Side by Side Comparison of: Martha Stewart Crafts vs Amscan

I think people may have this product confused with another when writing their reviews. No, these are not Martha Stewart but some Chinese company...so the title is misleading. BUT, these are exactly as described.Yeah, unless you actually read the print it would be easy to think these come pre-assembled like me and many others did. But the description does say they must be assembled and realistically, it would cost more to ship them assembled than it costs to buy them.People said they had to fold the tissue, but these arrived pre-folded and pre-tied. All I had to do was fluff them up per the instructions. People complained they rip easily, but they are made of tissue paper. This paper was your average tissue paper and mine did not rip once. Other complaints were these did not come in the colors shown and were not the size described. Mine were the exact colors and sizes they were described to be. Assembling them took about 3-5 minutes each and they fluffed up beautifully! Even my 12-year old daughter helped and she had no trouble fluffing them without ripping.

I bought two packs of the white for a wedding reception.Once they were put together (ie sitting on the couch and a few netflix episodes later) they look great!I got some fishing line and attached them to the ceiling with a push pin.They are made out of tissue paper so they are thin and delicate. I am a guy and ripped them a few times with my fat fingers, but who can tell? They are puff balls!Did you ever make those tissue paper flowers when you were a kid? Exact same concept here. Accordion fold, secure and fluff out.They were actually larger than I thought they would be, and added a very nice finishing touch to the party!

Very georgous and big. Only I used two for decorate the table of my daughter's first comunion. Follow the instruction and is easy to assemble, but need a time.

These were great. Used them for my sisters baby shower. They were easy to do and didn't look cheap.

These pom poms are quite beautiful!! They are quite large as well (between 12 and 17 inches). I used them as wall decoration for my daughter's room, and they turned out to be just what we needed to give her room a special touch. If you ever had to help out with decorations for a parade float, those skills will come in handy, because you will need them for these pom poms! Since I used them for wall decoration I purposely did not unfold the entire pom pom. I was able to secure them with a thumb tack, and because of the size, the tacks were completely hidden. They look like beautiful flowers...some with round edges and others were more V shaped. The edges made for great diversification. You will receive ta total of 5 (2 light pink, 2 darker pink, and 1 that looks Mauve like). The colors compliment one another quite beautifully. Great product from Martha Stewart.

These pompoms are great. They're cut in a few different styles (so the edges of the poms aren't all alike, adding a bit of variety to the look), and they are very easy to assemble. Each pom comes with 20-25 sheets of tissue paper, which makes for a nice, full, puffy ball. They do not come with anything to hang them from the ceiling, but I simply used curly ribbon in a contrasting color, which was cute and functional (you could use fishing line if you wanted the strings to be invisible). Make sure to tie the ribbon/line to the pom before you fan it out. My package came with a very large pale pink pom (14"?), two smaller fuchsia poms (10"?), one smaller pale pink pom, and one smaller vibrant orange pom. I thought the colors and sizes were a great mix. Everyone at the party remarked on these inexpensive but dynamic decorations, and I hung a few in my daughters' rooms afterwards.I found these online before I knew that paper pompoms were trendy; after I bought them, I found instructions for making my own online. Had I known that, I could have bought my own paper, used twist-ties, and made my own poms for less $. But for the number of sheets of paper you get in this kit, the variety of sizes and edges, and the vibrant colors (never mind the convenience of having everything ready to assemble right out of the package), I don't know that I would have saved much money doing it all myself.These easy-to-make poms make a big statement for a little money. I'd definitely buy them again!

These are so cute! Love the colors except the purple looks more brownish :/

Used these as decorations for my 30th birthday party. Hung them outdoors and they held up perfectly and looked festive. Best part is they collapse and can be used again and again. Very cute and trendy for the cost!

I hung these around our kitchen to decorate for a birthday fiesta. The colors are bright and they were the perfect mix of sizes!

These paper fans are fabulous. Bright and cheery with exactly the look I needed. I'll be buying more.

