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Handmade Pinwheel Mobile


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June 8, 2017

Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - closeup of finished hanging mobileThis style handmade pinwheel mobile is going for $55+ and I was able to make this for only $10 with supplies I already had at home. It does take a couple of hours, or in my case a couple of days because I was too busy to do this all in one sitting. It is possible to complete in one day if you have the time or help. It is more meaningful when you are able to craft your own, in my opinion. I would recommend fun patterns and colors for baby to enjoy looking up at for diaper changes.

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The metal rods for the mobile I purchased on Amazon from: Wee Gallery Mobile- Photo Mobile from Kikkerland for only $8.95. It is easier to purchase than to make my own with metal cutter and pliers.

Yield: 1 Mobile

Supplies:

  • mobile rods
  • string
  • paper
  • brads
  • thumbtack
  • ruler
  • pen
  • glue

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Steps:

  1. Assemble the mobile purchased from Amazon. Or, you can make a mobile with pliers and a metal hanger or any other metal wires. Another alternative is to use a wood embroidery hoop.
  2. For the pinwheel, I used assorted scrapbook paper with fun and vibrant patterns. I cut the squares all to be 6 inches by 6 inches.
  3. Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - paper, ruler, scissors, and pen
     
    Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - use ruler to measure and mark off squares
     
    Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - cut square
     
  4. Measure approximately 3 9/16 and draw a line at all the corner angles.
  5. Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - draw 3 9/16ths lines from each corner to center
     
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  6. Cut the line.
  7. Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - find center and poke a hole with a thumbtack
     
  8. Find the center and poke a hole with a thumbtack.
  9. Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - cut the lines
     
  10. Now grab any angle and gather it to the hole. Poke a hole with a thumbtack.
  11. Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - gather one of the angle cuts into the center
     
    Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - tip at the center
     
    Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - poke a hole with the thumbtack
     
  12. Repeat this process for every other angle to form the pinwheel.
  13. Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - repeat to form your pinwheel
     
  14. Once you poked all the holes on every other angle. Using a brad, push each piece of paper that you poked holes for to the center and secure brad on the back.
  15. Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - package of brads
     
    Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - push a brad through one of the holes
     
    Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - continue around add each tip to the brad
     
    Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - push brad through the hole in the center
     
    Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - secure the brad from the underside
     
    Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - open brad
     
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  16. Repeat pinwheel process until you have enough for your pinwheel mobile.
  17. Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - front of completed pinwheels
     
    Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - back or underside of pinwheels
     
  18. Time to attach the pinwheels to the mobile with string. Tie a knot on the back of the brad and secure it with a dab of glue until the mobile is complete to how you would like it.
  19. Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - view of hanging mobile from the underside
     
    Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - side view
     
    Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - another view
     
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