This week is a simple tutorial. One of my bestest friends got married in February and she found this beaded frame that she liked that holds your wedding ring so you won't lose it when you have to take it off. She sent it to me probably in January and asked if I could make one for her and I have finally found the perfect frame for it. (Thanks to Hobby Lobby being closed on Sundays, I had to go to Michael's and there it was!)
Materials:
Frame
Tiny Glass Beads
Foam Board
Scraps of Material
Glue Gun
Modge Podge
Sponge Brush
Pin
The frame I used, I got at Michael's. It's an open (no back) laser cut wooden frame. You can find it on the wood aisle. Use your glue gun and only doing a little at a time so the glue doesn't dry, squirt some on evenly and immediately sprinkle some beads over it to cover all the glue you put down. Doing this on a paper plate works best so all the extra beads don't fly all over the place. Press the beads down and shake the excess off. Anything that covers the holes, I moved around or loosened them off the frame with tweezers. Do this all over your frame until everything is covered in beads.
Once all the glue is dry, get a sponge brush and your Modge Podge out and put a thin layer all over your beads. This will help hold all the beads on since the glue gun glue is no Gorilla Glue. If you think it's needed, put another layer of Modge Podge down. Confession: I haven't put any Modge Podge on mine yet since I accidentally poured black glitter into it! Whoopsies!
While your Modge Podge is drying, measure out how big your foam board needs to be. Make sure there's enough around the edge to glue to the back of your frame. Once cut out, measure your material out. Make sure your piece of fabric is big enough that it will stretch to the back of your foam board to glue it on. I used burlap since my girl's wedding had burlap in the decor. Put your foam core board in the center of your fabric and stretch it around and hot glue the ends to the back of your foam board. As long as the Modge Podge is dry, flip your frame over and hot glue your foam core board to the back of your frame.
Now, put your pin in that will hold your ring. I just used a sewing pin, but one of the fancy ones. It can be a bit tricky, I had a few trial and errors. Once you find where you want the pin to be, push it into your foam core board but not too much and force it down towards the bottom of your frame so it's not sticking out the back. It doesn't have to be too deep, as long as it's secure. You should have enough of your pin sticking out that you can bend the pin forward slightly so you can get your ring on there comfortably but it won't fall off. Once your pin is on, you have a fancy lil' ring holder for your wedding ring! You can either hang it where it would be most convenient, or get one of those cute little easel type frame holders.
Hope you enjoyed this simple tutorial! Check back next week, I think I'm wanting to make a form fitting color blocked dress. Hopefully the little Love Bug will let me! Have a fantastic week!
