Giant Diamond Ring Anniversary Centerpiece

It’s mind boggling, isn’t it – the choices a person has for table centerpieces at a 25th or 50th wedding anniversary celebration? How in the world do you decide? Do you go with candles? Flowers? Both? You definitely want the centerpiece to be spectacular and to get noticed. But do you really want to spend a fortune on flowers and candles when you can make a striking centerpiece for a fraction of the cost? There’s nothing more appropriate than a giant diamond ring as a 25th or 50th wedding anniversary centerpiece and you can make it for little money. Even if you’ve never done a craft project in your life you’ll have no trouble making the giant diamond centerpiece. All you need is a few inexpensive craft supplies. Purchase three pieces of Styrofoam: a block, a cone and a wreath ring. You can make the anniversary centerpiece as large or as small as you want but all three pieces should be proportionate to each other. To make a centerpiece which is about 13″ tall, use a cone which is 3″x2″. Purchase a cube which is 5″x5″x5″ and a wreath ring which is 6″x1 ¼”x5/8″. Paint the cube or even cover it with fabric or decorative paper. Just glue the material around four sides and leave the top and the bottom plain. The bottom won’t show and the top will be covered, later. Another choice for covering around the sides of the cube is to just glue on Spanish moss. At the top of the cube scrape the Styrofoam to make a groove which is about as wide as the wreath is thick. It’s really easy to shave away Styrofoam; just create a groove which is an inch or so deep. Fill it partially with hot glue and stand the wreath in the groove. The wreath ring creates the band of the diamond ring. Lay the cone on one side and cut about a third of it off of the top. Cover the cut end of the large piece with hot glue, turn it upside-down, and set it on the ring. This will create the diamond. Cover the entire ring and diamond with glitter paint in gold or silver to give it the 25 th or 50 th anniversary look. Make sure that the paint you select works with Styrofoam since some paints can melt it. Finish the centerpiece by gluing some flowers on the top of the cube to conceal the very bottom of the ring. Make a huge centerpiece for a single table or smaller versions for other tables; or, make them all the same size. The gold or silver wedding ring centerpiece is one of the most appropriate you can ever make for such a special anniversary.