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DIY Harry Potter Felt Crib Mobile

    "It's a boy!" Those words translated immediately to "Harry Potter Themed Nursery" in my mind. I began scouring Facebook Marketplace that very night, and the very  next day I gathered materials for my first nursery DIY. 

    I had pinned an adorable Harry Potter crib mobile early on in my pregnancy, and was now confident I could make something cute enough to display in his future nursery. First, I ordered a mobile base that I could attach my creation to off of Amazon. Unfortunately, at that time, they didn't have one that played the Harry Potter theme song, so I opted for "You are my sunshine." 

    Next, I decided which characters I wanted on the mobile. I chose Harry, Ron, Hermione, Dumbledore, Hedwig, and Dobby. I gathered all the various color felt sheets I would need. I was lucky enough to have quite a bit on hand, and had a friend who was giving away most of the other colors I needed. I also had a little bit of pillow stuffing I could use to make the characters slightly 3D. From there, I set up my sewing station and started in. 

    I drew out the limbs and faces to try to get the right sizing. 

Dobby Parts

    Once all the little limbs were cut out I tried to decide the best way to sew them together

Trial #1 = Fail


    The first attempt I realized I am not patient enough to make sure the line is aligned to the edge and decided on a different type of stitching. 

Trial #2 = Success!

    After deciding I liked this stitching I sewed all the limbs and heads to be ready for stuffing. All the bodies and accessories were cut out from there and painstakingly pieced together. I made sure to plan everything out so I could add on faces, and stuff each piece before it was sewed shut.

He's coming together!
   
     When all the pieces were finally together I added a little bit of makeup blush to give them a little extra cuteness. 

Dobby is all finished! He even has a sock. 

    The rest of the characters:
Hedwig

Ron

Hermione

Harry

Dumbledore

   A few filler stars were cut out and strung up the characters on the mobile base. I'd suggest that you add knots before and after each added piece unless you want your baby to be able to move them around (speaking from experience). 

    Now that our little wizard is here, and spends time in his crib, he LOVES his mobile. He wants to play with it all the time and smiles and laughs at it every time he is in there and we turn it on. His smile makes it a totally worthy undertaking. 

    Here's the final product (Harry is hiding behind Dumbledore): 

In the completed nursery.

    Check back for more DIY projects and the finished Harry Potter nursery. 

- Lizzy


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