Pompoms are currently on trend, whether adorning a sweater, swinging from a bag handle or dangling from a keyring. But why have a plain pompom when you could have a tiny pompomeranian puppy, a cheeky smiley-face emoji-pom or even a spooky Mexican Day of the Dead skull pompom? With clear step-by-step photographs to accompany all the instructions and with each pompom taking no more than an afternoon to make Pompomania will show you how to give your pompoms personality. With no fancy equipment needed you can make do with rings cut from cardboard and a pair of scissors these pompoms are inexpensive to make for yourself or for others. Pompomania will add a serious amount of pomzazz to your world. AUTHOR: Christine Leech is an experienced author, designer, stylist, prop designer and art director. She has published a number of books and worked with clients including John Lewis and Harvey Nichols. She has 18 years' experience working in women's consumer publishing, most recently as creative director at Marie Claire magazine. She has over 27k followers on Instagram (@sewyeah) and lives in London. SELLING POINTS: . An extremely accessible craft that appeals to crafters young and old all you need is a pompom maker or some cardboard rings, some yarn and some scissors to make a huge variety of fun pompom projects . Includes instructions for making shaped pompoms as well as patterned ones including spots and stripes, emojis, pretty plant and floral pompoms and cute food- and animal-themed designs . Written by Christine Leech who is a regular on craft TV and at shows, with an Instagram following of 27k followers, and supported by video content marketing.