paint chip mobiles are all the rage over at pinterest (where all the cool kids hang out) and
with a bebeh on the way i finally had an excuse to make one and eat breakfast three times
daily!
so for those playing along at home, this is how it's done.
1. go to your local hardware store and steal pick up some paint chips (i have repeatedly told my husband, it's not stealing if they're free)
2. cut out your circles. the size and amount of circles you cut is totally dependent on you.
i used a circle punch (about $15 from a craft store), which saved a lot of time, but you can
always go old school with scissors.
3. line up your pattern. remember each circle needs two paint chip circles, one for the front and one for the back
4. stick one strip of double sided tape onto one circle of each pair and then run a length of fishing line down the length of each group of circles. then match up your pair of circles so the double sided tape is holding both the fishing line and the pair of circles together (get it?).
remember to leave lots of fishing line at the top to use to hang the mobile
5. tie each length of circles onto a metal frame/circle (picked mine up for $1.50 from a craft store)
6. holding all your long pieces of fishing line that are coming out of the top of your mobile, straighten up the mobile, so it hangs properly and then tie a knot. then hang it on a hook from ya ceiling and that's it.
ta da, a paint chip mobile!
