I have a thing for hot air balloons and dirigibles, any ideas on how to make a mobile?

Question

I really want to make a mobile of a hot air balloons and dirigibles but i can't think of how to go about it, I'm not too keen on paper craft like origami but I'll gladly use almost anything else. Also i dot not want to buy a kit, i could probably buy the contents of a kit seperately for less money at a craft store. So what'd think guys?

Answer 1

How about using paper maché? Mix flour and water together (1 part flour, 2 parts water) or glue and water (1 part water, 2 parts glue). Blow up some balloons, then cover them with newspaper strips dipped into your paper maché mixture. Wait for the paper maché to dry, then pop the balloons. Attach some paper cups, etc. under them to look like baskets. Attach the balloons with fishing wire to an embroidery hoop.