Looking to create some memorable photos at your wedding? A clever photobooth prop can bring out party fever in your guests. This pair of wedding rings is both humorous and classy. They could be hung from a ceiling or held in hand by guests.
Materials:
- White paper 46 x 65 cm or 18.1 inches x 25.6 inches (I used Canson)
- Mat board 100 x 70 cm or 39.4 inches x 27.6 inches
- Gold glitter
- Gold spray paint
- Spray mount
- X-acto knife
- Ruler
- Cutting board
- Double-sided tape or glue
To make the origami diamond:
1. Create a square out of your Canson lighter paper by folding over one edge to the other edge of the paper.
2. Cut off the remaining paper with your X-acto.
3. Fold the diagonal. I noted the folds in the paper with pink lines, but it’s not necessary.
4. Fold other diagonal.
5. Fold the lines shown both forward and backward.
6. Fold the paper from one corner to the opposite midpoint.
7. Fold all the lines indicated by the pink lines.
8. Push the sections indicated with the black lines under, making sure that the center is always pushed up from underneath.
9. Squeeze the corners together and gather them in.
10. Glue the insides to one another so it holds the shape.
To make the rings:
1. Cut out the wedding band by cutting out a circle from the mat board with your X-acto. The band is a basic circle 70 cm (27.6 inches) in diameter on the inside. The ring itself is 3.5 cm (1.4 inches) thick.
2. To make the diamond ring, you can use the template, but also blow up the shape and trace around. The circle is still 70 cm in diameter, but it extends up about 19 cm (7.5 inches) from the inside of the ring to the top, and then 15 cm (5.9 inches) wide.
3. Spray paint the band gold. I used an ultra-metallic for a lot of shine.
4. With your spray mount glue, spray the top of the ring and then douse the glue with glitter and trickle it down as you go around the band so it creates an ombre effect.
To put the diamond and ring together:
1. With a pencil, trace the bottom shape of the diamond onto the top part of the wedding ring so that it will fit in nicely.
2. Cut it out with an X-acto.
3. Glue gun the inside of the ring and slide the diamond inside. Hold to secure.
Voilà!
You’re ready to go. Leave out the rings and let your guests go nuts. I’m sure they’ll be the hit of the party!
All photographs by Hilda Grahnat.
110 comments
Ariella Carver from HausofAriella said 9 years ago
What a cute idea! Those would be great props for an engagement shot and on save the dates!
Zehra from boutiqueseragun said 9 years ago
Great idea,thank you
Stephanie from Phylogeny said 9 years ago
Such a cute suggestion, and they would be so great for save-the-date photo cards! Props are always fun for weddings... mine were just two adirondack chairs, but we were amazed at how many people went out and took funny pics, or even nice family portraits, in them.
Sam's Natural from SamsNatural said 9 years ago
That is so cute!!! What a cute idea.
DecadesOfVintage from DecadesOfVintage said 9 years ago
so clever
Hillary De Moineaux from VoleedeMoineaux said 9 years ago
I like glitter!
Kathleen from myvintagecrush said 9 years ago
Haha, cute idea!
FreakyPeas from FreakyPeas said 9 years ago
ahhhh! I'm going to (insert your favorite exclamation) if there is another wedding blog. There are, like most days, four on the front blog page! I realize that weddings are a hot commodity but.....lots of us here on Etsy are already married! sorry, just had to rant a bit.......
TheEverlastingPosy from TheEverlastingPosy said 9 years ago
Fun and cute idea for a wedding!
VintageMarketPlace from VintageMarketPlace said 9 years ago
fun!!!
Kimberlee from GracefullyGirly said 9 years ago
What an adorable idea! I love this! The 3D diamond is especially fabulous.
Polkadot Magpie from ThePolkadotMagpie said 9 years ago
Such a cute idea. We're have a photo booth graduation party. And Girls, those polkadot dresses are adorable. xo
Jess from volkerwandering said 9 years ago
What a fun idea! BTW I love your yellow bow tie blouse Brittany!
Elizabeth Lagasse from LillyThings said 9 years ago
This looks like it would be fun ! These would make really cute Thank you Photo Postcards to send after the wedding.
TrashThings from TrashThings said 9 years ago
Love this just for the paper diamond instructions!
erinf115 from HarpandThistle said 9 years ago
Love that 3D Diamond - and everything is better with glitter! :D
Stargazer02 from LDesigns02 said 9 years ago
cute!
KettleConfections from KettleConfections said 9 years ago
Such a cute and creative photo prop - it's amazing what you can make with some simple glue gun and origami skills!
Sam Osborne from SamOsborneStore said 9 years ago
I love it - so much fun! Really fab set of instructions for the diamond - you could make lots of little ones as table decorations as well :)
owlyshadowpuppets from owlyshadowpuppets said 9 years ago
Cute photo prop idea, but yeah, etsy has been flush with wedding stuff lately! Also, this emphasizes the tradition of a diamond engagement ring... but no one is that traditional anymore, right?
