Here’s some craftiness I made about a year ago for the nursery – a flower baby mobile! Much more fun (& more stimulating) than pastel stuffed animals that are actually facing out of the crib, rather than down to the baby…

Kali loves her flowers!

All I did was buy some really big, bright fake flowers, some nylon fishing line, some ribbon and a large embroidery hoop. I cut the stems of the flowers, used a heavy duty needle to poke holes in the bases of the flowers & thread through the fishing line. Then I tied the line to the embroidery hoop (I only used the part of the hoop that is one piece, not the adjustable part), wrapped the hoop in ribbon, and tied 2 ribbons across the top, so they would cross in the middle. To the middle I tied a long ribbon that ties to a plant hook on the ceiling.

That’s it! Easy & cute! Sometimes Kalista will wake up and just lie under her flowers for a full hour, just talking to them & staring at them, which gives me time to run down to my studio and work on quilts – win, win!

PS – I also made those crib bumpers… they are made out of light green silky brocade fabric with a subtle cherry blossom print & light purple ribbon ties. Cute!