Felt leaf mobile

(Goblin is 29 months)

I have been a bit of a slacker when it comes to decorating Goblin's season tree. I managed to put up some valentine hearts but haven't got round to anything for spring. So this weekend I made some felt leaf mobiles to hang on the branches. 

I made some felt using lots of different green wool roving I had - If you have never felted before its really easy, I did a beginners tutorial here (I am still a beginner but I have pretty much mastered felt squares). On one of the pieces I added some cut offs from the hair of the first Waldorf doll I made (it was such beautiful wool I couldn't resist keeping it - I'm such a craft horder).

I made some leaf templates and cut out the felt leaves. 

I took embroidery thread, tied a knot in the bottom and did a running stitch through the first leaf. Then left a space of about an inch and a half and tied another knot to keep the second leaf in place, before sewing running stitch through a second leaf, and repeating with the third.

I managed to get six strings out of my two sheets of felt. I hung them on Goblin's tree and when he came down from his nap he said "Oooh wow, leaf, tree" - I'm thinking that is a good response.

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