Rainbow crafts are all the rage in our household these days. Not only are the cheerful colors fun to look at, but rainbows are a symbol of hope after darkness and a great reminder that good things are on the horizon.
We've brightened up my daughter's backpack with a rope rainbow keychain as a reminder to persevere this school year, and you can too! Here's how:
Materials:
- Rope (we used 4 mm)
- Wire (we used 18 gauge)
- Yarn (in a variety of colors)
- Hot glue
- Optional: Hardware to hang your rainbow
Instructions:
(Step numbers correspond to photo numbers below.)
- Decide on the size of your rainbow. Cut the rope as shown in photo No. 1. For our keychains, we decided on 4 pieces of rope with the smallest one being cut to 4 inches long, with each of the other pieces slightly longer.
- Cut one piece of wire for each piece of rope. The wire should be smaller than the accompanying rope piece. If you're scaling your design like ours, I would recommend cutting the wire such that at least 1" of rope is free on both sides.
- Bend the wires to form arcs and glue each wire directly to each corresponding strand of rope.
- Wrap yarn around the rope, one color at a time, leaving some of the frayed ends of the rope exposed. Tie up the ends and cut off excess yarn.
- Once all ropes have been covered with yarn, hot glue the arcs together.
- Optional: Transform your rainbow creation into a magnet, keychain, or wall hanging by adding the appropriate hardware. In our example, we've attached a keychain ring with extra yarn and a piece of felt.
MacKid Tip: Get creative! Switch up your rainbows by trying different color combinations and rope sizes.