I’m a bit off my regular blogging routine now that I’m on holiday. Usually I edit photos and write the bulk of my posts on Sundays but I figured that I’d edit and write a little daily instead and it’s already gotten me into trouble. Here I am on Tuesday evening, it’s late and I just realized I have no post prepared for tomorrow… read today. Actually I have about 20 posts lined up but photos need editing and like I said it’s getting late. So for this day I’ll just quickly show you a little mobile I fashioned. I had the mobile skeleton already hanging but nothing was on it so when the Panduro package arrived a while ago I just shoved these little mini skeins of yarn I got onto the clips. I didn’t keep it up for more than a few weeks but it looked kinda fun. So lesson learned, I should get back into my regular writing routine. Or maybe take some time off blogging completely during my holiday. You’ll survive, won’t you, if I do?
Yarn Mobile
So a number of you wanted to know more about the butterfly mobile I hung over the new desk. I don't know if you could see that properly but the butterflies are origami, i e folded from 15 cm / about 6 inch square origami paper. When Wille and I sorted out the stuff in his room we came upon an old packet of these papers and I wanted to do a butterfly after seeing it in this post by reader Ania. Couldn't find the instructions for that particular species which is super cute but I found the one above by Oxford Origami googeling. Here's a little video I shot today of how to fold a butterfly just like the ones above. The body part at the end took a bit of figuring out but it's actually pretty easy. Be sure to make that first fold nice and neat or you will have the inside white showing further down the line. I used a mobile structure which I already had at home and simply clipped my butterflies on there but you can find mobile structures in craft stores or at least the materials to make your own, Think thin dowels and string.
Origami Butterfly Mobile