DIY Friday: Craft a Hanging Mobile for Your Child’s Room This Weekend!
For this week’s DIY Friday, Ken Wingard headed to Hallmark Channel’s hit daytime talk show, Home & Family, to give a tutorial on how to craft a fun hanging mobile for a child’s room!
(Copyright 2015 Crown Media Family Networks/Photographer: Jeremy Lee)
Follow the instructions below to craft your own DIY hanging mobile!
Materials:
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1 Square of heavyweight felt
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2-4 Felt balls
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Utility knife
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Needle and thread
Instructions:
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Cut concentric diamonds as specified using a straight edge and utility knife, being careful not to cut fully through at the center
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Take opposing points of the outer diamond and using needle and thread attach with a small stitch
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Take the next smallest diamonds points and join in the opposing direction using a stick
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Repeat with smallest square
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Pierce one or two balls with knotted thread and attach to bottom of mobile
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Thread knotted thread through top of mobile and attach two more balls and leave length of string for hanging
Watch Ken demonstrate how to make a hanging mobile in the video below!
Home & Family airs weekdays at 10:00 a.m. EST on Hallmark Channel.