My Little Man

My nephew A will be our Ring Bearer. And, oh boy, is he excited! He is a little disappointed that he doesn't get flowers like the girls, BUT he gets something special!

There are so many different directions one could take for the ring bearer. They could carry a Bible, a bowl, a book, OR they could carry the standard pillow. I spent a lot of time thinking about what to have A carry, and not to point out faults of my nephew, but he is a bit clumsy. I mean, he is 6 years old and full of more energy than I can fathom at this point in my life.

B and I aren't much book readers, so the book idea was out. Neither one of us are really religious (I am much more so than he), so the Bible was out. Due to the clumsiness of A, I didn't want to risk a bowl being broken and A cutting himself, so what was left? A pillow. I know, i know, how original?

Let me show you some pictures of pillows that ARE original:

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The last one is a great option for those couples with 4-legged friends! I was in K's wedding and her ring bearer was her family's Pekineses. He wore a tux and it was adorable!

None of these options really appealed to me. Since I am making flowers out of many different materials (paper and fabric) why shouldn't I make a flower for the pillow. The pillow part was easy, cut two squares, sew them together with stuffing. I've done it before, so that I was not worried about. What I did fret over, was the flower. What kind should I do? How big should I make it? What fabric would look best?

And then I saw it! I saw the most perfect ring pillow I have EVER seen. Where did I see it, you ask? Well, I saw it on one of my most favorite and my go-to website for all things hand-made, Martha Stewart.

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I went to JoAnn Fabric and I bought all of my supplies and followed the tutorial on from the website. My pillow doesn't look exactly like the one pictured above, but it is still beautiful:

I am really happy with how it turned out! I am still thinking of ways to display it or use it after the wedding. Ideas?

Are you doing something unique for your ring bearer to carry?