Mobiles aren't just for the crib anymore - they have become works of art that are beautiful to display for children of all ages (even grown-up aged!) So hang a mobile in your child's room and I guarantee he or she will think it is quite wonderful!
There are so many gorgeous mobiles that I'd like to show here, but I better stick with just a few of my favorites.
Cookie Magazine has an article about mobiles,
HERE, and showcases 6 really cute ones. My favorite is this tree branch mobile (I'm loving all things "tree branch" right now, can't say for sure why!)
From
HERE.
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Penelope Mobiles I like this one because the characters are cute from eye-level and then underneath there are the black and white patterns for baby to enjoy.
From
here.
Great modern mobile from
koolroomz.netFrom
Beebeemod.comHow about some hand-crafted mobiles!
Oh Happy DayThis mobile, with instructions on how to make it comes from
dandeedesigns.blogspot A
Martha Stewart craft
From
re-nest The "crystals" on these mobiles/decorations are actually rock candy! Just don't tell the kids or the mobile would somehow disappear :)
For sale at
etsy.com from
leptitpapillonThere are lots of really cute mobiles (and so much more) at
etsy. If you haven't checked it out, do so now!
This adorable mobile idea comes from
nienie dialogues blog via
cookieAddition: I just saw that
imprintables, a fabulous blog, had a recent posting about mobiles!
via
tangled and trueThese lanterns make a cute "mobile" (they are pretty hung over a crib/bed, so that counts!) I
LOVE using lanterns and just for the record, I think they are wonderful for all occasions and in any room!
via
party perfectBHGAlso from BHG
A few more glorious mobile ideas I've had saved for awhile. I apologize for not crediting where they come from.
From
TotStnob - made from recycled magazines!!! Beautiful
This is the mobile I just made for my baby, Cali. (It cost all of $2.00 to make!) You will see in the picture that I currently have to live with white walls. The horror! We recently moved from our big, beautiful, colorful, and inexpensive home in Arizona to a tiny, dumpy rental house in California - where I'm not allowed to paint on the walls! I will just have to be content to paint for other people until we are able to buy me some walls to paint!
I have to include this picture - it is a picture of the mobile that hung over my own crib, 30-something years ago. I guess it can be considered a "vintage" piece! I LOVE that my ever-sentimental Mom saved the mobile for me. I used in my baby's nursery (2 different kids) before it was too fragile to hang safely. (It is now it storage for one of my daughters to have when she is a Mom.)