Cloud Mobile for a Child’s Room

This project is an adaptation of an ornament I posted last year during the holidays. I had a lot of paper circles left over from that project, and I needed to get rid of them but was unwilling to throw them in the trash. I wasn’t really planning to create a new project. I was just experimenting with new ornament shapes and a garland in an effort to clear out my studio. (The garland will be a fun project for kids, and I will share it with you soon.) My husband saw the ornament below and thought it looked like a cloud, and he immediately suggested that I make a mobile to hang above our new niece’s crib. Later that same day, I found watercolored rainbow, crib bedding at Crate&kids and it was kismet!

This mobile is easy to make, but it is time consuming,

so give yourself two days to complete it.

Here are the supplies you will need:

• 80# Card Stock- Enough to Cut 25 Circles

• (24 for the cloud & 1 for a triangle template)

• My small cloud used 7.5” circles and the large cloud used 9” circles.

• Scissors

• Ruler

• Pencil

• Compass, Round Bowl or Round Plate to trace your circles.

• Paint:

• Liquitex, Permanent Light Blue

• Liquitex, Brilliant Blue

• Liquitex, Muted Turquoise

• Ceramcoat, Turquoise

• 3 Small Spray Bottles

• 1” & 3” Sponge Brush

• 2” Paint Brush

• Brown Paper to protect your work surface.

• Dish Pan of Water or work near a sink.

• Squeegee

• Flat Tray or Flat Impenetrable Surface to squeegee on.

• Fiskars Paper Trimmer with Scoring Blade (Recommended)

• White Glue

• Binder Clips

• Cardboard for Splints ( At least 8)

• Iron & Ironing Surface (optional)

• Hole Punch

• 2 Metal Eyelets & 2 Split Rings

• String

• Watch the Videos Below for Instructions.