Up-Cycled Mobile

In the process of Phillip and I were able to go through a lot of our stuff and get rid of stuff. I had a pair of star votive holders that had stain glass. The glass was blue and purple. I got them for my birthday a few years ago from my mom. I LOVED them they added color to our bedroom but we didn't do much with them... EVER! Because they were stars and not really a major part of our decor, I decided to figure out a way to incorporate them into Jelly's room.

I did text my mom before I TOTALLY changed them. I really should have taken before/after pictures but we were in the process of moving when this brilliant idea hit me so I didn't take any pictures of what the stars looked like before.

Basically I took all of the glass out. I tried many different things to cover up the holes and finally settled on tulle. I think they turned out pretty good. They are fragile but I figured since they would be hanging up  it wouldn't matter too much.  I was debating on whether or not I wanted to try and make them into something with a wind chime. I decided on just dangling a few stars off the bottom star. Amazingly enough there was already a hook in the ceiling in the perfect spot. With a chain (the kind that hang off ceiling fans), a little ribbon, some painted wooden stars, and some hot glue Jelly now has a cute little mobile hanging right above our rocking chair.

I'm pretty positive we will spend a LOT of time in the rocking chair. I'm hoping it's not in the middle of the night though. ha! Without further ado...

Close up of the mobile. The big star is wrapped with yellow and green tulle.

The second star is wrapped with yellow and blue tulle. I used black 

ribbon to hang the wooden stars off the bigger stars. 

I painted them Orange, Red, Blue, and Green. 

Location of the mobile. The chair is full of lots of other

goodies that need to be hung. That will come in time, 

when more things get into the room.