DIY Nursery Mobile

As you will find out, I love craft. Only problem these days is that I don't have a place to spread out my materials. I can't wait for our house to be finished and I can set up my own craft area. Today, I'm going to make some cute birds to put on a mobile for my lil bubba's nursery. I', so excited to meet her!!

You will need: 

Coloured felt of your choice

String/ fishing line (any string of your choice really)

Small beads

Needle

Craft glue

Thread (choose a colour that will match your birds - I'm using grey on all my birds/flowers/clouds)

Optional: wadding/cotton balls

Method:

Print the template for birds HERE. I have used the small size template as they matched the size of the mobile I have.

Cut the template sizes you want. Pin them to the felt and cut the felt to shape (for each bird you will need 2 pieces of felt for the body, 2 for the wings and 1 beak ). Alternatively, place the template onto the felt, trace around the template and then cut it out.

Line up the 2 pieces of felt for the bird's body together. Place the wings in the position. Stitch the base of the wings to the body using a cross stitch. 

Place the beak in position and glue it in place with some craft glue (this will help it hold together while you are stitching). 

Cut a 30cm length of string (I'm using cotton string). Tie the string to a small rectangle piece of felt and glue the felt on the inside bird's body. This will ensure the string does not come off later on.

Start stitching the body of the bird together using a stitch of your choice. I have used a running stitch. Here are some types of stitches you may want to use and information on it from Hobby Farms. 

Optional: Stop stitching about 3/4 of the way and stuff the body with some cotton balls or wadding. I like to add the wadding/cotton wool because it makes the bird 3D. You can leave this step out if you want o have flat ornaments.

Next, stitch the tip of the 2 wings together using a cross stitch.

Finally, sew a bead on either side of the bird to form the eyes. If you tug on the thread you will indent the eyes in a little, which is what I would do.

That's it! All done. Make a few of these and attach the string to the mobile. I've also added some flowers using the same colour felt to the top of each string to make it look pretty. 

Hope you enjoyed making these cut felt birds as much as I did. 

Happy crafting!

Xx Laura