Week Before the Wedding: Ring holder fit for a grown man

As we wait for pro pics to arrive, let me transport you to the days before our wedding...

Bridesmaid CH arrived two Thursdays before the wedding day to assist in all the wedding details gloriousness, and one of the biggest tasks we had to accomplish was finally completing the ring holder for my uncle, our "ring bearer." I knew we couldn't go with the traditional pillow for the grown man he is...

I settled on one of my favorite Sunday activities: pottery painting!  Of course, in classic Pencils fashion, I left this task until the weekend before the wedding...with just one week for me to paint, them to dip and fire them, and Mr. Pencils to pick it up.  Not cutting it close at all, no....

CH and I each chose our own piece and got to work. I was a bit nervous to begin, worried I'd mess it up...

CH started right in and soon had a beautiful creation...

I started simple...

And then promptly tried to do too much.  I had to re-write my name three times...each time, it was off center or looked weird or didn't match Mr. P's name.  Finally, I gave up trying to make it perfect...

and settled on the final product:

And Bridesmaid CH had created a gorgeous mug:

I was pretty satisfied that I had created something that my Uncle M could be proud to carry on our wedding day...or at least, not be ashamed!

Did you go a route other than pillow for your ringbearer?