If you’re looking for a really simple, stress-free nursery craft (with absolutely no sewing!), this rainbow nursery mobile is the perfect project for you. .

You’re going to love how sweet and calming it looks in your nursery. The soft fluffy clouds and cute little rainbows add just the right pop of colour, nothing too bright or overwhelming.

And when they gently sway, it creates such a peaceful, dreamy feel in the room. It’s one of those little touches that makes a nursery feel beautifully soothing.

The lovely thing about this design is that it works with any nursery style, modern, traditional, boho, or anything in between.

I have used soft pink rainbows for my mobile, but felt rainbows come in so many lovely colours, making it really easy to make a mobile that complements your nursery perfectly.

If you’re making this as a gift (which is such a thoughtful idea, by the way), you can feel confident your rainbow mobile will work well in any baby’s room. Just wait until you see the faces of the parents’ to be, they’re going to be delighted.

And don’t worry, this mobile really is so easy to make. You only need a few simple supplies. If you want to make life super-easy you can grab the No-Sew DIY Rainbow Mobile Kit from the Flurraby store, it has everything you need to make this mobile.

I’ll walk you through every step, so you’ll feel confident from start to finish. Take your time with it, crafting is meant to be relaxing, and good for the soul. So don’t stress, put the kettle on, take a breath, and enjoy the process.

It’s a good idea to read through the tutorial once or twice before you start, especially if you’re new to crafting. once you make your first nursery mobile you’ll think, “Oh, that was easier than I expected!”

And fair warning, it can be a bit addictive. You might find yourself making mobiles for every parent-to-be you know.

A quick safety note:

We’ll be using wool, wood, and cotton string, which are lovely natural materials. As the mobile contains small parts and will this be hanging in a baby’s room, make sure everything is securely attached and nice and sturdy.

Be sure to hang the mobile well out of baby’s reach, and avoid placing it directly over the crib. Once your little one can stand or pull themselves up, it’s time to take it down.

You can keep it as a keepsake, save it for another baby, or even turn it into a sweet rainbow and cloud garland later on. You can check out the felt ball garland tutorial here.

Alright, it’s time to get started. Let’s make a beautiful nursery mobile!

What you need to make your own nursery mobile..

Reel of white string, wooden hoop, three white felt clouds, pink and white felt balls, small scissors, sewing needle and a pencil. Arranged on a white background.

You don’t need a lot to make your own nursery mobile:

If you want make things super simple head over to the Flurraby store and grab this DIY Rainbow Mobile kit. It contains everything you need to make the rainbow mobile.

Otherwise you will need:

Wooden ring - size 22cm/9"

Thread/string for hanging - I like to use Crochet thread size 10

Ivory and pink felt balls - I have used 1 x2cm (ivory) and 21 x1cm felt balls (11 pink & 10 ivory)

Large sewing needle for threading the felt balls and cloud shapes onto string.

4 Wool felt rainbows

3 wool felt cloud shapes

Pencil & Eraser

Scissors

Cutting mat or tape measure - If you’re starting to get into crafting, I definitely recommend investing in a cutting mat, they’re incredibly handy and you’ll find yourself reaching for it again and again. That said, if this is a one-off project, a simple tape measure works just fine.

A little tip from me: I like to use a small piece of sellotape to secure the tape measure along the straight edge of a table. It stops it sliding around and makes measuring so much easier (and far less fiddly!).

Measure and mark the wooden ring

Start by using your pencil to mark six evenly spaced points around your wooden ring. These marks will show you exactly where to attach your strings.

If you’re using a 22cm (9 inch) beech hoop, you’ll want to make a mark every 12cm around the ring.

Add the string…

Cut seven pieces of string, each 40 inches long.

Take one piece of string and fold it in half. Line up the fold with one of the pencil marks on your beech hoop, so that each side of the string hangs down about 20 inches.

Now, take one end of the string and loop it once around the hoop. Then, using both ends of the string together, tie a tight knot to secure it in place.

Repeat this process with five more pieces of string, attaching one to each pencil mark, until all six marks are covered.

You’ll have one piece of string left over, don’t worry, that’s for the felt balls and cloud in the centre!

Make a loop to hang your mobile

Gather together six strands of string and make sure they’re all positioned correctly. You want the bottom length of the strings to hang down neatly on the outside of the hoop, and the top parts to be pulled upwards, all gathering from the outside.

Now, lift them up together and add your extra piece of string, making sure it falls right in the centre. Tie all the strings together securely with one big knot.

We’re now going to use the 2cm felt ball to cover the knot we have just made.

Take your scissors and snip into the centre of a 2cm felt ball until your scissors come out the other side (see above).

Thread all seven strands of string through your large needle. Then, use the needle to carefully slide the 2cm felt ball onto the strands.

Push the 2cm felt ball down the thread until it completely covers the knot.

Make a second knot in the strands about 1 or 2 inches above the felt ball. It needs to be secure so make sure you pull it tightly.

Using your scissors, cut off the excess thread above this knot. Be sure to leave a little extra thread above the knot as shown in the image above.

This prevents the knot coming loose.

You now have a loop for hanging your nursery mobile.

Attach the rainbows, clouds and felt balls…

We’re onto the final stage of your DIY baby mobile, yay! Now it’s time to attach the felt balls and shapes. Don’t worry, I’ll walk you through it step by step.

