Make this cute cloud mobile using air-dry clay and these simple instructions!
When one of my besties had a baby, I knew I wanted to make him a little something, and as a part of that, I thought I’d make him a cloud mobile. I’ve seen a fair few nursery mobiles on Pinterest - all different sizes, shapes, colours and complexities but being the minimalist I am, I wanted to keep mine pretty simple, and for it to co-ordinate with the colours of his nursery. Although the nursery isn’t yet finished, I was given a sneak peak of the colours my friends were using, which was really helpful when making this. This is definitely more of a decorative piece for him room rather than a mobile for over his cot, so although I wasn’t too concerned he’d get his little hands on it, I made sure to stick to water-based paints and mod podge, all of which are relatively odourless and toxic free. Keep reading to find out what I used and for the step by step tutorial…
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First of all, create a template on paper for your cloud and a rain drop. Make this the size you want your clay pieces to be and cut them out.
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Cut off some clay, roll this out to your desired thickness and place the cloud template on top. Cut around the template and remove the excess clay.
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Next, place the rain drop template onto the excess clay pieces and cut around this. Repeat this as many times as you’d like.
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Use your finger to smooth the edges of the cut out clay pieces and then use a pen or clay tool to add a hole in the top centre of the cloud and holes at the bottom to hang the rain drops from. Add two holes for eyes on the cloud and add a smile underneath.
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Leave these to dry and then use a piece of sandpaper or a nail file to smooth the edges and remove any sharpness to the edges.
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Once you’re happy with it’s shape, paint your cloud and rain drops in your desired colours. I painted mine white and then add a dark blue paint to the edges. When this had dried, I protected my paintwork with a layer of mod podge.
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Finally, use some thread to hang your rain drops from the cloud and use some ribbon to add to the top of the cloud to hang the mobile from.
