Painted Rock Christmas Ring

Wear your love of Christmas on your sleeve and your hand. If you're looking for DIY Christmas gift ideas for your most stylish friends, this creative DIY project certainly fits the bill. Use a rock from outside and paint from your craft stash to create this one of a kind design. You won't believe how easy it is to make your own Christmas jewelry. Best of all, this project takes almost no time to complete, so you can make a bunch and give them out to everyone you long. Once the season is over, make rings with different graphics for birthdays and other special occasions.

Primary TechniqueJewelry Making

Easy

Materials:

Metal ring band base (preferably flat on top)
Oval shaped, smooth beach pebble (preferably of a pale color)
Piece of lace ribbon, wide enough and long enough to cover the ring band, best color choice: dark brown or black
One more piece of the same lace ribbon, 1 1/2 times the length of the previous one
Strong craft glue
Artist markers, colors: green (2 shades), gold, red – Alternatively, you can use high quality acrylic craft paints and a brush
Nail (or craft) glitter star or rhinestone, any color
Optional: a) small tweezers for the glitter, b) protective varnish for your painted pebble

Instructions:

Spread some glue, evenly, on the metal ring band and cover it with the lace ribbon. Wait for the glue to harden.
While waiting for the glue to dry, use the gold color marker (or craft paint) to make an abstract background design on the beach pebble.
Continue by designing a dotted dark green Christmas tree. Wait for the paint to dry.
Add more dots, lighter green and red, to your Christmas tree design. When the paint has dried completely, decorate the top of your tree with the glitter star or rhinestone.
After the glue has hardened, take the second piece of lace ribbon and cut it in half. Glue both these halves on the back side of your pebble. Once again, wait for the glue to dry.
Finally, glue the pebble on the flat top of your ring band.
Have a little more patience for the glue to harden and dry completely and… your Christmas ring is ready to wear! Or, you can wrap it beautifully in a gift box, to use as a stocking stuffer.

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Celebrate With More Christmas Craft Ideas

If you loved creating the Painted Rock Christmas Ring, we have plenty more Christmas craft ideas to keep you busy this holiday season! Here are three more festive projects to try:

1. Beaded Ornaments: Make your Christmas tree sparkle with personalized beaded ornaments. All you need are some colorful beads, wire, and ribbon. Create patterns and designs with the beads to make unique ornaments for your tree or to give as gifts to friends and family.

2. Paper Snowflake Wreath: Add a touch of winter wonderland to your home with a beautiful paper snowflake wreath. Cut out a variety of snowflake shapes from white paper and glue them onto a foam wreath form. Add glitter and sequins for extra sparkle, and hang it on your front door to welcome guests with a festive flair.

3. Pine Cone Elves: Get crafty with nature by making adorable pine cone elves. Paint the pine cones green or red for the elf bodies, then add a small wooden bead for the head. Use felt and googly eyes to create the elf's face and hat. These charming little elves make great decorations or stocking stuffers for the holidays.

We hope these Christmas craft ideas inspire you to keep creating and spreading holiday cheer this season. Happy crafting!