Super easy to hang. They come with an adhesive that is pretty strong and hold together well.

Great addition to our Fiesta themed Bridal Shower!

I loved these so.much. I bought two packages just in case, but 5 would have done the trick, they are very large. However, I spread them around for a baby shower, and didn't even need balloons. I only subtracted a star because I despised folding the tissue paper. I spent at least 4 hours folding and fluffing these poms poms.I've bought others where I just fluff, but I paid less than $5 for this pack, and I was very happy with the results.

Very large pom poms and very cute. My only complaint is that you have to "accordion-fold" them all yourself which is very time consuming because I bought 4 packages for a party (20 pom poms). Usually these come pre-folded to where all you have to do is fan them out. I'm very glad I opened the package in advance to my party. Otherwise my decorating probably wouldn't have been done in time the day of the party. Does not come with string to hang it with.

Very large pom poms and very cute. My only complaint is that you have to "accordion-fold" them all yourself which is very time consuming because I bought 4 packages for a party (20 pom poms). Usually these come pre-folded to where all you have to do is fan them out. I'm very glad I opened the package in advance to my party. Otherwise my decorating probably wouldn't have been done in time the day of the party. Does not come with string to hang it with.

These things are great! I'm definitely not a DIY kinda gal and was hoping to make these with as little effort as possible but there's just no way. I used these to create decorations to hang over my daughter's crib & although "easy" it is a lot of work in terms of folding and fanning out (takes a while). Basically it's not fun.. But I imagine if I didn't have pre-cut, pre-folded tissue paper they'd turn out horrible. Word to the wise, if you are bunching them together tie a string to them BEFORE fanning them out so you can tie all the strings together after easily (still it wasn't that easy). It took a while to get it to look "right" but to me this purchase was worth it.

There are great craft projects and decorations. The tissue paper doesn't come folded so you have to sit there and fold it manually, and it takes a while. So be prepared to sit down and fold these for an hour or two or more while watching TV. I like the set because the colors are already picked out and compliment each other so well. I know I could probably do this myself for cheaper by going to the craft store and picking everything out, but we both know that isn't going to happen and I rather get everything I need delivered to my door. Be careful while fluffing, they are easy to tear. Luckily there is so much tissue paper the tears are easy to hide. Once your done the room will look great! I used these paired with Martha's Accordion lanterns in purple and the combined look really set the room for a party!

Apparently I didn't read the description well enough because I thought these were going to already be folded and ready to fluff. Instead they were just stacks of tissue paper with rounded ends that needed to folded, secured, and then puffed up. That is my mistake, however.The product itself is adorable. The pom poms are quite larger than I expected. They don't have string for hanging, so make sure you have some. There are two light pink, two bright pink, and one coral pom pom. At first I didn't think the coral one matched, but it looked nice when it was hung with the others.Make sure you puff them up gently because the tissue paper will rip. That a given, though, when dealing with tissue paper.This product produced lovely pom poms, but I don't think I would purchase it again as it didn't save me from my least favorite part of making pom poms-- folding them.

Perfect for Fiesta Themed parties. Bright, Vibrant, Fun!

These are pretty colors and please note they are fan texture, and do not puff out. They have a sticker you pull off and then it stays stuck in a circle. I hung them with strings first, but they kept turning to the side. So I stuck them on my window with those clear hanging cups. They didn't last long with many ripping in half after 48 hours (after my party thankfully!). I would use them again, but they don't last forever.

I'm not sure if it's just me or what, however, I was super excited when ordering these because they seemed really lively and adorable. For some reason when looking at them initially, I thought they were more 3 dimensional than they actually were. They're cute, but they don't really have the same excitement factor in person as in the picture. They hold up okay for the price, although I definitely recommend using the paper clips they provide as the tape on the fans doesn't actually stay for more than a few minutes.

Love them! Purchased as a decoration for my Spanish classroom. Can't wait to add the splash of color on my back wall. Cheap enough that if I get a few months out of them, they were worth the cost. Hoping to get a year out of them. Fingers crossed.

