Owen's fourth Birthday is coming up, so I've started to think about what decorations would be meaningful for us. I immediately thought of strawberries oddly enough. Last year around this time, he had a dream and in his sleep he was saying, "sawberries, sawberries", over and over. When he woke up he asked for them with such urgency! He gets so excited at the mere thought of strawberries & he often asks me to make a strawberry cake (something I've never made). The other day I asked him if he wants to have a strawberry party with a strawberry cake. He was thrilled at the idea & I'm thrilled too, I think I like strawberries just as much as he does. Though the strawberries of my youth are the tiny sweet ones we used to pick ourselves! Eeeek, love them!
So my first handmade birthday ring decoration, for Owen, is a strawberry. I think that is the best thing about making your own decorations, you can make things you may not be able to find anywhere else.
I've seen a couple of great posts on how to make your own decorations, this one at Rhythm of the Home, and this at Old Recipe for a New World. Mine is a little different. For the support I used wooden parts I can find at a Hobby store. I use 3/4" x 5/8" Spools & 3/8" x 2 3/8" Tie Rack Pegs. I glued the wooden parts together, using wood glue. Then I cut out the strawberry & leaves out of wool felt. I embroidered little strawberry seeds and then blanket stitched the two sides together over the wooden support.
Lastly, I sewed the green leaves to the top, sewing the top closed as I went. Easy, peasy! It fits a little loosely, that doesn't bother me. I think I may try a couple of wire support ones as well though. More Birthday Ring decorations to come!
If you use this little tutorial to make your own Birthday Ring decorations please link back, I would love to see!
Until next time...
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A birthday ring is next on my list! Love that you made your own decoration for it, that's what I;ve been planning on doing as well. Much more affordable. Your strawberry is adorable :)
ReplyDeleteStrawberries are yummy! So much more meaningful to personalise the ring. My eldest always asks for strawberry or raspberry cake. He is a February baby, so hard to find juicy fresh berries in our part of the world! Hope your celebrations go well.
ReplyDeleteOh! I share your birthday ring love Becca! I haven't yet "splurged" because part of me says "you can make one yourself" but I think more likely it's because I haven't seen one at a local show. If I ever do I'm sure that I wouldn't be able to resist buying it! I hope my kids won't be too old by then! ha ha!
ReplyDeleteA loves strawberries so I think I would have to make one of your strawberries too!
Have a wonderful day!
~ joey ~
Thanks! Yes, I know that thought well Joey, I also kept thinking I would make one. But I just don't have the tools for it yet and didn't want to wait any longer. I was happy to find another etsy seller to support.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I'd love one of these too.
ReplyDeleteCute strawberry :)
ReplyDeleteCan you tell me how deep the wood measures on your birthday ring? I'm planning to make my own, but I'm only finding wood in either 1 inch (really 3/4") or 2 inch cuts. Your help is appreciated!! I love the felt ornament idea - it never occurred to me!
ReplyDeleteHi Sue, thanks for visiting. The ring is 3/4 inches thick. The holes are about 1/2 inch deep. Good luck with your ring. :)
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