Today, I made a Floral Baby Mobile for Ellie's Nursery! I had seen some on Etsy that I adored, yet, I'm not paying $82 before shipping and tax for something sweet baby girl will not use forever. Just not a smart financial choice. So I made my own!
I started with these supplies:
-The flowers that I needed: Rose Bud stems for the frame, and small little flower buds to hang from the frame.
-A touch of greenery to accent in between the rose buds
-A Styrofoam frame measured at desired diameter
-Fish-wire
-Large width white ribbon to cover Styrofoam frame
-Decorative ribbon for hanging the frame
Not pictured:
-Hot glue gun and sticks
-Wire cutters
Blondie wanted to pose with the supplies ;)
Once everything was gathered, I proceeded to create the little beauty for my beauty by starting with using the wire clippers on the delicate flower buds to separate buds from stem. Once I had my desired amount to hang, (which was 3-4 buds per fish-wire, and I used 5 strands of fish-wire. To each their own desired look...) I then wrapped and tied fish-wire around the buds, spacing them out. To secure the fish-wire better to the buds, I lightly coated my knots on the buds with a dab of hot glue.
As stated before, I made 5 strands, each filled with 3-4 buds.
Once this was completed, I attached them to the Styrofoam ring frame BEFORE wrapping the ring in the ribbon covering. I wanted to conceal the tied strands to the ring.
After all were attached, I then took the ribbon and wrapped it in medieval fashion around the ring- securing with hot glue. As the ribbon approached an attached strand of fish-wire, I cut a small slit in the ribbon to slide the fish-wire strand through, then continued wrapping the ribbon and securing with hot glue.
Once all the ribbon was wrapped around the ring and secured, It was time to take the rosebuds and attach them to the ring frame. These large rose buds did not require the wire clippers, as I was able to "pop" the roses off the stems. I did, however, use wire cutters to shorten the buds so the buds would be able to snuggle in closer to the ring.
Then, I began applying the rose buds in a pattern of my desire via hot glue.
Nearing the end now!
The last touch I added for aesthetic pleasure were the little sprigs of greenery. I added these in after every pair of roses on the frame.
The very last thing to do was to add the decorative ribbon to the frame by which the mobile will hang! I added four long strands positioning at top, bottom, left, and right.
And Voila!! It is finished! (And tons of money was saved!)
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