22 April 2013

Zoe's Mobile

Hello everyone! Hope you are all well.

I haven't blogged about this mobile that I made for my little girl Zoe yet have I? I started to make it when I found out I was pregnant, and worked on it (on and off) until she was born really. My skills got better as I went along, so I am really not very happy with the first thing I made (the squirrel).  Zoe doesn't seem to mind though! Sorry if the photos are a bit fuzzy - it's quite hard to photograph a mobile - I took a lot of pictures and these are the best!

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I wanted to do a woodland theme, with owls and squirrels and mushrooms, so I made a list of all the items I could have, and sketched out lots  of ideas for how to put it together. 

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I decided that I wanted some big animals surrounding one long string with little things on it (like the toadstool, a butterfly etc).  As you can see from the sketches, my original idea involved sticks, but it became way to complicated to get everything balanced!! So I decided on a hoop with one long string in the centre.

I made loads of sketches in my notebook of different animals but decided on a hedgehog, an owl, a badger, a squirrel, a fox and a rabbit. Other animals considered included a pine martin, a woodpecker, a deer and a magpie.

I sketched each animal and produced final patterns for each, which I cut out of felt and stitched up. 

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Butterfly and Badger - you can buy a butterfly brooch based on this design here in the shop.

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Squirrel and Ladybird - you can buy a ladybird brooch based on this design here in the shop.

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Hedgehog and Owl

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Fox and Bunny - the fox is adapted from one of Lupin's badges which you can see here - I had so much trouble getting the pattern right!!

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Toadstool (the brooch is available here) and the finished mobile

I plan on adapting the rest of the patterns to make them into brooches to sell in my shop when I get the chance (but not the fox, obviously!).

Which animal is your favorite? Let me know in the comments!

 Thanks for reading
Ax

16 comments:

  1. That is utterly adorable!! I love woodland themes for little people's bedrooms- and the little felt creatures you've made are so sweet! Much nicer than anything from Mothercare! xx

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    1. Poor girl has no choice - she has woodland-ness thrust upon her! First the mobile, now the wedding - I should dre4ss her as a squirrel!!

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  2. this is v.cute, no wonder your little girl loves it :) the hedgehog is my fave

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    1. He is a cute little hodgeheg isn't he?

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  3. That came out really cute! I love the mushroom and the squirrel! Adorable. :)

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    1. Aw thanks - I hate the squirrel - he's all lumpy and not how I wanted him to look at all! I'm thinking of re-doing him.

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  4. I love this, it's fantastic! I had all these plans to make a mobile for my 2nd son (I was thinking hot air balloons) but it didn't happen and he's born now! Not too late I guess but I've some other more pressing projects now. I do think it's lovely for kids to grow up surrounded by homemade and handmade things :)

    Thanks so much for your kind comments about my blog & adding my button - I'll happily do the same, I love your blog! I think switching to google + made my email disappear. It's theowlclub (at) rocketmail (dot) com and it would be nice to be in touch (tho I might be slow to reply as the whole newborn plus toddler thing is very absorbing right now & my online time is rather haphazard!) x

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    1. You could always commission me to do a mobile for you - am sure I could do hot air balloons!!
      I will send you a nice email with my button as well :)
      xxxx

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  5. Ps though I do adore the owl naturally, I think badger is my fave because I've never seen a felt badger before - cool and unusual!

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    1. I'm thinking of making a little badger brooch :)

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  6. That mobile is the sweetest little thing!!!!!! You are so very clever! Have actually just relaised i am not following you - a travesty!!!! Which i shall correct pronto! RE Magazine hoarding, i would LOVE your Simple Things!!!!! But only if you really dont mind?!?!? xxxx

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    1. Thank you lovely lady :) I will drop of the mags next time I am in the Holme. I put them on ebay but they didn't sell, so they would just be going in the recycling. xxx

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  7. This is adorable! The fox is my favorite. I just love his plush tail. He was definitely worth all the trouble trying to get the pattern right. :)

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    1. Thanks Erica, I have Laura from Bugs & Fishes by Lupin to thank! I just could not make anything that looked fox-like!!

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