Origami Crane Mobile

Here's an easy, cheap, and elegant piece of decor perfect for a kid's room, your room, or any other room. You can even use paper in certain colors and patterns to match a party or wedding!

The origami crane mobile!

What you'll need:

Sticks (I used wire hanger leftovers, but you can use wooden dowels or even twigs for a rustic feel. Just make sure you treat them so they won't go bad!

Thread, fishing line, or string and a needle

Origami cranes (I used 12)

Glue gun (optional)

Start by arranging your sticks into a +

and binding the middle like so:

Set this aside.

Grab your cranes.

Find the hole in the bottom of your crane.

Thread your needle and make a good-size knot at the opposite end. Insert the needle into the hole and through the top.

For multiple cranes on the same thread/line/string, make another large knot a few inches above the previous crane and thread the needle through the crane.

Tie the top of the string near the end of the sticks and glue the string to the sticks to secure it (if you don't want to remove them ever). Use extra string to hang it up.

All done!

I tied one piece of string to either end of one stick, then I took another string, tied it to the middle of the first, then tied those ends to the other stick. This prevents any unbalance in the mobile.