Paper Boat Mobile

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I think that I may have a mobile obession!  I can't STOP making them.. they are soo fun!

My most recent one is a paper boat mobile!

My inspiration came from this vintage Atlas

that I picked up at a garage sale for $1.  It is literally so old that the cover is falling off and it does not inclued Hawaii as a state.

If you would like to make a paper boat here is a quick picture tutorial.. trust me it really helps.. it took me awhile to figure it out from a picture diagram!

First cut a piece of paper into a rectangle.. the equation is that 4" x 3" or 5" x 6"

Now fold your paper in half

Then make a crease in the middle of your folded edge

Now fold your corners to meet the crease

Then fold the bottoms up to meet the triangle fold

Next fold the corners down to form mini triangles

Then pinch the corners and fold into a diamond

Last fold it back to the original triangle and flip the outside edges in.  This can be a bit tricky but with a little practice it gets easier!

Now here are a few more pictures of my paper boat mobile

As you can see I used both plain scrapbook paper and atlas pages and of course a plastic embroidery hoop for hanging.

Hope you have some mobile fun today too!

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