Handmade Pinwheel Mobile

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Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - closeup of finished hanging mobile This 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.

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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Handmade Pinwheel Mobile

Steps:

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.
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.

Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - paper, ruler, scissors, and pen

Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - use ruler to measure and mark off squares

Measure approximately 3 9/16 and draw a line at all the corner angles.

Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - draw 3 9/16ths lines from each corner to center

Cut the line.

Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - find center and poke a hole with a thumbtack

Find the center and poke a hole with a thumbtack.

Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - cut the lines

Now grab any angle and gather it to the hole. Poke a hole with a thumbtack.

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

Repeat this process for every other angle to form the pinwheel.

Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - repeat to form your pinwheel

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.

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

Repeat pinwheel process until you have enough for your pinwheel mobile.

Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - front of completed pinwheels

Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - back or underside of pinwheels

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.

Handmade Pinwheel Mobile - view of hanging mobile from the underside

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