Wool // Wallpaper Samples // Beads // Needle-Craft Ring // Coloured Card
Prep: Glue your wallpaper samples onto the card (or simply use patterned card - whatever your preference).
Prep: Glue your wallpaper samples onto the card (or simply use patterned card - whatever your preference).
Start by wrapping your wool around the inside of the needle-craft ring (1.). When you've wrapped a quarter of the ring in wool, pull a string across the middle (2.) and continue to wrap around the opposite quarter - this will be the centre strings from which the pinwheels hang. Once the opposite quarter is cover, once again stretch a string across the middle, overlapping the existing middle string (3.) to create a cross. Continue to wrap the ring around the remaining quarters and secure at the end with a little glue (4.).
Next up it's time to make the pinwheels. Start by cutting a piece of your card into a square and drawing a line from corner to corner across the centre to create a cross (1.). Cut half way up each line (2.). Gently curl in each point around the pinwheel (3.) and you should see the obvious pinwheel shape taking place. Finally, secure with a little glue and using a needle, pull your wool through the centre of the pinwheel with a bead already threaded through to secure the inner corners of the pinwheel into place (4.).
I decided on 5 pinwheels for my mobile but you can add more or less depending on the size of your needle-craft ring. The final thing to do is tie your pinwheels to the wool across your prepared needle-craft ring and hang right above your little ones cot.
Ta-da!
So what do you think?
Be sure to send me pictures if you try your hand at making your own Pinwheel Cot Mobile!
Next up it's time to make the pinwheels. Start by cutting a piece of your card into a square and drawing a line from corner to corner across the centre to create a cross (1.). Cut half way up each line (2.). Gently curl in each point around the pinwheel (3.) and you should see the obvious pinwheel shape taking place. Finally, secure with a little glue and using a needle, pull your wool through the centre of the pinwheel with a bead already threaded through to secure the inner corners of the pinwheel into place (4.).
I decided on 5 pinwheels for my mobile but you can add more or less depending on the size of your needle-craft ring. The final thing to do is tie your pinwheels to the wool across your prepared needle-craft ring and hang right above your little ones cot.
Ta-da!
So what do you think?
Be sure to send me pictures if you try your hand at making your own Pinwheel Cot Mobile!
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This is fantastic! Love it! x
ReplyDeleteThanks Firtha! Pretty happy with the result - just hope the baby likes it too.
ReplyDeleteThis is just adorable! Thanks for sharing at the Mumsnet linky.
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