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Budget Tip of the Day: Embroidery Hoop Mobile

This thrift store decorating idea is so easy and fun. I’ve been so excited all week to show you. You can make your own baby mobile using thrift store embroidery hoops. I always see these hoops every single time I go, so they are not in short supply. Pick up a few in varying sizes to create the look you want. The only other supplies you need are spray paint and fishing line. Just paint the hoops, hook them together with the fishing line, and hang using push pins on the ceiling. You can embellish the hoops as much as you’d like, but I wanted to keep mine simple. Once the hoops were painted, putting them together and hanging them took just minutes. This is a new addition to my vintage inspired nursery and I’m so excited that my new baby (I’m due on the 31st!) will have something fun and colorful to look at.

Here is how my mobile came to be.

These are my hoops. Each one comes with an inner and outer hoop. You will use both of them create each ball.

These are my paint colors. I bought this huge roll of fishing line for just $2.50 at Wal Mart.

Give the hoops at least 2-3 coats of paint, allowing for ample dry time between each coat.

Once they are painted and dry, you will assemble them with the fishing line. Place one hoop inside the other and then start wrapping your fishing line around where they intersect in a criss-cross pattern until they are secure. Leave enough length on the other end of the line to be able to hang your mobile before cutting it off.

Here they are all assembled and ready to be hung.

These are very easy to hang. Cut your fishing line a little bit longer than you want the mobile to hang. Wrap the extra length around the pin end and push it into the ceiling. Easy does it!

Here are a few more shots of my completed mobile.