I first made the long strands with fishing line. I started with the bottom bead and strung it on one line to the middle. Then I strung the next bead down both ends of the strands so that I was now stringing along two strands which also secures the bottom bead nicely. I put clear and brown beads in a random pattern to make five strands that are about 10 inches long.
The 'core' of my mobile is a wire circle piece that I was able to tie strands onto in the middle as well as along the side. I picked it up in the garden section of my local craft store one spring. Any shape piece will work as long as you can tie things to it. I chose a metal that will not rust since it is meant to be outside. Be creative if you are making one for yourself. Mobiles do not have to hang on a circle, try a square and see how it looks!
After I tied the long strands off I secured them with my glue gun - low heat so you don't melt the fishing line. I thought it needed something else so I cut strips of white pearl colored beads that were already stranded and also white ribbon. I hot glued the strips along the edges and trimmed them to one length for each row. I have the pearl beads longer than the ribbons.
Next, I hung ribbon along three points along the top to create the hanger. I tied a knot in the middle with a loop to hang from. It still did not look complete so I took some outdoor fabric and cut it into strips and glued it along the top. This finished the piece off nicely.
I was going to do a more step to step guide with pictures, but the process was not very neat. I did a lot of trial and error to get to the finished product.
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