Chris and I are making good progress on the baby's room. The painting is done, most of the furniture is set up, curtains are being hemmed... it's all coming together and I am pretty giddy about the whole thing. I think that it will be my favourite room in the house when it's complete.
Remember all these awesome multicoloured birds I made in the fall? Well, they no longer decorate my mantel, they have officially been turned into a mobile and are now hanging above the crib. And let me tell you, it's just the sweetest scene ever!
Mom and I spent an evening making all these birds, then Chris and I spent an afternoon assembling them into a mobile. And guess what, the whole project cost zero dollars and zero cents. That's right! It was completely free. Gotta love that.
The initial plan was to use clear, inconspicuous fishing wire to hang the branches, but after tons of fiddling it became obvious that there was no way that Chris and I were going to figure out how to make that work. The branches kept spinning, the birds were all hanging upside down, we gave up and embraced the less subtle, but equally beautiful look of copper wire.
The initial plan was to use clear, inconspicuous fishing wire to hang the branches, but after tons of fiddling it became obvious that there was no way that Chris and I were going to figure out how to make that work. The branches kept spinning, the birds were all hanging upside down, we gave up and embraced the less subtle, but equally beautiful look of copper wire.
We used hot glue to affix the birds to the branches. Getting the birds to sit relatively well perched and balanced was no small feat. Honestly, I don't know how mobile makers do it... Chris and I kept thinking that you must need a degree in physics to get these things to hang straight! In the end, we managed, it's not perfect, but I think that the imperfections add to the sweet, rustic charm of this mobile.
I love these birds and am really happy with how the project came together. Hopefully baby will love it too. I put my favourite bird on the bottom branch, this is the view the baby will have from the crib. Not too shabby!
Wow, the are so cute - good job. I see, Spring has come to your home already.
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Those birds are so lovely!! :D So full of fresh colors! :)
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I see that the ceiling is blue so your little babe will be looking up at birds in the sky. What a wonderful sight to wake to.
ReplyDeleteI absolutely love this Tanis. Beautiful!
ReplyDeleteHow precious is that! I wish I had done something as cute as this when my kids were little. I wonder if they'll let me do it now - are 7 and 19 too old for mobiles.. hmmmm...
ReplyDeleteThis is adorable! :) Lucky baby with super creative parents!
ReplyDeletelove love LOVE this Tanis!
ReplyDeleteThis is so perfect and your baby is going to love watching these colorful little critters everyday! Thanks for sharing that link, btw :)
ReplyDeleteThis is BEAUTIFUL !!
ReplyDeleteSO beautiful. I immediately had to run upstairs and check my fabric stash!
ReplyDeleteThat's amazing -- lucky baby!! The colors are just beautiful, and I actually really love the look of the copper wire with the branches and birds. And I agree with you about the physics of mobile-making! I made some very simple construction paper polka dot mobiles as decor for a friend's baby shower this weekend, and I thought I'd go crazy trying to get them to hang straight!
ReplyDeleteLove the mobile, you two did a beautiful job.
ReplyDeleteAnd I LOVE the paint job - the turquoise on the ceiling? Absolutely perfect.
Love that! I went to town setting up our baby's room while pregnant. And it was no small feat turning our guest bedroom/storage room into a nursery! But it gradually progressed into my most fav room in the house. :) And definitely had the whole nesting thing going on and got most of it done then. Hoping to see pics of your finished nursery when it's done! :)
ReplyDeleteIt looks totally adorable Tanis and I love the copper wire, I think it makes the mobile look perfect. :O)
ReplyDeleteSuch a clever idea. The end result looks so sweet and colorful - it's very "you"!
ReplyDeleteThe mobile is gorgeous!! It turned out so wonderfully, and your little one is going to love looking at it.
ReplyDeleteYour birds and mobile are fabulous! I found this pattern and mobile and turned it into a fun shower activity for my sister's babyshower. I printed out a bunch of copies of the pattern, bought a bunch of thread and needles and pulled out my scrap stash. Each person attending picked out their own fabric combination and sewed up a sweet little bird for the baby. I even got jingle bells for the insides. It was a fun, relaxed activity for everyone. My sister ended up with so many birds, she had enough for a mobile and several to put in the toy box for my nephew to play with. It turned out to be a great lasting memory of all the people who love her and her baby.
ReplyDeleteHi Tanis, LOVE the birds and I especially love that you painted the ceiling blue! It looks dynamite. Take a look at this site to see these framed letters for a nursery.
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Laura (lauraog@eastlink.ca)
Chiming in late to say these are WONDERFUL. They're beautiful - and they're one more way you can start loving your baby before it arrives.
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