Safari Baby Mobile

Not too horribly long ago (... February?), my dear friend, Kimbre, had a baby shower! 

They are being being super fun and finding out the sex when Baby B is born. I have no I idea what Mike and I will do when it comes time to find out our future baby's sex or not. Hmmm... 

 Anyway, the theme of Baby B's nursery is safari!

safari mobile

Supplies:
Scissors

 Straight Pins

Fabric

Ribbon(s)

Felt

Paper

 Thread

 Embroidery Thread

Embroidery Hoop

Hot Glue Gun

Hand Sewing Needle

Printer (optional)

Sewing Machine (optional) 

 

supplies

 

ONE. Cut out your template. If you have a printer, I suggest finding one online. I found all of these through google image search. I did have to draw the Zebra (bottom left corner).

 

template

*Straight pins are optional but I like them 

because they kept my thin material from wiggling. 

If you have a heavier material, 

you may not find the necessary.*

TWO. After the templates are cut out, you can use a straight pin to attach the paper to your fabric. Once the fabric is cut out, attach the fabric to the felt and cute out the felt. I cut my felt so that it would give an outline to my animals.

THREE. Cut your ribbon to varying lengths for your animals to hang from.

FOUR. This is where the sewing machine or hand sewing needle is needed. Stitch the fabric cut out to the felt.

TIP: Put the ribbon you will be hanging each animal from between the felt piece and the fabric piece. It just looks cleaner.

*If you use a sewing machine, go SLOW. 

I almost had to put a cast on the Giraffe's little leg, 

but I saved him!*

 

Mitzy helping with the completed animals

FIVE. Use your embroidery thread to give the animals faces or more simply, an eye.

 eyeballs!

SIX. Hot glue your ribbon to the embroidery hoop. Start twisting the ribbon around your hoop.

 

wrap wrap wrap

SEVEN. Finish wrapping your embroidery hoop and seal with hot glue.

 

 finishing touches

EIGHT. Attach the top off the ribbons to your ribbon wrapped embroidery hoop. I looped mine over and hand stitched the end of the ribbon to itself (I hope that made sense)... 

NINE. Cut 3, equally long, strips of ribbon to hang your mobile from. I tied the ends of these ribbons in one big knot so it wasn't too finished and still a little wild. ;)

 

 What do you think?

Do you know anyone with a baby due?

I would love to see pictures of any body's baby mobile project should you do one!
Not gonna lie, this take some time... but knowing that Baby B will have it for a long time and that Kimbre and Ben liked it made the time well worth it!