DIY Baby Mobile

I remember searching forever for the perfect mobile for my daughter Taylor's room when I was expecting her. I could never find what I was looking for. I have to admit, I was going more for looks than functionality. I eventually gave up and used a sound machine that projected shapes on the ceiling. When I started decorating Avery's room, I decided from the beginning that I was going to attempt making my own. Here is what you will need:
Embroidery hoop ($2 at JoAnn's)
Ribbon
scrapbook paper
hot glue
craft knife
feathers or whatever embellishments you would like

First, I wrapped the embroidery hoop in ribbon to cover the plastic. I hot glued it to hold the ribbon in place. Then I decided it would be fun to add feathers.

I made letters out of scrapbook paper to hang from the mobile. You can use any shapes that you want- animals, flowers - whatever you want. I used paper that matched the room. I free-handed the letters and cut them out with a craft knife. Then I used a contrasting paper to mount the letters on. I chose the letters of her name. I did the front and back of the letters to that when there is any movement of the mobile, you would see the "back" of a letter. I attached the ribbon in between the front and back so it would look seem less. I attached the ribbon to the mobile using hot glue. I hung the mobile from my chandelier so I could work on it more easily. I also decided to add some butterflies to the mobile. I cut these out the same way that I did the letters. The fun thing about this project is that you can make it totally your own. Here is how it turned out.
-LeeAnn