Bought for my husband's party. When putting them together I would recommend using some tape. The fan came with taped edges but it didn't hold all that much.

After reading the reviews about how these fans pop open, I decided to staple the sides together instead of using the tape they come with. They stuck together well using the staples but about two weeks in, two of the fans lost their internal/central glue (the two smallest ones, surprisingly) and turned in on themselves. Of course our party was over by then (I'd been too busy to take down the decor) so I didn't care. However, the majority survived. When I did take them down, I used a staple remover and packed them away for the next party. Hopefully the internal/central glue will survive on the rest of these until our next shindig. I would buy them again as they are quite colorful and cheerful and reasonably priced. FYI, they do come with string to hang up but I think it's classier to use invisible thread.

You get tissue paper bundles with edges either scalloped or pointed. You have to fan-fold them yourselves and then secure them in the middle with the included wire. It takes about 15 minutes to do one. The tissue paper is very thin and tears easily. I strongly suggest you add a string to the middle because there is no way to hang up them otherwise. Other sellers provide them already folded and secured with hanging strings. They look pretty great though.

These look great, they are the perfect decoration for any event..i did not realize I had to be put them together! Maybe I didn't read the instructions properly (very possible, they were a last minute buy because my Walmart one never showed up). They are actually really hard to put together. I'm not very crafty so maybe you won't have do much trouble but I struggled.

The pom poms were just okay. They do NOT come with instructions, so we had to YouTube how to fluff them. A few of them stayed pretty flat even after we fluffed them up. They were much smaller than I expected and the tissue was very thin. Be cautious because they rip extremely easy. They do not come with anything to hang so we had to tie a piece of ribbon to the middle string to hang them. I purchased them for my daughter's party and they looked pretty good from far away. I don't think I would purchase them again because they were a pain and the quality was poor.

I always take reviews with a grain of salt, so when I saw negative reviews of these I thought- no way, Martha Stewart products are always top notch. I've made these from scratch before and I thought I'd save myself some time by ordering these... Nope, I'd have been better off on my own. All you receive is flat tissue paper with the scallops already cut. There are no "pre-scored lines" to fold on. If you aren't inclined to make them from scratch then this will likely work fine for you. But if you've ever made them yourself, it's easier to buy your own tissue paper. That way you can cut the scallop at the end instead of painstakingly trying to match up the pre-cut scallops. Just my 2 cents.

Ok so listen, are these pretty Yes !! Are they big...Yes. Can you make your own YES !!! I purchased them cause I didn't have time to make my own but save your money & make your own instead of contributing to Martha Stewarts billion dollar net worth. They are super easy to make. Just lay like 10 sheets down, fold accordion style, tie the middle with flower wire, cut ends off in half circle or point tip...start pulling each sheet out (center out) until you reach the top & walla !!!!

The size was just as expected. You can only use them once or twice max. If you leave them out they'll get nasty looking covered in dirt and dust (kind of grey looking instead of the nice clean white they show when you use them for the first time). I ordered these pom poms for my baby girl's first birthday party. They looked beautiful but it took a long time to make the pom poms and shape them as you have to pull all the layers to one side and them gently pull them back down all the way to the other side to avoid accidentally breaking the paper. The paper comes already pre-cut in a plastic baggie but they are different. Two of the mediums and one of the two big ones have rounded cut-edges, the other 2 don't

Smaller than expected, also some adhesives were missing from the fans.

The Fiesta Paper Fans are pretty, but not as pictured. Some of them (as another buyer noted, but I didn't notice till too late) have cactuses and sombreros printed on the fans...not the pretty colors and simple patterns that are shown on the photo. Some are plain, and I will use those for my party's decor (which is not Mexican-themed).

Really pretty and great size but as other reviewers noted the adhesive does not stick very well he will need to use either additional tape or stapler to keep the fans open. Also the fans do not come with fishing line or ribbon to hang soon will have to provide that yourself. Still, it is made of the paper and they are very cute and festive.

