Handmade ring pillow ideas
Among wedding DIY projects, ring pillows can be one of the trickiest and most daunting, don’t you think?
If you’re asking a ring girl or ring boy to carry it, you’ll worry about portability; for a Shinto ceremony, you may want something that suits traditional Japanese attire—there’s a lot to consider.
Even so, many people still want to make their ring pillow by hand.
Here, we’re sharing ring pillow ideas for brides-to-be.
If you’ve been asked to make a ring pillow for someone, please take a look for inspiration!
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Handmade ring pillow ideas (1–10)
A Japanese-style ring pillow using a masu (traditional wooden measuring box)
If your ring pillow is for a Shinto-style wedding, you’ll want something with a Japanese touch.
This idea uses a masu (wooden sake cup) and artificial flowers, and it’s very easy to make.
Place paper cushion filler inside the masu, then insert small artificial flowers into it.
Once they’re arranged in a neat, rounded mound, use a hot glue gun to attach pearl beads on top.
The rings catch on the pearl beads, making for a simple yet elegant and gorgeous ring pillow.
Adding mizuhiki cords or tsumami-zaiku (fabric flower) decorations would also be adorable.
A ring pillow featuring your favorite character
How about making a handmade ring pillow using dolls or plush toys of characters you both love? If it’s a nationally well-known character, there are likely plenty of dolls and plushies available, making it easier to find the right items.
If you love anime or share it as a couple’s hobby, you could use figures or acrylic keychains of your favorite anime characters as well.
Even for a Shinto-style ceremony, incorporating a few Japanese-style elements into the character design could help it feel perfectly fitting.
Ring pillow for a Shinto wedding ceremony
If you’re going to handcraft a ring pillow for a Shinto wedding ceremony, you’ll probably want to prepare something with a distinctly Japanese feel.
The great thing about wedding DIY is that while it takes some effort, it’s cheaper than store-bought items and you can create exactly what you like.
Try matching it to your kimono attire or taking inspiration from the pure white shiromuku, and make it using chirimen (crepe) fabric and pearls.
You can gather several types of chirimen scraps and combine different patterns, too.
A checkered ichimatsu pattern, adding tassels—it ends up looking like a tiny zabuton cushion and is so cute.
Handmade Ring Pillow Ideas (11–20)
Handmade with mortar and clay
Wouldn’t a solid, heavy, weighty ring pillow be a quirky and nice idea? Using mortar or clay to create a sculptural ring pillow would be unique and cool.
It might already be straying pretty far from the word “pillow,” though (lol).
Try crafting a piece that makes it easy to place or insert the rings.
After the seasons have passed, it can double as a display stand for accessories and as an art piece—two birds with one stone, right? It would also be great to make it together as a couple.
Wafuku-style ring pillow
We’re introducing several ring pillow ideas for traditional Japanese attire and Shinto wedding ceremonies, and this one is, quite literally, a “kimono-style” ring pillow in appearance.
The groom’s formal montsuki hakama and the bride’s white shiromuku or colorful uchikake are crafted using chirimen crepe and other fabrics.
Fill a sake masu box with cotton or sponge, then lay kimono fabric over the top.
It’s a ring pillow with a festive, miniature-like charm that makes you want to pick it up.
Try decorating it with Edo cords and pearl beads.
A ring pillow made with natural stones
How about handcrafting a sparkling ring pillow using natural stones? Each stone has its own story—for example, crystals and amethysts are said to absorb negativity and purify, while rose quartz is associated with beauty and health.
Even if you don’t know much about the spiritual meanings, natural stones look beautiful and refreshing, and they would suit a wedding setting perfectly.
It’s also great that it’s so easy to make—just place your favorite stones in a glass case.
Hand-knitted ring pillow
If you’re good at knitting, I highly recommend a hand‑knitted ring pillow.
Fabric ring pillows are common, but you don’t often see ones made of yarn and hand‑knitted—wouldn’t that be unique? You could knit it in a round shape like a coaster and decorate the area where the rings sit with ribbons or pearl beads, or you could stuff it with cotton to make it pillow‑like.
It would be wonderful to create a ring pillow that makes the most of the warmth that only yarn can bring.