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I made it for my daughter a couple of years ago using some very simple materials. The butterflies came from a mobile that was used as decoration at my baby shower when I was pregnant with Pyper. The hoop was purchased in Wal-Mart's craft department, and the leaves and ladybugs were made by me.
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The leaves were cut from fleece, then zig-zagged onto fabric covered wire stems and attached to the hoop using floral tape.
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The ladybugs were made out of flannel, black wire, black pom poms and hot glue.
Everything was then suspended from the hoop with simple sewing thread (though now I wish I'd used something less noticeable.) The string above the hoop is just embroidery floss attached to a key ring.
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Now here's Hakan's new mobile.
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I'm really loving hot air balloons lately, ever since I discovered this fabric, which has now become the inspiration for two projects.
For this mobile I didn't have to buy anything. I used scrapbook paper from my stash, a stiff cardboard insert that I think had come with a set of curtains or sheets, some monofilament thread, some Mod Podge, a bit of fabric, an embroidery hoop from my collection and some plain white string.
I had a sheet of scrapbook paper that had clouds on it- perfect for my cloud pieces!
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Simple paper-covered circles for the balloon, attached to a plain brown basket with string.
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I didn't have any ribbon that I liked or I would have used that to wrap the embroidery hoop. I could also have painted it or just left it natural and it would have been fine. What I ended up doing was cutting a 3/4" strip of fabric and wrapping the hoop, tacking with hot glue every few inches or so, then sealing it with Mod Podge.
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It hangs pretty low so it couldn't go over Hakan's bed, but I like how this mobile fills the corner by his closet.
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