DIY Rainbow Fan
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Oooh. Circular rainbow! I just think it's so cool that the blades are painted different combinations of red, yellow, or blue. Yon can only see the rainbow when the fan is turned on. Whoa, right?
Let's get crafting.
Before we start, here's a short video showing how the fan works.
Rainbow Illusion Fan from Pink Stripey Socks on Vimeo.
Materials Needed to Make Rainbow Fan:
- Painter's Tape- White Fan
- White, red, yellow, and blue craft paint*
- Foam Brush
*Note: My craft paint does not permanently adhere to plastic. If I scratch the blades, the paint will just tear off. I'm ok with this because I just did this craft on a whim.
Directions to Make Rainbow Fan:
1. Remove the grill from the white fan2. Place Painter's Tape on the center of your fan to protect the center from getting painted.
3. If your blades aren't white, paint them white to help the colors really stand out.
4. Once the white paint dries, paint different combinations of red, yellow, or blue to create your 8 concentric rainbow rings.
I used painter's tape to help generally create even bands of color.
Here's how I created each color of the rainbow (from innermost ring to outermost ring):- Red- Three red blade bands
- Orange- Two red and one yellow blade bands
- Yellow- Three yellow blade bands
- Green- One yellow and two blue blade bands
- Blue- Three blue blade bands
- Purple- Two red and one blue blade bands
5. Now comes the hardest part. Wait for the paint to dry! Don't turn on the fan on before the paint is completely dry. (I was impatient and ended up splattering paint.)
6. Once your paint dries, carefully remove the Painter's tape. (When removing the Painter's tape, I ripped off a bit of my craft paint. No worries, I just fixed up the botched up part with more red paint.)
My fan looks like this without the grill on:
And here's what the fan looks like turned on:
Neat right? This colorful fan now resides in Chuck's room. He loves pressing the buttons and I love seeing the lovely colors.
Happy colorful crafting!

I love that you added color to an ordinary object! So cool!
ReplyDeleteMe too. I was surprised that it actually worked!
Deletewooow so cool!! love love the idea!!! thanks for sharing (:
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Thanks for visiting Agus! Glad you liked it
DeleteHow sweet that is!! I always wanted a rainbow of my own ^^
ReplyDeleteI suppose eventually some dreams come true...
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DeleteI am thinking of trying it on a ceiling fan for a child's room. Or maybe if someone lives near a well known University, the university's colors would look awesome!!!
ReplyDelete:). Happy crafting! Let me know how it turns out!
ReplyDeleteooooo im gonna try this today!! thank you for sharing!
ReplyDeletehave fun! let me know how it turns out. it's pretty amazing when you see it in action....
DeleteI just came across this while searching for a colored fan - I guess they don't exist! We may end up doing this project, looks really neat and simple :)
ReplyDeleteIt's totally easy... and the results are pretty cool. Plus you get a one-of-a-kind fan! Thanks for visiting.
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ReplyDeleteWow this looks so pretty and easy to do. Going to paint one for my kid's room.
ReplyDeleteI am also going to paint like this for my 3 years baby.
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