Music Playing Mobile With Glowing Multi-Colored Paper Stars!

I had never made anything like this before and I thought it would be fun to create! It was!

Plastic to cover work surface

white paper

8 colors of neon paint

paint brushes

3 star shaped cookie cutters in different sizes

yellow thread

scissors

Christmas hook

fishing swivel

metal wreath form

paper reinforcements

ruler

mobile turning music box (battery operated) with a link chain

You will need 12 rows of 10 stars in the 3 sizes, making 120 stars. Trace the cookie cutters on the white paper and cut each one out.

Cut 12 3-foot lengths of yellow thread for the stars and 12 13-inch lengths for the top of the mobile. Tape the stars onto the 3 foot lengths of thread with paper reinforcements. You may arrange the stars at different spots on the strings so the stars are not perfectly even. This makes for a more interesting look!

Carefully tie the 12 13-inch pieces of yellow thread along the top of the wreath form. Gather the tops together and tie a knot, being careful that they are all centered nicely. Cut off the excess threads at the top and on the wreath form.

Place the strings of stars on the plastic. Paint both sides of the stars with the neon paint colors of your choice. This mobile has 8 colors. The large ones are blue and green. The medium are yellow and white. The small are purple, orange, dark pink and salmon. Give each one 2 coats of paint.

Tie knots at the top of each string to the wreath form and cut the excess thread.

Attach the chained mobile music box with the Christmas hook and fishing swivel to the top of the mobile.

This is how it looks in regular lighting.

This is how it looks and works in a room with a black light! I am very happy with the results and it was so fun to create!!!