DIY- Baby Mobile

Across the Blogosphere I've been seeing these paper pinwheels being used as wall decor. As a previous avid paper scrapper - I had tons of paper sitting in my basement. It took me two different times to attempt and do this. The first paper selection I had picked out was too thick and I was having difficulty getting a nice crease on my half folds.  So, my advice is to pick a thin paper that is light weight.  I didn't take pictures during but here are step by step directions. 

Directions: 
1. Pick out your paper and cut it in a square, I used these sizes: 4", 6", 8", 10" and 12". You will need two squares to complete the circle.

2. Start doing a fan fold, mine were between 1/2" and 1".  Bigger width for the larger squares.

3. Once you have a square completely fan folded, fold it in half and tape the sides together. After this step you should have a half a circle. I saw that some people used double stick tape, but personally I just used clear tape, and taped half and half on the folds I was connecting.

4. Tape both half circles together and ouila - you have your pinwheel.

Ways to hang: I've seen people push tacks/nails through the center and hang them on the wall that way. For my purpose I had the Hubs loop fishing line through them and we used white tacks and hammered them into the ceiling.

Total Cost = $0, as I had everything on hand.  I would say at most though using coupons you could do this project for under $15 if you had to buy everything. 

Below are the pictures of how they look over the crib. Excuse the bad color - it was gloomy when I took these pics.

How they look when standing in the middle of her room.

Close-up shot. 

Picture taken from the floor looking up at them all, this is what Baby Girl sees. 

I'm linking to these parties.