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Fight of the rain with a super colourful rainbow ring.

Posted by Cat Morley from London, United Kingdom • Published See Cat Morley's 1145 projects »
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  • How to make a plastic ring. Rainbow Cloud Ring - Step 1
    Step 1

    For this you will need 7 strings of plastic string (we call them Scoobie Doo's). One red, one orange, one yellow, one green, one blue, one indigo and one violet.

  • How to make a plastic ring. Rainbow Cloud Ring - Step 2
    Step 2

    Take the red and orange string and clamp them at one side - I used a crocodile clip. Holding the two strings tightly together, use the heat gun to melt them until they stick together.

  • How to make a plastic ring. Rainbow Cloud Ring - Step 3
    Step 3

    Now add the yellow string below the orange and melt this one on to the others. Use tweezers to squeeze the strands together so that you don't burn your fingers.

  • How to make a plastic ring. Rainbow Cloud Ring - Step 4
    Step 4

    Continue this for the remaining colours of the rainbow.

  • How to make a plastic ring. Rainbow Cloud Ring - Step 5
    Step 5

    Wrap the band around your finger so that you can judge what size to make it and cut off the excess plastic.

  • How to make a plastic ring. Rainbow Cloud Ring - Step 6
    Step 6

    Use a small strip of glue to stick the two ends together and then use the heat gun to seal in to place.

  • How to make a plastic ring. Rainbow Cloud Ring - Step 7
    Step 7

    Cut out a cloud shape in shrink plastic.

  • How to make a plastic ring. Rainbow Cloud Ring - Step 8
    Step 8

    Draw a happy, or sad, cloud face on it.

  • How to make a plastic ring. Rainbow Cloud Ring - Step 9
    Step 9

    Shrink down using the heat gun and then glue to the front of the ring. Voila!

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Mo f.
Mo f. · 1 project
Awww, i love this, i have so many scooby doos leaft over from when i was a kid! AND NOW A USE THANKS!
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dommie
dommie · Częstochowa, Silesian Voivodeship, PL · 5 projects
what an amazing idea! <3 ♥
I have these rings and I have plastic. I'm gonna do it. Happy <3 ♥

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Skullgirl666
Skullgirl666 · West Molesey, England, GB · 11 projects
Oooh Love this - yummy Happy
Now I want to go dig my heat gun out of the storage facility! x
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lolEffects
lolEffects · Fort Worth, Texas, US · 1 project
It looks like candy. XD
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Sailorshame
Sailorshame · 11 projects
what are twezers???
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M4ri
M4ri · Seattle, Washington, US · 16 projects
that reminds me of Mario Kart! very cute!
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† Wayward Deer †
† Wayward Deer † · Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, US · 7 projects
cute it would be a nice b day present for my friend *look out miky this present will blow away any thing smelly shelbys ever given you*'O'
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Sailorshame
Sailorshame · 11 projects
how cute:3
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Janie R.
Janie R. · Eastern, Kentucky, US · 25 projects
Sooo cute! Thanks for the how-to!!
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CO + K User

I have tons of scoobie doo (thats what I call them too) and everything else to make this! yay! i've so gotta do this
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