surfboard mobile in babytalk magazine: it's almost summertime!

Very exciting news: One of my surfboard mobiles (California Sun, in the OUToftheBOX Etsy Shop) is in the June/July 2012 issue of Babytalk Magazine!  It's so fun to see something I made right there on the glossy page.  And, as if the two have anything to do with each other, my mobile is on the same page as Matthew McConaughey!

See it there in the top right corner?  Here, let's zoom in, shall we?

So there you have it.  My very exciting news - the buzz of which will probably keep me happily humming along with making mobiles for at least the rest of the month.  I'm suspecting that there are plenty of Summer babies headed our way.  There have been a lot of surfboard mobile orders.  It's definitely getting me in the mood for Summer - for toes in the sand, the smell of bonfire in my hair and salty skin after a day of bobbing around in the waves.  For those who aren't ocean side, take a look at my surfboard mobiles for some beach-inspired whimsy: Surfboard Mobiles @ OUToftheBOX.Etsy.com !

surfboard mobile for a beach baby's nursery: decorating for your surfer baby

Here are the surfboards I mentioned that I was designing over the weekend - Now available in the OUToftheBOX Etsy shop.  We had a sudden cold rainstorm blow through our usually temperate neck of the woods, so working on this surfboard mobile gave me the sunshine I needed.  Do you like the beach balls?  I thought they added a fun, whimsical touch to a beach-themed mobile.  I transferred my designs onto poplar and I love the clean look of this light wood.  And for the sun, I added a hand-stitched, wool felt sun onto each side of a wood disc that is decorated in rays of light.

I think this mobile is very California in color and style.  Next up might be a more Aloha-inspired collection of surfboards... maybe even some pink hibiscus or plumeria flowers for a little surfer girl.  As you see in my color study, this was California from the get-go.  Frankie and Annette, Gidget, Beach Blanket Bingo... whatever you want to call it.  I'd like to do a color study of an image from "Blue Hawaii", though.  That would be fun.

With clean lines and the polished look of wood, this mobile would be a nice way to accent your beach-themed nursery or play room.  What little surf bum doesn't want to gaze up at these bright surfboards, beach balls and sun, dreaming about dipping their little toes in the sand or catching their first big wave?