I had visions of this mobile dancing above Ollie's crib when he wasn't yet born, and well into his second year, I finally got it made.
Making it was fairly simple. I just gathered some fallen branches from our backyard, soaked them in bleach, and let them dry.
Then, I cut them to the sizes I wanted, and laid them out in a general mobile shape.
I used embroidery floss to sting the felted wool balls, and tied them to the branches, using triple knots and securing them with glue so it's nice and strong.
And then I hung it with a piece of leather cord, and let my little guy enjoy it. Finally.
it's beautiful! felt balls are such eye candy, this is a perfect way to show them off.
ReplyDeleteIt's brilliant!! Love the colors! You're kind of a magician when it comes to colors...
ReplyDeletelove the idea of bleaching wood! I am also behind kid projects, I have a quilt that's been cut out for 1.5 years now...maybe some day!
ReplyDeleteThis is fantastic and I love all the colours. I wanted to make felt ball garland for our xmas tree this year but didn't get a chance. Seeing these strung up in a mobile is so fun, makes me smile too.
ReplyDeleteI love it! And yay for finishing things that have been sitting in your brain for years (literally). Also, yay for blogging. :D
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHow did you hang it from the ceiling? About how long is the leather cord from ceiling to mobile?
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