Not as big and ASSORTED colors!!! I was very disappointed that 2 of them had pictures of margaritas and cacti on them (this was for an adult part but I didn't want cutesy pictures on them)

These are great fun but please note, they're not as large as they appear in the ad. Plus, the wind destroyed several of them during an outdoor party. Granted, I live on the Ocean and the air is humid/warm. But, they would be great for indoor use.

These decorations should about 7 to 10 dollars at the most.Pros Very Pretty Colors ~ Come with string to hang upCons They were poor quality as far as how they hold up...they do fold in as another review stated.

Smaller then they look in the picture, but they were cute.

Not what the picture looked like. Only one size and they were tiny. I liked them, they just weren't what I ordered

Definitely thought these were already going to be assembled and all i'd have to do is fluff them up. Instead, you are given the tissue paper and you have to assemble them. The instructions are not very descriptive ....I had no idea what to do...I've never worked with pom poms before. Wish it would give better instructions. Watched a youtube video to make sure i was doing it correctly. The end product looks nice but overall if I didn't have the youtube video to help me assemble them, they would not have turned out

I purchased two sets of these pom poms for a baby shower based on the picture and description of the item. The picture shows the pop poms floating above a table and they appear to be as wide as a chair back. They are not even close to this size. They are approximately the size of a salad plate. They also needed to be fully assembled, and did not fluff up to be round, as they show in the picture. The colors are very pretty, and they are very full, which is why I gave them two stars versus one. Maybe it's just me, but I feel the picture of an item should be a true representation of said item. I used them, they worked, they were pretty, but they were not as impactful as I wanted them to be, based on the picture, and the price of the item.

I have purchased a few varying colors of these pom's and love them. Great for cheap party decorations or to hang in a playroom/nursery.However the Pink one's that got shipped to me for a baby shower are not what is in the picture or similar to other's I have recieved. I actually ordered a set of white ones at the same time.The white ones are what they should have been, large squares of tissue paper that you have to fold and fluff, packaged in the martha stewart packaging. These pink ones were small! already folded sheets. They were about 1/3rd the size of what they should have been and didn't have any labeling.Somebody made an error or I just got ripped off by Amazon. It all worked out in the end as I used them anyway, but this is the first time that an Amazon product was not what it was supposed to be for me.

These pom-poms are really cute and easy to put together, but unfortunately they are not the colors that are shown on the packaging. I received two pale pink ones, two magenta (more purple than pink) ones, and one red one (the red one actually had a random sheet of green in the middle too). I read in all the information online to look for any reference that the colors may be different than shown, but I couldn't see anything like that. I probably wouldn't have ordered had I known that the colors would be different. I am keeping them because I need them for a shower this Saturday, but I will just use the light pink and magenta and then I'll keep the red for Valentine's Day. :)

These were really pretty and I loved the look. The paper was nice and thick. Unfortunately the glue that held the center together was really poorly applied and half of them fell apart into a saggy mess before the party even started!!! Really was kind of bummed :(

Although very pretty and quite festive looking for our fiesta, I needed to hot glue four of these as the centers were not glued together! This was rather stressful as we were limited in time for our set up for the event. I was disappointed with the quality!

I thought these were the little fans one puts in a frou-frou drink. But they're big. I guess for decoration?

Bought these for a Fiesta Party, the tape on the top of the fan that holds them together during shipping made the fan very hard to open. Enough of the tape didn't come off and made the fan rip as you opened it. The fan did not stay fanned out like in the picture. We have to use a lot of tape to keep the fan opened.Do not recommend this product.

The image is misleading. The large one in the center of the product image is about 13" in diameter. In the picture it appears as though it's as large as the window. They are also poorly made. The come as a fan, you tape together and the tape came off so I had to staple it together so it stayed fanned out.

Very disappointed. I ordered two sets of these decorations. I received one just as pictured and the sizes described. The other was completely different both is size (smaller) and patterns. Ordered these for my daughter's birthday party this weekend.

