I'm just starting to explore my crafty side, I think being a new Mother has inspired me to create more often. This is what I came up with. When we began decorating baby Haylen's room a few months ago (mind you we're not done yet!) my husband's only request was that Haylen have a mobile to look at. (This actually has been one of his most brilliant ideas. The Mobile has quieted Haylen's cries on more than one occasion, and waking up to him talking to his little owl friends in the morning is the greatest sound in the world as far as I am concerned.) I was, and still am not, up to paying >$30 for a toy Haylen can't even play with, so I set out to make one of my own. I'd seen similar ideas on Etsy.com but ended up combining several ideas with a few twists of my own.
The owls, tree, and stars are made of felt, the bellies are cotton scraps left over from the crib quilt (reinforced with interfacing). I ended up hand stiching them as the felt clogged up my sewing machine (like...really bad!). I bent a hanger into shape and covered it with brown ribbon to hang the owls from. I'm sure there was an easier, better-looking solution here but I couldn't come up with one. Anyways, this is the final project.
