DIY Friday: Craft a Hanging Mobile for Your Childs Room This Weekend!

For this week’s DIY Friday, Ken Wingard headed to Hallmark Channel’s hit daytime talk show, Home & Family, to give a tutorial on how to craft a fun hanging mobile for a child’s room!

(Copyright 2015 Crown Media Family Networks/Photographer: Jeremy Lee)

Follow the instructions below to craft your own DIY hanging mobile!

Materials:

Instructions:

  • Cut concentric diamonds as specified using a straight edge and utility knife, being careful not to cut fully through at the center

  • Take opposing points of the outer diamond and using needle and thread attach with a small stitch

  • Take the next smallest diamonds points and join in the opposing direction using a stick

  • Repeat with smallest square

  • Pierce one or two balls with knotted thread and attach to bottom of mobile

  • Thread knotted thread through top of mobile and attach two more balls and leave length of string for hanging

  • Watch Ken demonstrate how to make a hanging mobile in the video below!

    Home & Family airs weekdays at 10:00 a.m. EST on Hallmark Channel.

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