Upcycled Lampshade Mobile

I have a problem.  It is this sad little girl...

who comes home from school and finds mobiles hanging in her room that are NOT for her!  So I figured that it was about time to rectify this problem with a fun mobile just for my girl!

First I started with this lampshade that had been sitting in the basement collecting mold..

yuck!

Then I found a friend to help me tear it to shreds..

This guy is always a willing participant!

Next I cut fabric into strips.

Then I wrapped the lampshade skeleton with the fabric and ribbon.

Here is the wrapped lampshade.

Then I hand cut and punched scrapbook butterflies.

Last I glued it all together with nylon thread and tulle.

Now I have a happy girl

and a happy lampshade!

Oh.. okay.. one more shot!

P.S.  I made it to November's votation finals @

with my little Halloween House!

  Yay!

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Love,

Pinkapotamus

Luna Moth Mobile

Normally, I do not blog about my orders.. but today.. I thought I would make an exception.  A few weeks ago, a lady emailed me and asked if I could make her a luna moth mobile with moons for the birth of her soon to be born granddaughter.  Well, first I worked on making a sample of the moths for her in green

and yellow.

Next she asked for a drawing of what the mobile might look like.. so I did that.

Then finally I put all of the pieces together and created this lovely mobile.

I am alway so delighted to be able to create something unique to celebrate someone else's special occasions!

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Love,

Pinkapotamus

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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Love,

Pinkapotamus