The sunny, blue skies beckoned me outside for a walk this afternoon. While wandering the streets of Eastport and pausing down by the water, I collected a handful of treasures and a few pieces of driftwood.
I immediately had the idea to make a mobile out of my findings and spent the afternoon (between loads of laundry) piecing it together.
To start, I used my Dremel to drill holes in the larger pieces of sea glass and beach stone and wrapped the smaller pieces in silver wire.
I attached the pieces together using twine and brown thread, balancing and re-balancing as I added.
It hangs nicely from an empty hook on the living room rafters, a welcome reminder of our love of the water and the beauty of our new hometown.
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| Treasures from afternoon walk. |
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| Drilling a hole in larger pieces of glass and stones. |
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| Pieces with holes drilled. |
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| Sadly I broke this drill bit and piece of glass and gave the table a good scratch. |
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| Wire wrapped smaller pieces. |
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| Putting pieces together is quite a balancing act. |
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| My favorite little section. |
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| Completed mobile. |
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