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Giveaway- Mobile Art: 35 Beautiful Hanging Decorations for Your Home

June 12, 2015 by Stefanie Girard

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Leave a comment in today’s post by Saturday June 20th 2015 and you are entered to win a copy of

Mobile Art: 35 Beautiful Hanging Decorations for Your Home

by

Clair Youngs

Open to U.S. residents only please.

This is a super fun book filled with great, easy-to-make projects perfect to decorate your home in your favorite theme or material.

More about the book from the publisher Cico books

Follow Clare Youngs’ instructions to make your home a magical place, with these fluttering, softly spinning works of art. Whether you hang them in your window or from the ceiling, these mobiles add a charming, colourful touch to your interiors. There are bronzed paper leaves to hang in the autumn, a delicate floral filigree mobile and a cute elephant mobile for a child’s bedroom. The designs use a variety of crafting techniques – from sewing to origami and macrame – and each project comes with easy-to-follow instructions and step-by-step artworks. There’s also a helpful techniques section at the back that will be of real use to first-time crafters, handy time-saving tips that more confident crafters will appreciate, and a templates section.

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Comments

  1. Bonney says

    June 13, 2015 at 7:24 am

    I’d love to win this; it looks so interesting!! A new craft to try!

  2. Polly Spraggins says

    June 13, 2015 at 7:52 am

    I’d love to win I love this

  3. Alice C. says

    June 13, 2015 at 8:22 am

    Just the crafting book for a long hot summer! I have piles of beads and charms and wooden shapes that would make a boffo mobile. Thanks for a chance to win this wonderful book!

  4. Mable says

    June 13, 2015 at 10:34 am

    Looks like such fun!

  5. Mary Helene says

    June 13, 2015 at 11:21 am

    This would be fun for summer activity with the grand kids.

  6. Karey says

    June 13, 2015 at 11:28 am

    Oh, that’s a cool book. Everyone can use some art to spruce up their house!

  7. Elizabeth Freeman says

    June 13, 2015 at 12:04 pm

    What a wonderful and new idea for me to delve into. Good luck all.

  8. Christy Hendrix says

    June 13, 2015 at 12:23 pm

    Great idea for a nursery mobile!

  9. Anne in NC says

    June 13, 2015 at 2:15 pm

    Looks like fun — count me in! 🙂

  10. dana12559 says

    June 13, 2015 at 5:38 pm

    What a great idea! I love expanding my crafting horizons. Thank you for the giveaway!

  11. Heather weaver says

    June 13, 2015 at 10:51 pm

    Magical!!!??

  12. Rose Santuci-Sofranko says

    June 14, 2015 at 1:09 pm

    Wow, that does look like a fun book! Thanks and God bless!

  13. Emily C says

    June 14, 2015 at 1:31 pm

    This looks like fun. We just moved, so I need new decorations.

  14. auschick says

    June 14, 2015 at 10:17 pm

    I’d love to work on some of these projects with my daughter – I think she’d love it!

  15. shari harniss says

    June 15, 2015 at 7:05 am

    So cool looking-love to win this!

  16. Dennis Mullins Sr says

    June 15, 2015 at 8:54 pm

    I would love to this book because I love learning new things. Thanks for the giveaway and have a great week.

  17. d says

    June 16, 2015 at 3:01 am

    Looks like a very useful book. Thanks for offering it.

  18. Cathleen H. says

    June 16, 2015 at 6:32 am

    This looks wonderful!

  19. Michelle says

    June 16, 2015 at 1:27 pm

    It looks like a perfect crafting book! Can’t wait to look through it!

Have you read?

Recycled Paper Cylinder Face Art – A Colorful Win for All Ages

I recently stumbled across this super creative project on Instructables – “Face With Recycled Paper Cylinders” – and I had to share it with you all because it’s just the kind of craft that checks all my favorite boxes: recycled materials, hands-on creativity, and fun for literally any age.

The idea is simple but genius—roll strips of recycled paper (think junk mail, old magazines, leftover printer paper) into cylinders, then arrange and glue them to form a unique abstract face. You can make it funky, realistic, Picasso-inspired—whatever your mood or style dictates!

What I really love is the blend of eco-conscious crafting with true artistic expression. This isn’t just another kids’ project—it’s something you could easily do with a group of little ones, a classroom full of teens, or even as an adult art therapy or weekend wind-down activity. It’s super relaxing and surprisingly satisfying seeing all those paper rolls come together to form something new and expressive.

The tutorial itself is easy to follow, with plenty of visuals to guide you along the way. You don’t need any fancy materials—just glue, paper, scissors, and a board or piece of cardboard to serve as your canvas.

I also appreciate how this project leaves so much room for personalization. Want to make it into a full face? Go for it. Prefer to focus on a single eye or mouth? Totally works. You can even play with color schemes by choosing papers with a certain palette, or painting over them once they’re rolled.

In short: this is a total keeper for anyone who loves crafting with purpose. It’s the kind of project that sparks creativity while gently reinforcing the idea that beautiful things can come from what we usually throw away.

Highly recommend giving it a go—solo or with a group. And if you try it, tag me or drop a pic—I’d love to see your recycled masterpiece!

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