DIY Reception- wood mobiles

In looking for decoration ideas a friend suggested I check out http://www.bhldn.com/ . I loved a lot of their decoration ideas, but didn't love the prices so much. A favorite was the driftwood garland. I decided to try and make a few and hand them up in the trees and off the deck.

http://www.bhldn.com/the-shop_decor_decorating/driftwood-garland

The driftwood was easy to collect from the beach, or even in the water. We then drilled small holes in the wood and strung them up. The first couple were done with twine, but one broke in the wind and I was worried about the twine rotting over time. We switched to wire for the last few, this is much more durable. Another thing I found was that it is ideal to have several small pieces of driftwood that act as spacers, you almost don't see them when it is finished but they make the bigger pieces hang better and gives the mobile more length.