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DIY Kids

DIY Nature Mobile

Post author By vickybarone
Post date August 31, 2015

Happy Monday, friends! Today we’re sharing a fun craft that gets your kids outside and exploring nature! This DIY wall hanging lets them collect the pretty items they find in the backyard and put them on display in a colorful celebration of nature. Here’s how to make your own:

Supplies: a wooden dowel OR a wooden embroidery hoop, clear cord, clear packing tape OR contact paper, and any leaves, petals, or other items you find.

Directions:
1. Collect items from outside. Press them onto a piece of packing tape (or contact paper if they are larger).
2. Take another piece of packing tape and press it on top of the item to sandwich it in between the two pieces of tape.
3. Cut a circle around the item and discard the tape scraps.
4. Tie pieces of cord onto the dowel or embroidery hoop. Our longest piece was about 15 inches in the center, and the pieces to the right and left decreased in length as they went out.
5. Tape each nature item to the cord, spacing them evenly.
6. Hang your decor using more cord and enjoy your pretty nature display!

If you’re in the craft-making mood, check out some of our other mobiles here!

Tags DIY, mobile, nature, tape, wall hanging

DIY

DIY Glitter Feathers

We’ve been spotting gold dipped feathers all over Pinterest and Instagram lately, so we just had to make our own. We even strung them up on a gold hoop to make a mobile! It would make the perfect sparkly addition to a dorm room or office space. Keep reading to find out how you can easily make your own gold glitter feathers…

Supplies: white feathers, Mod Podge, a paint brush, gold glitter, clear acrylic spray coating, gold thread, and a gold hoop.

Directions:
1. Paint the end of a feather with a layer of Mod Podge.
2. Pour glitter over the Mod Podge and shake off excess. Let dry.
3. In a well-ventilated area (preferably outside), spray the feathers with the acrylic coating. Let dry.
4. Tie the feathers onto the gold hoop using the gold thread.
5. Hang your mobile and enjoy!

These glitter feathers would also make great place cards or wedding decorations. They are SO easy to make, you can have a collection of them in no time!

Find more of our favorite “Gold-Dipped” creations here 🙂

Tags DIY, feathers, glitter, gold, gold dipped, mobile

DIY Holidays

DIY Mini Heart Mobile

We have the cutest little DIY for you all today! A miniature mobile full of felt hearts, just in time for Valentine’s Day. Keep reading to learn how to make your own!

Supplies: 4″ wooden embroidery hoop, pink acrylic paint, a paint brush, pink embroidery floss, a needle and thread, felt in shades of pink, and fabric scissors.

Directions:
1. Take the wooden hoop apart and set aside the outside. You will only need the inner hoop.
2. Paint the hoop with acrylic paint and let dry.
3. Cut hearts out of the felt. We used a little paper stencil of a heart to make them all the same size and shape.
4. Using the needle and thread, sew three or four hearts together, leaving excess thread with which to tie them to the hoop.
5. Tie the strings of hearts onto the hoop, evenly spaced from one another.
6. Tie two long pieces of embroidery floss to the top of the hoop to hang the mobile. Make sure to tie each end diagonally spaced from one another so the mobile hangs straight.

Your new mini mobile will brighten up any room! Happy almost-Valentine’s Day!

Tags DIY, felt, hearts, mobile, Valentine's Day