Anyone making a DIY mobile?

MauiBride2008

I was wanting to do a DIY mobile to hang from the ceiling over the crib or the changing station, I haven't decided yet.

For those of you that have made a mobile, what materiels did you use?  More specifically, what did you use to hang the details from? 

sl_gordon

I made one. It needs some tweaking still because it doesn't seem to sit quite right (I think it has to do with the way it is weighted/balanced).  My husband drilled holes in each end of the wooden dowels I purchased, then I strung beads (matching the colours of our nursery) onto some fishing line and tied them to the end of the dowels.  I really like it and hope I can figure out how to fix it!

Brit242

I'm making one, using this as inspiration:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/57385148/5-hanging-birds-you-pick-the-colors?ref=sr_gallery_16&ga_search_query=nursery+bird+mobile&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=3&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title&filter%5B0%5D=handmade

I made birds and cats out of different colored and patterened cardstock and then I'll hang them from embroidery hoops using thin ribbon.

MauiBride2008

Brit242:

I'm making one, using this as inspiration:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/57385148/5-hanging-birds-you-pick-the-colors?ref=sr_gallery_16&ga_search_query=nursery+bird+mobile&ga_search_type=handmade&ga_page=3&order=&includes%5B0%5D=tags&includes%5B1%5D=title&filter%5B0%5D=handmade

I made birds and cats out of different colored and patterened cardstock and then I'll hang them from embroidery hoops using thin ribbon.

Super cute Brit242! 

sl_gordon, I don't even know why I didn't think of wooden dowels...duh! 

Thank you both, I will fiddle around with both options and see what works best with the little starfish that I'm using.

KnitForte

I'm going to attempt to make a ribbon mobile like this one:

https://www.etsy.com/listing/35928494/daydreaming-ribbon-mobile-in-pink-and?ref=v1_other_2

 It's just an embroidery hoop, lots of pretty ribbons and a hot glue gun to hold it all together. 

 I've seen people make a mobile-like structure from paper pom-poms like these, but I think they may get dusty after a few months because they're made from tissue paper.

https://www.etsy.com/listing/62031255/sweet-jane-pomegran-it-mobile?ref=v1_other_2

vlewis84

My crib set came with a mobile for the crib but we hung paper lanterns over the changing table. I love it and they were really inexpensive.

pallasjessica

WOW, $40 for the paper tissue pom mobile? those things are so easy to make, and you're right, they do get dusty and loose their shape. 

I'm currently making this one 

https://www.spoolsewing.com/blog/2008/05/16/bird-mobile/

It's been time consuming and finger numbing, but so far its really simple and cute! 

lauralovesbob

I'm making the spool birdie mobile. I haven't yet figured out how to attach the sticks the birds sit on in balance. I haven't been working on it for a while, so thanks for the reminder to get back to work :-)