DIY Project: Nature-inspired ring pillow

4May2010 Filed under: Do-It-Yourself, Personalization Tips, Ring Pillows Author: Cynthia

Eyzel, a crafty bride-to-be who is getting wed to her beau Angelo later this year generously shared with us her idea for a ring pillow. They are having a nature-themed wedding and this creative pillow suits their theme wonderfully, don’t you think?

You will need:

Tools: A ruler, a hot glue gun + sticks, liquid glue, scissors

Materials:

1. a bag of moss
2. a 6”x6”x3” piece of Styrofoam
3. artificial flowers, leaves and birds
4. felt paper: 8”x8” and 25”x2”
5. round-headed corsage pins
6. a 12” strip of ribbon in your color motif

Procedure:

1. Position the styrofoam on the 8”x8” sheet of felt paper. Fold the edges of the felt paper over the sides of the Styrofoam and secure it with pins. Wrap and pin the corners neatly. (see figure 1a)

2. Once you’re happy with the position, glue the felt paper in place with a hot glue gun. Remove the pins. Neatly glue the edges as in figure 2a.

3. Turn the styrofoam over and apply ordinary glue (so you’ll have time to arrange the moss). Take half of your moss and stretch it out across the top of the styrofoam. It doesn’t have to be perfect at this point but make sure that most parts of the styrofoam is covered.

4. Flatten the moss and allow the glue to dry for around 20-30 minutes (this is the main reason why we do not want to use the hot glue gun to secure the moss on the styrofoam.)

5. Affix the 25-inch felt paper on one side of the Styrofoam using a pin. Glue it around all four sides (this time, using the glue gun), covering the edges of the square felt paper and some part of the styrofoam. It should look like in figure 5a.

6. Take the rest of the moss and neatly cover the styrofoam.

7. Arrange the artificial leaves wherever you like it to be. Secure each leaf with a pin.

8. Take the artificial flowers and secure them on top of the leaves using a glue gun.

9. Cut a 12-inch strip of ribbon and place it in the center of the pillow, securing it with a pin. The ribbon will be used to hold the rings in place.

10. Place the birds in the center. Arrange the leaves, birds and flowers so that the rings will be the center of attention.

11. Run the ribbon through your wedding rings (that’s Eyzel’s engagement ring in the picture) and tie a knot.

Thank you for sharing your DIY project with We *Heart* Weddings, Eyzel!

You can follow Eyzel and Angelo’s wedding planning journey (and see more exciting DIY projects like this one!) via her blog, Project Dream Wedding