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In 2014 I was contacted by someone in New York who was working on a commercial for Gerber’s BabyNes, a machine that prepared a bottle of formula in a minute, similar to a K-Cup coffee maker. This was innovative at the time, and similar to today's Baby Brezza Formula Pro. It had not yet been released here in the United States and they were getting everything ready for when it would be.  She wanted to use one of my mobiles in the commercial and she needed it in New York within the week.  This was very exciting news for me, and...

I always dread hearing the words, “take your time, there’s no rush.”  Anytime I hear them directed towards me I tell myself to ignore them, and that I need to get it done as soon as possible.  Unfortunately my subconscious doesn’t hear my advice, and my propensity to procrastinate emerges.  Such was the case for this mobile.  A friend was about 8 months pregnant when she let me know the specifics of what she wanted in her mobile.  She wanted swans, lilies, and lily pads for her little girl’s swan nursery.  She sent me some pictures from Pinterest showing the...

When I began making mobiles in 2007, I tried to avoid using white paper for any mobiles.  Most white paper I had come across yellowed with time, and I didn’t want my customers complaining that their beautiful white mobile had turned yellow after two or three months.  When customers requested an all white mobile I would cringe at the thought of it – but as I have learned from first hand experience – it’s important to give customers what they want.   My History with White Paper and Origami My first recorded sale of an all white crane mobile was...

 This post may include affiliate links. What mother doesn’t need five minutes of peace at least once a day?  It’s not much to ask for, but when you have a new baby, and especially if this new baby is not your first child, then these five minutes can prove to be quite elusive.   My mother once told me that when my brothers and I were little, she would often go the whole day without getting a chance to take a shower.  My father would come home from work, and she handed us off to him, and finally took her...