ok folks, stop with the babies already! maureen, a former colleague from my teaching days, is having her baby shower tomorrow. i'm going to take the chance that she doesn't see this post, because i do not believe she is an apothecary follower. yet.
elizabeth, another former colleague and sidekick whom i never see anymore (!!!!), kindly informed me that maureen is decorating the baby's room in a jungle theme. even though i had already decided on making her this mobile once i heard she was preggers, the birdy theme was perfect. having sworn that i would never make birdies again, here i was, making 11 more. all birdies have striped bellies this time and coordinating solid-colored backs.
you think mobile making is easy? well, if the mobile maker sucks at physics (physics and math are not related!!), things get a little complicated. look out below!!!
erin, my crafty durham friend, had to talk me through fulcrums and torque before i finally straightened out this chirpy number. the branches are made from burned bamboo stalks that i got from michaels (note: same bamboo as from around the mirror of the guest bedroom, just darker!) and the twine is actually what came wrapped around the bundle of bamboo stalks! once i got my balance together, i hot glued the twine steady. the birdies were sewed onto the bamboo. here's the baby's view from below:
it's a good thing a package came from anthropologie for me today because the box fit the mobile perfectly!
since the box came in the mail, i found it appropriate to rewrap it with brown craft paper and then address the front as if i really were mailing it to maureen's baby. it'll be her first care package, that cost 562c in postage!! hehe. my address is in the upper left. the blank after "mini" is her last name and the blank between "1" and "lane" is maureen's maiden name. virginia land is made up, because i can't remember which city is hers.
hehe, admit it: i'm clever.
elizabeth, another former colleague and sidekick whom i never see anymore (!!!!), kindly informed me that maureen is decorating the baby's room in a jungle theme. even though i had already decided on making her this mobile once i heard she was preggers, the birdy theme was perfect. having sworn that i would never make birdies again, here i was, making 11 more. all birdies have striped bellies this time and coordinating solid-colored backs. 
you think mobile making is easy? well, if the mobile maker sucks at physics (physics and math are not related!!), things get a little complicated. look out below!!!
erin, my crafty durham friend, had to talk me through fulcrums and torque before i finally straightened out this chirpy number. the branches are made from burned bamboo stalks that i got from michaels (note: same bamboo as from around the mirror of the guest bedroom, just darker!) and the twine is actually what came wrapped around the bundle of bamboo stalks! once i got my balance together, i hot glued the twine steady. the birdies were sewed onto the bamboo. here's the baby's view from below: 
it's a good thing a package came from anthropologie for me today because the box fit the mobile perfectly! 
since the box came in the mail, i found it appropriate to rewrap it with brown craft paper and then address the front as if i really were mailing it to maureen's baby. it'll be her first care package, that cost 562c in postage!! hehe. my address is in the upper left. the blank after "mini" is her last name and the blank between "1" and "lane" is maureen's maiden name. virginia land is made up, because i can't remember which city is hers. 
hehe, admit it: i'm clever.
Thanks Helen. It is an awesome gift, and I can't wait to hang it in the nursery!!
ReplyDeleteBy the way, you should show the steps in your projects. So some of us can try them :)