Bauble Ring Tutorial

It all started when I saw a ring at the Craft and Hobby Show. I am certain it was on Candie Cooper's hand. It had a personalized image on the inside of a big plastic bauble...and it looked fantastic. I just had to have one. I finally got my order of rings for the webstore...and got to make my own ring this weekend. I used a very sentimental image, but imagine doing this with your own choice of a scene or art.

I cut out this little picture of the boys. I eyeballed this. The image is roughly 3/4 of an inch wide. I also trimmed a little off each edge.

I used glue to attach the image to the inside of the ring. Any glue that dries clear will work!


Since I had some drying time...I decided to attach a few rhinestones to the outside of the ring!

The I coated the inside of the ring several more times. These images won't be permanent. If your hand comes into contact with water etc..the image will just wear off...but then you can make another ring!

My finished bauble ring. Better than diamonds since my boys are featured!

And the best part? I have them for sale for $2!!!

Extra experiment. This morning I decided to coat the inside of the ring with a little resin. Since resin dries hard and waterproof...I am sure the image will be more permanent!

Update: The resin dried clear and perfect overnight! The photo looks like it is embedded in the plastic now! I have big hands, so I tried not to make the resin layer too thick so the ring would still fit. I can slide the ring on and off now without worrying that the picture will peel away! I still wouldn't do dishes with the ring on, but for $2 I have a pretty impressive bauble.