Here is what I used to make mine:
- embroidery hoop
- ribbon to hang it with
- white string
- double sided tape
- scissors
- hot glue gun
- paint for the embroidery hoop
- paintbrush
- square paper punch
- 4 colors of cardstock
How I made them:
1. I punched out all the squares first. I ended up punching out way too many but I wasn't sure how many I would need at first. You probably will need about 200 all together for one mobile. I had 16 strings with 6 double-sided squares on each.
2. Then I decided how many squares I wanted on each string and measured out how long the strings would need to be. You can make them as long as you want, but I made them 6 squares long. Then I cut all my strings the same length.
3. Starting at the bottom, lay out your shapes and use double sided
tape to fasten them together with the string in between. I had a pattern I was following so I made 4 strings of each pattern, but you can do it randomly if desired.
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5. Decide how far you want your mobile to hang down and cut two pieces of ribbon the same length. Use the hot glue gun to attach them to the hoop. Your lovely new baby mobile is now done! You could also use a different ribbon and attach it around the outside of the hoop if you wanted to hide the strings, I will probably end up doing that to mine eventually.
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Adorbs! I love it! And love the blog, btw!
ReplyDeleteaww thanks! hope you have a great weekend :)
DeleteI love the colors! I don't have a kid, but I might have to make this for myself!
ReplyDeleteNatashalh
Very cute! Very simple!! Following you on bloglovin!
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Thanks for the follow :) I love your blog!
DeleteI absolutely love this! What gorgeous colors and what a fabulous idea :o)
ReplyDeleteI love it!!
ReplyDeleteThis is very cute! Love the colors of the nursery and mobile!
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Your mobile is adorable! So simple and inexpensive.... and I bet the little ones just love staring at it.
ReplyDeleteThat is SUPER cute-- what fun, bright colors ;) Just stopping by from the weekend blog hop 'til ya drop!
ReplyDeleteThis is so cute! Nice mix of colors
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ReplyDeletelol--I clicked over from I Heart Naptime, because I thought, "hey--that looks kinda like my mobile, only with squares!" Yours looks great--I like the squares--and those are fabulous colors :)
ReplyDeletehaha yeah I loved your mobile :) Thanks for the idea!
DeleteI absolutely love this design. You really have done a fabulous job! You obviously have a great eye for design. Jodi @ www.meaningfulmama.com
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DeleteThis is awesome ~ so colorful!
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DeleteI love this idea! I can't wait to try it, I need some new art in my house and this is just the thing! Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteI love this! Are you having twins? I'm a momma of twins, too! I'm going to feature this later this week thanks for sharing at Pinworthy Projects.
ReplyDeleteYes I'm having two little boys! That's so cool that you have twins, how old are yours?
DeleteMy twins are 10. They're boys, too.
DeleteGreat idea I love the colors you picked
ReplyDeleteCute mobile! I love the blues and greens!
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this is so cool! thanks for sharing it on pin it mondays!
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Wow, this is so cool! I also love how you did your tutorial ;) Thanks for sharing at Give Me The Goods Monday. Hope to see you next Monday!
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Thanks! Have a great weekend :)
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How wonderful! I'm going to make this for my little one! How did you attach it to the crib? Or did you hang it?
ReplyDeleteI just hung it from the ceiling above the crib :) That's awesome that you are going to make one!
DeleteI'm in the middle of making one right now and I'm having a hard time getting the hoop to sit level. How did you make yours sit level.... It's kinda driving me crazy. :)
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