July 30, 2012

Make a felt hot air balloon mobile

Hot air balloons are floating all around the internet lately. I'm not sure they'll ever reach owl status, but their popularity is certainly on the rise. Make a colorful hot air balloon mobile from felt using How Joyful's free pattern (via Craft Gossip). Or if paper is more your speed, try the gorgeous woven versions at PaperMatrix— they've added new designs #3 and #4, plus a basic video tutorial on how to assemble the balloons.

13 comments:

  1. Grandma GJuly 30, 2012 at 1:19 PM

    I refuse to let Courtney see this! We have enough projects lined up, what with your kitty and alphabet printables! ;)

    Mum

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  2. AubreyJuly 30, 2012 at 1:24 PM

    sooooo cute!

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  3. AnonymousJuly 30, 2012 at 1:29 PM

    I literally just got started on a crochet hot-air-balloon mobile last week. Get out of my brain!

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  4. feltontheflyJuly 30, 2012 at 3:46 PM

    Well how fun is this! I can't wait to get started : ) Thanks for sharing this idea!

    Janet, FeltOnTheFly
    http://www.feltonthefly.com

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  5. Andrea @ TheTrainToCrazy.comJuly 30, 2012 at 11:29 PM

    LOVE!!! So cute.

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  6. MarjorieJuly 30, 2012 at 11:38 PM

    ooh these are too cute!

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  7. TofuwurstsemmelJuly 31, 2012 at 1:50 AM

    Used to make those with my grandmother when I was a kid. These are beautiful! Don't even have the strange combinations of colours ours used to have (of course grandma let me pick them). We also made a large baloon as an advent calender and attached 24 little sand sacks with tiny sweets inside. Oh, nice to reminisce about those days...

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  8. Lady MossJuly 31, 2012 at 4:42 AM

    Divine! More Christmas ideas :)

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  9. al_and_coAugust 2, 2012 at 12:34 AM

    I love it ! "génial" as we say in France ;-)

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  10. Joy @ HowJoyfulAugust 6, 2012 at 1:32 AM

    Thank you for featuring my hot air balloon mobile!! =]

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  11. MarieAugust 7, 2012 at 12:19 PM

    Oh, so sweet! Must do!

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  12. Dorkys RamosAugust 8, 2012 at 8:56 PM

    Now this is adorable. I might have to remember this when my time comes...years from now.

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  13. CBHAugust 12, 2012 at 9:13 PM

    Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in Creative Busy Bee Craft Inspirations, under the Page 1 post on Aug. 12, 2012. Thanks again.

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