I’ll show you exactly how to secure everything so it’s nice and sturdy using your needle, so you can feel confident it will stay in place.

When you’re adding the rainbows, clouds, and felt balls, we will be staggering their positions rather than lining them all up at the same height. Think of it as a simple “one up, one down” pattern.

This little trick makes the mobile look less cluttered and gives it a more balanced, professional, and visually interesting finish.

White felt ball threaded onto white string, shown at two inch point on green cutting mat. The sting is attached to a wooden hoop.

Let’s start by attaching the first 1cm (ivory) felt ball. Thread your large needle with one of the strands of string, then gently slide the felt ball onto the string.

Position it so it sits 2 inches below the top of the beech ring. (You can refer to the picture above for a visual!).

Use the needle to secure the felt ball in place. Create a small loop with the string by sewing a small stitch at the base of the felt ball. Thread the needle through the loop and pull it tight to keep everything in position (see below).

Thread the string through the base of the felt ball.

Thread the needle back through the loop and secure tightly.

Using the large needle, carefully thread a 1cm pink felt ball onto the string and position it so it hangs 2 inches below the base of the ivory felt ball you just attached. It should sit at the 4inch point of your cutting mat.

A pink and white felt ball threaded on to a white piece of string. Placed two inches apart, measured on a green cutting mat.

Secure the felt ball in place by using your needle to sew a knot at the base, just like we did with the previous felt ball.

Now thread a rainbow so that it sits two inches below the pink felt ball. It should sit at the 6 inch point of your cutting mat. Secure the rainbow in place using the same method as the felt balls.

wool felt rainbow and a pink felt ball and a white felt ball, threaded on to white string, being measured on a green cutting mat.

Next add an ivory felt ball 2 inches below the rainbow, It should sit at the 8 inch point of your cutting mat. Secure the felt ball in place.

Wool felt rainbow, pink and white felt ball threaded onto white string. Measured on green cutting mat.

Don’t cut the string just yet, we’ll wait until the end to trim everything once we’re happy with how the finished mobile looks.

Pink felt ball threaded onto white string, attached to wooden hoop. Measured on green cutting mat.

Now it’s time to work on the next piece of string. Thread a pink felt ball onto it and slide it down so it sits 1 inch below the beech ring (you can check the photo above for a visual).

Secure the felt ball in place by using your needle to tie a little knot.

Pink felt ball and white wool felt cloud threaded onto white string. Measured on green cutting mat.

Now, thread a cloud onto the string. Position it so it’s 2.5 inches below the base of the felt ball you just added. It will sit at the 3.5 inch point of your cutting mat.

Secure it with another knot.

White wool felt cloud and white felt ball threaded onto white string. Measured on green cutting mat.

Now add an ivory felt ball to the string, position it so that it sits 3 inches below the cloud. It should sit at the 6.5inch point on your cutting mat.

White wool felt cloud, pink and white felt balls threaded into white string. Measured on a green cutting mat.

Thread a pink felt ball on to the string so that it sits 1.5 inches below the ivory felt ball above, It should sit at the 8 inch point on your cutting mat. Secure with a knot.

Remember we won’t be cutting the excess string until the mobile is complete.

For the third string, you’ll use the same measurement as the first:

first felt ball 2 inches from the wooden hoop,
second felt ball 4 inches from the hoop
rainbow 6 inches from the hoop.
final felt ball 8 inches from the wooden hoop.

For the fourth string, follow the same pattern as the second:

first felt felt ball 1 inch from wooden hoop
cloud 3.5 inches from wooden hoop
second felt ball 6.5 inches from wooden hoop
final felt ball 8 inches from wooden hoop

Keep repeating this pattern, alternating the measurements as you go. This way, your pieces will be nicely staggered one up, one down, creating a lovely, balanced look.

Finally, it’s time to add the last three felt balls and rainbow to the centre string. I don’t stick to a specific measurement for this one I secure it where I think it looks good.

I usually like to position it so the top felt ball sits roughly in line with the wooden ring (you can see what I mean in the picture below), I usually keep approximately 1 inch space between each felt ball and rainbow,

but feel free to place them wherever looks best to you.

Make sure to firmly secure them.

Once you're happy with the placement of your rainbows, clouds and felt balls, grab an eraser and gently remove any pencil marks from the beech ring.

Now you can step back and see how your finished nursery mobile is coming together! If anything looks a little off, don’t worry, you can easily tweak it to get everything nicely balanced.

Use your needle to gently unpick any knots if you need to make adjustments. Once you’re happy with how it all looks, make sure to firmly secure the final felt ball in place, a double knot is a great idea for extra security.

When you’re ready, go ahead and trim the strings. Just be careful not to cut too close to the knot, or it might come undone.

And there you have it… you’ve made your very own cloud nursery mobile!

I hope you had fun creating this DIY nursery mobile, just as much fun as I had putting this tutorial together for you.

If you loved making this rainbow baby mobile, please don’t stop here! Be sure to check out the felt ball garland tutorial too. You can add felt clouds and rainbows to make the perfect addition to your nursery.

Got a question, a clever tip, or a finished mobile you’re bursting to show off? I’d absolutely love to see it! Pop a comment below and share your creation, I promise it’ll make my day.

Now step back, admire your handiwork, and enjoy that “I made this!” feeling. Who knows, this might just be the start of a new crafting obsession.

Peace, Love & Creativity,
Karen x