Michael Watson’s plan to propose to his girlfriend were foiled by the nationwide lockdown. According to Good Things Guy, with a ring that wasn’t yet finished, Watson had to improvise.
Watson’s engagement plans went ahead without the original ring. Instead, he decided to craft an engagement ring at home using natural clay. He then set off to mould the ring without his soon-to-be fiancé Lara de Stadler finding out. Speaking to Good Things Guy, Watson said: “Once I had the final ring, I took the dried clay and used sandpaper and sanded down the sides to get everything to a final thickness. I whittled it down from the rough shape into something more refined. Cleaned up all the edges and made it nice and neat.”
Once he had the correct shape and size, the drying process began. He would stealthily move the ring from place to place, so that it could dry without being discovered. Once the ring was dry, Watson needed to paint it.
He explained to Good Things Guy that their favourite colour is teal so he put a paint set that de Stadler had given him for Christmas to good use. After a few colour trial runs, he managed to mix the desired teal colour. He then left the ring to dry and sealed it with clear nail polish, swiped from de Stadler’s stash.
Watson decided to propose after the couple had streamed Sunday Mass, after four days of preparing the perfect ring. Watson ensured the pair dressed in their Sunday best for both occasions.
Watson proposed while the final Hymn was being sung. de Stadler was in awe of her fiancé’s efforts to make the moment as special as possible. She said: ““It was the perfect time, we had music, we were in our happy space, it was a special space, it was the nicest place in the house with the light streaming in from the garden, so yeah, it was as special as we could make it under the circumstances.”
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