Wednesday, January 23, 2013

DIY: Will You Be My Bridesmaid? Rings (& My Proposal)



I'm only doing this wedding thing once. That's the plan. Get engaged once, have an engagement party once, ask your bridal party once, get married once.

Which means I get one shot to make an impression.

I found this wonderful idea on Something Turquoise and I knew it was what I had to do.

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I took these photos back in November, when I actually made them, but I couldn't post this until I asked all my bridesmaids. I asked them all at my engagement party, except one, who wasn't able to make it, so I had to wait until I saw her in January.

Now that they've all been proposed to, I can post the tutorial.

Now, back in November, I didn't think that it would be smart to actually assemble all the necessary craft items and take a photo like my other awesome amazing DIY tutorials. Sorry about that.

What You'll Need:


What You'll Do:


will you be my bridesmaid

Place the ring box at the end of the construction paper.

will you be my bridesmaid

Cut an entire strip. Don't worry about measuring now. Just cut the whole strip. It's easier.

will you be my bridesmaid

Now measure. Wrap the strip around the box and cut it so there is a bit of overlap, but not too much.

will you be my bridesmaid

Cut the strip, leaving about three-quarters or so. You want some of the box to show through for dramatics. But, you don't want to cut the strip too soon or you'll have an issue with the next few steps.

will you be my bridesmaid

Cut out a pink heart, just about the size of the red strip.

will you be my bridesmaid

Write "Will you ... " on it.

I'm gonna suggest against red pen. I was trying to have it match the stripe, but it is so faint. Not good.

will you be my bridesmaid


So I re-wrote them in black. Much better.

will you be my bridesmaid

Add a dab of glue to the heart and affix it to the red strip.

will you be my bridesmaid

I added a white heart to one of them so I knew it was for my Maid of Honor.

will you be my bridesmaid

Cut a white sheet of paper the size of the back of the ring box, dab a dollop of glue, and affix it to the back of the box.

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Finish your proposal.

Seven of mine finished with, "Be my bridesmaid?" and one finished with "Be my Maid of Honor."

I added a little pink heart on them, just because it looked a little plain with me.


will you be my bridesmaid

Stick a ring in the box. That one above, it's one I got out of a candle, but it's what I had on hand when I was making these. I wasn't sure what type of ring to put in them. Costume jewelry. Random jewelry I had that I didn't want. Rings from the arcade.

And then ...

will you be my bridesmaid


I found these rings when I was in Claire's. Adorable. Perfect. And they came in a pack of four. I needed eight, so this was perfect. I picked up two packs of four and it was the happiest $16 I've spent in a long time.

will you be my bridesmaid


Like I said, perfect.

will you be my bridesmaid

After all your rings are in the boxes, close them, and close with the strip. I didn't glue it down; I wrapped it tightly and put a dollop of glue on the paper, then affixed the other flap to it. That way, you could slide the strip on and off if you wanted.

And, finally ... propose to your bridesmaids.

will you be my bridesmaid

The above, that's a complete reenactment of the moment, exactly six seconds after I handed her the box. I didn't get down on one knee when I asked my girls, but for sake of this photo, I did.

BRIDAL BABBLE: How did you ask your bridesmaids?


Got your bridesmaids?


Learn about their dresses in our What Is Bridesmaid Dress Shopping Like? post.


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11 comments:

  1. I got robbed getting married before pintrest!!! Awesome idead!

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  2. Sooo cute. I would love it if you joined and contribute your awesome posts at my link party at City of Creative Dreams on Fridays :D City of Creative Dreams Link Party

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  3. That is a cute idea. My wife had to beat her friends off with a stick. There was no chance of them saying no.

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  4. I'm making these for my bridesmaids!! It's such a cute idea!! I'm doing necklaces instead of rings since I wouldn't know what size ring they are, so that is another cute idea!

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    1. I love the idea of doing a necklace instead. That's such a cute idea! I would love to see a photo of yours when you're done!

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  5. I freakin love this idea. Thanks for sharing, now all I have to do is find bridesmaids.

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  6. Aw, I love this idea. I don't think I've seen this done with ring boxes/rings, but I know that people create other things to "ask" their bridesmaids and I thought it was sweet.

    -Lauren

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  7. So cute! My daughter's getting married this year, and she just showed me her adorable 'bridemaids box' she made. I never knew this was a thing! Thanks for sharing at Dishing It & Digging It!

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  8. Cute idea! I wonder what brides will be giving out when my girls are old enough to get married.

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