Today on Fresh Living we talked about how to make DIY Wool Mobiles! Typically these hanging pieces of art are used to decorate baby nurseries, but they are perfect for older "children" of all ages. My favorite part of designing these mobiles was creating the theme for each one.
The first thing you will want to do is come up with a concept, whether it is baby moons or a fairy garden, or a woodland theme, you will want an idea of what you want theme you are going for before you head to your craft shop.
You will also want string to hang it from the ceiling and also to hang your items from. You can use any decorative string like. For the Moon Mobile and the Woodland Mobile I used bakers string that I found in the scrapbook section of Hobby Lobby. For the Fairy Flower Mobile, I used heavy embroidery thread in green of course, to look like a part of the vines.
To suspend your hoop, tie four equal lengths of sting to the 12, 3, 6 & 9 positions of your hoop. Bring all of the pieces up to the top. Lie the hoop on a flat surface and make sure your strings are equal and the hoop in flat. Tie a knot in the top of the four strings and loop the knot over and tie again to create a loop to hang it by. If you want a string in the middle of your hoop to hang something from, cut a long length of string and add it to the four suspension strings when making the knot.
The other elements of the mobiles are totally up to your imagination. I used wool felt, wool balls, pre-cut wood pieces, pom-poms, and cotton poofs....oh and a few little bees and butterflies. You could hang whatever you like. I do recommend using light weight items so your mobile isn't too heavy and will move in the air. All of the items on these three mobiles were purchased at Hobby Lobby for under $24.00.
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