Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Recycled glass and driftwood mobile

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Don’t you just love driftwood?  I made this mobile from a great piece of twisty river driftwood, straight out of the Missouri River, and a collection of glass pieces from old broken mobiles.  Three old mobiles to be exact…plus some oval and rectangular chunks of colored glass and a few flat marbles. 

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The mobile was my first official project in my new garage work space.

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I used fishing line to hang the glass pieces and made double knots to keep the pieces secure.  Then to make sure that the knots didn’t loosen up I used a drop of super glue on each knot. 

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The glass makes a very nice tinkling when the wind blows…

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The colors are mostly blues, with some clear and some frosted glass…

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I drilled seven holes in the driftwood and tied knots around the ovalish shapes to keep the knots from pulling back through the wood.

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The mobile isn’t entirely symmetrical but I like that part of it.  It balances well and hangs nicely. 

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The mobile got two paws up from Baby Kitty…so I guess it’s OK!

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I might be linking up to these great parties!

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9 comments:

  1. Al@PolkaDotsandPaisleyJuly 23, 2013 at 8:45 AM

    This is so pretty. I love the blues of the glass with the driftwood.

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  2. RickiJuly 24, 2013 at 8:58 AM

    Oh I love this. It looks great and would sound so nice with a slight wind passing through it.
    I really need to learn how to work with glass, I find/see so many things with it that I love and want to make.

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  3. VagueJuly 25, 2013 at 5:52 PM

    I was fantasizing about chimes today. Chimes that covered the length of my imaginary porch. Yours are so pretty!

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  4. Diana of Diana RamblesJuly 27, 2013 at 9:25 AM

    So very pretty!

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  5. UnknownJuly 28, 2013 at 4:56 PM

    Great job! You are so creative! I love the sound of wind chimes. We have been experiencing a lot of windy days and I am enjoying the sound of my Scarlet Macaw wind chime. I am a new Follower of your blog. If you wish you can add this link to the Creative Monday Blog Hop that I host. It is live from Sunday afternoon. Have a great week.

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  6. ~Damita's Pretty Wrap~July 29, 2013 at 11:12 AM

    Such a cute idea and so pretty! Have a lovely new week! xo Holly

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  7. Elise EnghJuly 30, 2013 at 8:26 AM

    This is beautiful! I love driftwood!

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  8. Marty@A Stroll Thru LifeJuly 30, 2013 at 3:02 PM

    Oh I love this, so different and the colors are so pretty. I am sure the sounds are amazing too. Thanks tons for linking to Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty

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  9. Crafts a la ModeAugust 2, 2013 at 8:54 AM

    Thanks for linking. When I was visiting my sister in PA we saw something with bottles that we're going to try out. I love bottles. I'm so into bottles right now... Beautiful. Linda

    http://www.craftsalamode.com/2013/08/what-to-do-weekends-31.html

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