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Stained Glass Rose Ring

A Charles Rennie Mackintosh inspired stained glass rose ring!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/stained-glass-rose-ring • Posted by Cat Morley

After our visit to House For An Art Lover in Glasgow, I was left so inspired by the stained glass roses that decorate the house that I decided to recreate the design as a ring using shrink plastic.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

0 h 45

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

After our visit to House For An Art Lover in Glasgow, I was left so inspired by the stained glass roses that decorate the house that I decided to recreate the design as a ring using shrink plastic.

Instructions

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    Begin by sketching your rose design on a piece of paper using a thick black marker pen. Start by drawing a loop or circle and then continue making it larger and adding additional loops around the first.

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    When you're happy with the design, thicken up the lines a little with the black pen.

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    Cut out the template using scissors.

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    Trace around the template onto black and clear shrink plastic.

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    Cut out the shrink plastic roses.

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    Use the scissors or a cutting knife, to remove the white areas from the paper rose template.

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    Use a cutting knife to cut the shrink plastic to the same design.

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    Place the cutout black rose on top of the clear shrink plastic rose and start filling in the petals with a pink marker.

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    Alternate between pink and red until the flower is complete.

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    Bake the shrink plastic roses in a warm oven for a few minutes until shrunken and flatten with a book.

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    Once cool, glue the black rose onto the clear rose.

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    Finally glue the rose onto a ring base.

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    You're ring is ready to wear when the glue has dried. Hold it up to the light to see the stained glass effect.