Gretchen Thomas from twinkler248 said 9 years ago
How adorable! thanks for sharing! Tis the season, everyone is getting ready for weddings :)
Janelle from MackyMom said 9 years ago
Love this! I'll be passing this onto my SIL! Thanks :)
ACupOfSparkle from ACupOfSparkle said 9 years ago
Super cute!!!
Monika Illyes from angelmessage said 9 years ago
WOW! Love it!
CatFabricsandButtons from CatFabricsandButtons said 9 years ago
Oh My gosh!! How Fabulous is this, and looks like a million ! Thank you so much for sharing, clever clever and Fun Fun Fun Plus put a lot of SMILES and Giggles on peoples faces which is truly PURRRFECT
Megan from MegansMenagerie said 9 years ago
Love :)
Bridget McKay from SweetBRevival said 9 years ago
wicked cute!!!!!
bedbuggs from bedbuggs said 9 years ago
So fun! Thanks for sharing!!!
Victoria Baker from LittleWrenPottery said 9 years ago
Awesome DIY prop, bit different from the usual photo booth moustaches and word bubbles!
Amy from flintandspark said 9 years ago
Cute photos!
Nicole Thibodeau from SunnybeeeDesigns said 9 years ago
I have to make this for my photographer!! she will love this!!
Michaela Bowles from ArtsyFlair said 9 years ago
Love it! Such a fun idea!
Darou from darou said 9 years ago
jejejejeje very funny idea!!!!
Joann J. from abloomnewyork said 9 years ago
So cute!
Sylvie Liv from SylvieLiv said 9 years ago
Cute! Thanks for sharing this!
Louisa May Crompton from LoopyBirdsBoutique said 9 years ago
What a fun idea, thanks for sharing!
Linda from lovelygifts said 9 years ago
What a cute idea!
Shai Wallach from PopLoveCouture said 9 years ago
This is a great idea! To be honest, even though we're planning our wedding for a few months from now, we're not really into most typical wedding stuff - but THIS would be an excellent idea.
Sandra Kircher from LiLinspirations said 9 years ago
♥ ♥ Very Cute! ♥ ♥
Claudia Sandoval from SeaSand said 9 years ago
So Cute, I love this Idea!
Jelena from CeruleanBird said 9 years ago
;) lovely idea
astarteearthart from astarteearthart said 9 years ago
Fun!
Yanina Faour from OleanaJewels said 9 years ago
This is too adorable! Such a trendy idea :)
Cara from tinyspace said 9 years ago
its is such clever idea!
messinabella from BandBEstate said 9 years ago
very cute!
mazedasastoat from mazedasastoat said 9 years ago
Please, enough with the weddings... get a life!
VaLon Frandsen from thevicagirl said 9 years ago
Those are so cute! I love them.
Theresa Joy from deLoop said 9 years ago
hehe .. those are way to fun!!! Im going to do a giant shimmering Easter Egg this weekend! ps........ i love weddings :)
Elisa Fracchiolla from ElisaFracchiolla said 9 years ago
I Love it !!!!
Sarah from perebags said 9 years ago
Cute!
AnitasPottery.com from potterybyAnita said 9 years ago
Adorable! What a great idea! Love these new avant-garde ideas for weddings now! ♥
Emma Shepard from SewWonderfullyMade6 said 9 years ago
Oh my goodness! That is too cute!
Yaya from Liukenko said 9 years ago
Cute idea
WoolAndWoodEmporium from WoolAndWoodEmporium said 9 years ago
Thats awesome !!! How great of you to share the instructions :-D
twentytwotwenty from twentytwotwenty said 9 years ago
Such a nice touch for a wedding.
Lindsay Henry from InklingsPaperie said 9 years ago
What a sweet idea... thanks for sharing the instructions, too! This would go perfectly with our Tiffany Blue Diamond Ring Bridal Scratch-offs! http://www.etsy.com/listing/96294711/24-diamond-ring-bridal-scratch-off-cards
creations4brides from creations4brides said 9 years ago
Perfect for keepsake photos!
Dotty Walker from SewThoughtfulBlanket said 9 years ago
Where do all of these creative people come from? Amazing.
Manda Wolfe from MandasArtStudio said 9 years ago
This is so cute! Loving it!
Renata and Jonathan from RenataandJonathan said 9 years ago
Creative and charming !
tamaraky from tamaraky said 9 years ago
Fun! Thanks!
Amber Zaragoza from AnatomyVintage said 9 years ago
amazingly cute!!!!
Natalia from KMalinkaVintage said 9 years ago
Awesome!
Katrina Alana from KatrinaAlana said 9 years ago
Awesome idea!
