HMS Have a Go 3D Life Ring Wall Decoration

Draw a centering cross on your wooden ring to create four quadrants.

Secure the ring in place with tape and glue to prevent it moving during assembly.

Cut paper squares in blue and white, using pencil lines to guide placement up to the marked lines.

Glue the blue paper into the first quadrant, allowing slight imperfections as they will be covered.

Glue the white textured paper into the next quadrant.

Continue filling all four quadrants with alternating blue and white paper.

Turn the ring over and press down firmly to ensure all sections are secure.

Use a craft knife on a cutting mat to trim around the outer edge of the ring.

Trim around the inner edge of the ring with the craft knife.

Fold blue rope in half to find the midpoint and tie it with string at the centre.

Wrap string around the rope multiple times to secure it in place.

Create loops at each corner by pulling the rope out to your desired loop size.

Tie off each loop with string and wrap additional string around the joins to hide them.

Cross the final two rope ends and tie them with string to create the top hanger loop.

Wrap string around the final corner join to complete the rope detailing.

Cut a circle of paper slightly larger than the ring aperture to create a background panel.