I have ordered these MANY times in the past (b-party's, events, etc.) and they have always been great.......until now. I have NEVER smelled such a fowl chemical smell as I did with them this time around. Absolutely horrible. Airing them out for 24 hours did nothing but stink up the room they were laid out in, so in the trash they went! Will not be ordering ever again.

These are NOT Martha Stewart brand. I received five stacks of folded tissue paper with no instructions on how to get them into Pom Pom form. I've actually purchased the product pictured (Martha Stewart brand) in the past and these are definitely not those. Also, what I got was two large light pink and three small dark pink, not the sizes and shades in the picture. This is a misrepresentation and most certainly should not be allowed to use the Martha Stewart brand name in the listing. I really feel like I got ripped off here.

This item did not come in the original packaging even tho it was advertised as new. They were not very difficult to fluff but be careful not to pull to hard as the tissue does tear easily. The coral puff is actually Tennessee orange so not sure how that fits in with pinks. Mostly, I was disappointed with the size. They ended up being much smaller than I anticipated them being.

I have purchased other brands of these party Pom poms befor and love them for my events, these sadly did not work out. Normally when you purchase these from any other brand the tissue comes pre folded and tied with the string so all you need to do is fluff them out. We opened these on the morning of my shower planning on that being the case and unfortunately we couldn't use them because of the fact they are send in sheets of tissue paper that you have to fold like an accordion and tie with the included string and then fluff out so it takes a significant amount of time so if you buy them plan for that. However in all honesty if you have to do all of that your self you mine as well save your self the money and just buy a pack of tissue paper and a roll of string it's the same thing.

This product has done nothing but irritate me. I'm a crafty person but cannot get these to look as advertised. I have 2 little ones and was hoping to use these for my daughters 1st birthday. My husband said it was a waste of money and unfortunately he's correct. I guess I will use my own tissue paper and try again. Someone should go back to prison.. Rip off - marthaI thought I'd be fair and try again. I just wasted more time. I've now just thrown all of this tissue paper in the rubbish!!!!!!!!!! I'm extremely irritated and upset. I don't think I've ever been so disappointed with an online purchase.

These were delivered in an envelope, there was NO Martha Stewart packaging or any packaging/branding for that matter. I have purchased Martha's Pom poms from Michael's for a party I had and these pink Pom Poms are NOT the same!!!!! Not only are they not from Martha Stewart but they are really small, not even close to what they have pictured. This seller has completely ripped me off. I am always very happy with my purchases from Amazon, but this has really angered me. I bought these for a baby shower I am hosting and now I need to go out and find the bigger size I was initially looking for. DO NOT BUY. The dimensions they have noted are inaccurate, the Pom poms are actually about 7".

I was so disappointed with product. Two of the fans practically feel apart before I even put them up!! So I didn't use any of them. I had opened all of them up so they would be ready just to hang up and after seeing how cheaply made they were I decided not to use them. Very disappointing

Fell apart...waste of money.

The picture doesn't match the fans that were sent. Instead of the red/violet/teal/yellow concentric circle designs shown, we got fans with fiesta party images like somberos and margaritas, which weren't useful to me.

If I could leave zero stars I would. The product that arrived wasn't like what the picture looks like. Instead they were a faded version and different colors and patterns and very flimsy. Don't waste your money!

So disappointed in this product. I wish I had read all the reviews to realize that what is in the picture was not what I purchased. My plan was to use the colored fans to hang in my classroom for labeling student groups. Unfortunately two of the fans have margaritas on them and can't be used. Even the package picture shows different than what you get. Also one fan was stuck in places and ended up ripping so it can't be used.

These are absolute crap. The don't hold their shape and collapse on on itself. I had to hot glue the centers of the inside to get in to stay flat. Also the adhesive that holds the fan closed in packaging is extremely sticky and very difficult to get off.. several of the edge were slightly torn trying to get it off to open the fan up. I would never buy again nor would I recommend it.