Keith Irvine said 9 years ago
Precious things always favorite whether it is handmade or machine made
Yiotou from PinkDaisyCrafts said 9 years ago
Super cute!! I love it!!! Thanks for sharing!!!
Paola from atelierpompadour said 9 years ago
lovely and funny!!
iammieCLAYshop from iammieCLAYshop said 9 years ago
Lovely!
Ada Ada from idajewelry66 said 9 years ago
WOW! Love it!Thanks for sharing!!!
Izabela Murawska from IronCurtainSteamPunk said 9 years ago
It looks really awesome :-D
Pasi Torkkeli from TorkkeliJewellery said 9 years ago
Really funny idea:D I think that all my wedding guests would have so much fun with these, as I'm known to be the ring man around here :D
ncbeadsnbags from ncbeadsnbags said 9 years ago
Cool!
Kathrine from pinkpurr said 9 years ago
I'm not sure how long it would take for the clowning around to stop long enough to take some pix... what an ice breaker before the reception even gets started! Great idea - laughter always is.
janicewd from janicewd said 9 years ago
So adorable! Just Love it!
Kristian Jessie Jessie from KristianJessie said 9 years ago
Great idea!
SignaturebyNatonia from SignaturebyNatonia said 9 years ago
Fabulous idea people!! Didn't realise it was a 3D gem, even better!!! :D
Krista from TheBeadtriss said 9 years ago
Cute!! ~KK~
Erika from ErikaPrice said 9 years ago
Great fun idea!
pengworkshop from PengWorkshop said 9 years ago
Great tutorial !! Thanks : )
BossStudios from BossStudios said 9 years ago
Adorable!
Marcia Lacher from TheMillineryShop said 9 years ago
What fun!
MarKhed from MarKhed said 9 years ago
super cute! May use this for my photo-booth!
kathy johnson from ShoeClipsOnly said 9 years ago
neat idea!!
Kathy Johnson from kathyjohnson3 said 9 years ago
Great prop for the announcements!! Wonderful idea!
Kathy Johnson from BridalSashesOnly said 9 years ago
Very nice idea, so creative!
candida pagan from CandidaEtc said 9 years ago
100% excellent!
Julie Lynn from imjulielynn said 9 years ago
So, so adorable!!
Jessica Harrington from WeddingSavetheDates said 9 years ago
Super cute idea! :)
Janna from jannalouisedesign said 9 years ago
i'm going to show this to my sister who is currently planning her wedding. thanks!
Marie Owltoinette from marieowltoinette said 9 years ago
The rings are way too cute! Not to mention those adorable dresses :D You can never go wrong with polka dots <3
BanglewoodSupplies from BanglewoodSupplies said 9 years ago
Hilaro!
Larissa from MalishkaBoutique said 9 years ago
Love it! Might even try it out ;)
John Spisak said 9 years ago
It gets me some of the simplistic things that people need tutorials for.
saky saky said 9 years ago
really love very nice .thank for this great idea i have also seen something like that on here http://www.flowmagazine.gr/article/view/Make_yourself_the_Wedding_Wreaths/category/personal_development
MargaretLS said 9 years ago
This is a great idea :)
Shreyasi Sharma from ShreyasiSharma said 9 years ago
such a fun idea!
quincebaked from quincebaked said 9 years ago
So cute! I think I'd pimp out the diamond with some glitter too.
Brittany Lauren from brittanylaurendesign said 9 years ago
That's fantastic! I LOVE IT! So cute for an engagement party photo announcement
Kathy Lindemer from BayMoonDesign said 9 years ago
Very cute idea!
Holly and John from ZCreateDesign said 9 years ago
So fun! I love photo props like this. I like the glitter idea, too!
babydolldressup from babydolldressup said 9 years ago
This is adorable! Love the tutorial - thank you!
TheCustomQuill from TheCustomQuill said 9 years ago
Love this idea!!!
Denise Vining from kadydesigns said 9 years ago
Great idea!!!! Sure to be the hit of the party!!!
tong xin from miraculousfabric said 9 years ago
So good idea, I will try it.
Pink Poppies from pinkpoppies1991 said 8 years ago
Haha what a fun idea!
Suzanne Furtado from TheScarletSageTree said 8 years ago
Very neat idea - love it! Would also look really classy in black and white wedding pix, and I think they'd look just as lovely even without the glitter :)
Bethany Dolak said 8 years ago
Am I the only person who is confused by how to make these??? I LOVE them.. but for the life of me can't figure out how to do these. It says in the directions about a template for the rings... where is that??
Bill from EpicScreens said 8 years ago
What a neat idea! I used to videotape weddings and this would have been fun to add for the bride and groom carrying this into the reception. Very Creative!
allisontenharmsel1 said 7 years ago
Where did you go and buy the mat board at?
Antonella Natalis from italianmarinepainter said 4 years ago
Lovely Brave