Creations: Picture Frame Ring Holder

My fabulous roommate recently got engaged (May 24!), and her engagement ring is amazing! It was handed down to her so the rock is big and it is all together sparkly and beautiful and just what a girl would like her engagement ring to be! Because that ring is so big, I decided that she needed a safe, place to keep her ring, that way she doesn't have to wear it to bed and scratch herself while sleeping.

I had pinned this photo from Saucy Pants a long time ago and every so often thought about, but did not find an opportunity to make such thing until now! The idea of keeping your special ring out on a special place is just perfect. So I decided to make this as part of her birthday gift!


I started by walking around Micheal's for about an hour searching for what type of frame I wanted to use. It had to be small, and I wanted to make it pretty. Just as I was about to leave I found this picture frame for cheap and with a 50% off coupon, this would make the ring holder the perfect little addition to her birthday gift!

I decided to make her sparkle (probably because I love glitter lately), so I cut some card stock into the picture frame dimensions and used mod podge (that stuff is amazing!) and glitter to make the background glitter! I think dipped the head of the pin into the mod podge, and then the glitter container to make it glittered as well! I probably should have changed the color, but didn't consider that earlier. Once the glitter was dry, I sealed it all with some more mod podge!

The next step was to pierce through the card stock and bend the pin so that it sticks out just enough to put the ring on it. I hot glued the pin on the back to the card stock to make sure it didn't move. Then when you put the frame back together, you have a fabulous ring holder! I left the glass in behind the ring holder as added support.

I love the look of it! I will probably want to make different versions of this for my friends as they get engaged or married!

Let me know if this inspires you and share pictures of how yours turned out!

Day Four of the Selfless Challenge

This is the fourth day of the selfless challenge and so far it has been going well. I did modify it by alternating which question I asked him. (What can I do for you today? and How can I pray for you?) It changes up how we begin the morning, and it allows him to think about something different from the day before.

From the start, I could see that Aaron loved the interest that I was taking in him by offering to pray for him. It transfers the focus on him and it keeps me focused on making sure I am praying for him or doing what he needs.

This brings me back to my last post about how we become selfish in relationships. This challenge causes you to serve your man. It helps you to be selfless and I know that I am not always the most selfless person. I like to have the world revolve around me at times, but that doesn't create a healthy relationship. So this challenge is definitely helping me be more selfless! I look forward on seeing how this challenge transforms me and our relationship.

- Jem