DIY TRIANGLE MOBILE

DIY TRIANGLE MOBILE

 

Triangle Mobile Materials

– Scrapbook or other decorative paper
– Embroidery hoop (mine was 9″ in diameter)
– Paper cutter
– Scissors
– String
– Glue stick (not pictured)
– Tape (not pictured)

Step 1

Pick out several pieces of scrapbook or decorative paper that you will use for your project. Try to choose pieces that have a similar color scheme to keep your finished mobile looking cohesive! I decided to go with blacks, blues and pinks, with a little bit of yellow thrown in!

Step 2

Take your paper cutter and cut all your scrapbook paper pieces into equal strips. My strips were 0.75″ inches in width. Basically I just line up my paper to the edge where the metal meets the white plastic on my particular paper cutter and just went with that width. Once you’re done you’ll have a beautiful pile of strips like so:  

Step 3

Take those strips that you cut in the previous step and cut them again so they are roughly perfect squares. Again, I just eyeballed this for measurements, but feel free to measure it out if you want it to be perfect!

Step 4

More cutting! Woohoo! Take all those squares you just cut and then cut them in half on the diagonal so that you get two triangles. All this cutting is a little time-consuming, but it’s definitely easy!

Step 5

Take your string and cut a bunch of different lengths – don’t feel like you have to measure anything! Just cut some short ones, some long ones, and some medium ones. I think I cut around 18 strings total. Then take your glue stick and start gluing two triangles together, with the string running through the middle. That way, no matter which way the mobile turns, all the triangles will be double-sided and look professionally finished! It’s okay if the triangles don’t line up perfectly, I think it just ads to the charm!

Step 6

Once you’ve finished gluing your triangles over the string, attach the strings to the inner ring of your embroidery hoop and tape them in place. I would suggest using clear tape for this so it’s less visible, but all I had on hand was colored washi tape! You could also use little dots of hot glue, if that works better for you. After you’ve attached all the strings, tie a couple of hanging strings to the edges of the hoop so it’ll be able to hang freely! Put the outer ring of your embroidery hoop back on and tighten the screw. And you’re all finished! Here’s what my finished triangle mobile looks like:

  

credits to: http://www.blesserhouse.com/2015/02/diy-bohemian-chic-triangle-mobile.html#more 

and it's almost spring!!! so i know everyone will be rearranging their rooms,dorms,offices, or nurseries so i hope the diy's help and credits to: http://diyprojectsforteens.com/diy-anthropologie-hacks/ for having available diy's for everyone to use. my next diy is a easy breakfast sandwich on the go!!