingos around here so this is definitely something we’re going to make!

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  6. Melanie says

    June 30, 2016 at 11:36 am

    I love how they fit perfectly into those oversized beverage glasses ! I can just see how this crafty idea can be used for a watermelon, too!

    Reply
  7. Colleen says

    July 1, 2016 at 6:26 am

    So freaking adorable! Now if I can just use the glue gun without burning myself!!! Happy Foodie FriDIY!

    Reply
  8. Jennifer Dawn says

    July 1, 2016 at 10:13 am

    These are so fun and festive! We’d love to have you share this at our weekly link party. https://www.thelifeofjenniferdawn.com/2016/06/farmers-market-meals-and-little-bird.html Hope to see you there!

    Reply
  9. Victoria @DazzleWhileFrazzled says

    July 4, 2016 at 8:17 pm

    Love these! So fun. It’s amazing what one can create with a glue gun! Visiting from Two Cup Tuesday.

    Reply
  10. Ashley ~ 3 Little Greenwoods says

    July 6, 2016 at 9:53 pm

    Love these pineapples! They would make such awesome party decor for some many parties!

    Thanks so much for sharing at The DIY Collective!

    Reply
  11. Bre says

    August 3, 2016 at 4:38 pm

    Where did you get the pedestal from??

    Reply
    • Paula Biggs says

      August 10, 2016 at 8:58 pm

      It was the bottom to a cloche. I believe I purchased at hobby lobby?

      Reply
  12. Vida Jones says

    February 8, 2017 at 4:24 pm

    What size tissue poms are these? The website linked goes directly to 12″ but not sure if that’s just the default size.

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    • Paula Biggs says

      February 9, 2017 at 1:15 pm

      They are 12 or 14 inch. I did order them from Amazon; any size pom is going to work for this, though!

      Reply
  13. Hillary says

    May 1, 2017 at 12:22 pm

    Made a flock of these for a ladies club bingo party. Flamingo Bingo! Effect was “wow!” wonderful! Be sure to double check the leg placement, however-their ankle is bent backwards and it it can look very strange if it appears to be bent like a human knee.

    Thank you for sharing this wonderful design!

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    • Paula Biggs says

      May 13, 2017 at 11:57 am

      That’s amazing!! Would have loved to have seen that!! 🙂 🙂

      Reply
  14. Roseann Hampton says

    May 8, 2017 at 9:08 pm

    What a cute and easy decoration!

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  15. Lori Hill-Smith says

    May 12, 2017 at 6:21 pm

    These are so cute! I’m planning a luau for my family in June.

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    • Paula Biggs says

      May 13, 2017 at 11:53 am

      That sounds so fun! Hope you have a great time!

      Reply
  16. jenny says

    May 16, 2017 at 8:23 am

    I love this idea! I’m stopping by from the Show & Tell link party. I’m so glad I found you. I’ve pinned & shared your link. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  17. Amy says

    June 6, 2017 at 3:54 pm

    Did you use 12″ poms? About how big does the flamingo stand? I think I’m going to make these as part of the centerpieces for my daughter’s birthday party.

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    • Paula Biggs says

      June 9, 2017 at 12:49 pm

      I believe the stick was about 15 inches, 10 or 12 inch poms can be used. Hope you have a wonderful party!!

      Reply
      • Amanda says

        June 14, 2017 at 9:25 pm

        What is the stand?

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        • Paula Biggs says

          June 15, 2017 at 12:01 pm

          The stand for the flamingo is one of these blank wood circles painted black: https://amzn.to/2rkQbzd . I drilled a hole in the center to insert the dowel.

          Reply
  18. Michele says

    August 3, 2018 at 12:50 pm

    Approx how long are the green leaves?

    Reply

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