Ring pillows for Olivia (and Kevin)
September 19th, 2008 at 12:49 pmOur friends Kevin and Olivia are getting married tomorrow in Carmel, and I have the pleasure of supplying the wedding couple with a pair of ring pillows for their two little ring bearers. Ever the procrastinator, I started thinking about this weeks ago, have had the materials for a couple of weeks now, but I just finished the first one this morning…and here it is!
It’s a relatively simple design inspired by a floral element on the bride’s lovely gown from the Amsale Bridal Collection, along with her colors, lavender and green.
image from Amsale Bridal Collection
The pillow is made with ivory dupioni silk trimmed with ivory satin ribbon. The flower is reconstructed from a cream white faux magnolia from Beverly’s, and I topped it off with a 7/8″ flat button that I covered with matching silk. The ring is a faux silver wedding ring also from Beverly’s that was sold in a $2 pack for a whole bunch. I used a flat pearl bead on the back of the pillow to hide the ivory thread used to secure all the stuff on the top. A few more views!
I always get a little paranoid about whether my projects really turn out as good as I hope they are, but I really hope she likes them! The magnolia petals are a bit more creamy in color than I was originally looking for, but I’m hoping that it’s actually a good thing because they look vibrant and alive even though they’re not an exact match to the flowers on Olivia’s gown. I’d love to hear what you think!
UPDATE 3:48pm: Phew, they’re done! Here’s the 2nd of the pair. I decided to move the velvet ribbons around, as well as use a green one on this one and the lavender on the other.
Time to pack - Jimmy’s there already playing a round of golf with the boys!
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September 23rd, 2008 at 10:29 am
Thank you for the wonderful pillows. Now if olivia wil let me use them to sleep on, that will complete the purpose of a pillow. :D
September 27th, 2008 at 10:53 am
You’re welcome Kevin! Thanks for letting me (and Jimmy) be part of the fun. =] Just be warned that the pillow may leave a magnolia flower impression on your face if you choose to sleep on it. And happy honeymoon!
October 9th, 2008 at 11:40 am
[...] Kevin and Olivia’s ivory silk ring pillows were not too hard to construct once I figured out what I wanted them to be. Each pillow was 8 inches square, wrapped once around in a feather edge ribbon, topped with artificial magnolia flower petals and secured with a flat, silk-covered button. The rings, one for each pillow, were attached with a narrow velvet ribbon. [...]