Upcycled Vintage Stacking Ring Mobile
"A favorite childhood toy - Fisher Price stacking rings - has been played with by my young children but has started showing its 30-some years. The rings were splitting and the cone suffered a broken chunk during some wild swordplay. Instead of tossing it out (along with those memories), I turned it into a playroom mobile. Such a mobile can be made with any old and broken toys!"
Primary TechniqueOther
SeasonSummer
Materials List
- Stacking ring toy
- Fishing line
- Craft glue
- Drill and thin drill bit
- Sewing needle
Instructions
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Make 2-3 knots in one end of the fishing line and insert this end into each individual stacking ring.
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Using thin drill bit, create holes in base of stacking tower. Goal is to have the drill bit go all the way through the base.
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Thread the fishing line through a sewing needle, and thread each ring through the holes made in the base.
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Once through the base, tie 3-4 knots in each fishing line, staggering the lengths of the rings.
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Drill one more hole in the area where the stacking ring cone screws into the base.
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Make a hanging loop out of fishing line and insert your loop into this hole. Adjust to fit the space where it will be hung.
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Using craft glue, glue the ball that sits atop the cone as it will be hung upside down.
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Once dry, hang and enjoy. So fun!
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