DIY napkin rings

A beautiful home holiday is not only delicious dishes according to your favorite recipes. Pay attention to the table layout. One of the most elegant accessories is napkin rings. The tradition appeared at a time when a lot of guests gathered at the table and put rings on napkins in order not to confuse their devices with strangers. Now these items complement the style and speak of the good taste of the owner of the house. For those who are keen on needlework, there are ideas that inspire you to make do-it-yourself napkin rings.

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Materials for work

Clamps for napkins are a ring of wood, metal, cardboard or plastic, decorated with decorative elements. Materials for manufacturing will need a little:

• trimming fabric;
• skin
• tapes;
• lace;
• natural materials;
• beads.

Everything will go to work. The density and diameter of the base determines how it will hold on a napkin.

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Cardboard and plastic napkin rings:

1. Do-it-yourself rigid base for rings on napkins is made of cardboard or plastic bottle.
2. The material is cut into strips and glued.
3. The sharp edges of the plastic are fused with a hot iron. A neat little ring is ready for decoration.
4. Cover it with a cloth, hiding the edges on the inside, decorate with ribbons and pick up an interesting decor.

Important! Instead of fabric, take a narrow satin braid and wrap the workpiece. Fasten the ends to double-sided tape, and the ring is ready.

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Wire Napkin Rings:

1. For the frame, an ordinary or a memory-effect wire that retains its shape is taken.
2. A piece is cut so that it wraps a napkin for 2-3 turns.
3. A neat loop is made on the tip so that the beads do not crumble. Beads, glass beads, pendants are strung.
4. Having given the form of a spiral, the second end of the wire is closed by a loop.

Important! To create a festive kit in the same style, decorate the same beads and wire with candlesticks and flower vases.

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Other ideas

Self-made napkin rings are good because they can be quickly made from available materials.

Paper

Make origami paper clips for colored paper napkins. Or decorate an empty decoupage paper towel sleeve:

1. With a sharp knife, cut the coil into rings of 3-5 cm.
2. Sand the edges with fine sandpaper.
3. Paint with white acrylic paint.
4. Stick on a blank paper patterned napkin.
5. Cover decoupage with a layer of acrylic varnish.

Important! Pick up a napkin with a pattern matching the textile to create a serving kit.

the cloth

For decoration, take a satin fabric with glitter. But the usual burlap, complemented by lace, looks exquisite. This workshop will show how to make do-it-yourself napkin rings from matting.

Prepare:

• a piece of burlap
• wide lace
• thin twine.

Operating procedure:

1. Sew a piece of burlap into the pipe, leaving the edges unprocessed.
2. Having cut off the lace, wrap it with a piece of matting and carefully sew it, hiding the seam from the inside.
3. Garnish with a bow from a twine.

Important! Complete the set with napkins for burlap and lace cutlery.

Beads and beads

The napkin holder does not have to be rigid and tight. Assemble a thin bracelet with an elastic band with strung beads.

Important! From beads you can weave a short bauble for a napkin or decorate a finished ring with it.

Natural materials

Acorns, cones, twigs, shells and fresh flowers look great with textiles and are suitable for themed seasonal holidays.

Important! Combine materials:

• shells - with jute fabric;
• bumps - with satin ribbons;
• acorns and twigs - with knitted lace.

Thread

Cute do-it-yourself napkin rings look crocheted from thin threads:

1. Take the round ring from the bag.
2. Crochet it.
3. Starch to keep the lace in shape.

Important! A simpler option is a strip knitted with needles in a garter stitch, decorated with a large button.

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Festive table

Napkin holders are a festive attribute. They should look harmonious with table setting and other table decorations. For linen napkins, a decoration made of natural materials is suitable. Thread thin paper napkins into massive rings. Match the colors of the clips to the plates or play in contrast.

Important! Before you make napkin rings with your own hands, think over the design and compatibility with the basic design of the table.

New Year

Suitable colors for a traditional New Year's table are:

• blue with white;
• red with green;
• gold and silver.

Napkins can be folded in the classical way or folded, passing through the rings.

Important! Use cones, artificial spruce branches, bells, scrap cards, dried slices of oranges for decoration.

Wedding table

Use napkin holders as guest plates. Sign the tags and fix them on the rings, garnish with flowers, ribbons and beads.

Important! Choose the colors in which the wedding is decorated and invitation cards.

How to quickly make do-it-yourself napkin rings on the wedding table, this workshop will tell you.

Take:

• wooden base
• self-hardening polymer clay,
• varnish
• blade,
• Toothpicks
• second glue.

The order of the creative process:

1. Roll up sausage from polymer clay. Cut it into identical pieces.
2. Crush pieces of plastic between your fingers. Form a rose bud on a toothpick and glue it with petals.
3. Cut the flower from the base and dry. Make another 5-15 colors, depending on the size of the napkin ring.
4. Stick roses on the ring.
5. Coat the workpiece with varnish.

Classic serving

On a traditional European table, napkins are placed on the left hand or on a plate. Napkin holders are decorated with rhinestones, satin fabric, braid.

Important! The design must be concise, not distracting the guest from the table and beautiful serving.

Shabby Chic table

Vintage objects, shabby chic and delicate colors are features of this style. Decorate the clips with old brooches, lace, paper roses, and buttons.

Important! No synthetics, choose only natural fabrics.

Country

Rustic simplicity implies a strict design, a minimum of decor. How to decorate a do-it-yourself napkin ring in a Country style? It could be:

• simple checkered fabric tied with a bow;
• strips with cross-stitch;
• paper lace
• linen fabric with a raw edge.

Important! Country colors - red, green, gray, ocher shades.

Sea style

Seashells, ropes, pebbles rolled in by the sea, ancient coins - everything connected with the romance of the sea necessarily decorates the table. The simplest decor is a napkin with a nautical pattern curled up in a straw and tied with twine tied with nautical knots.

Important! The colors of the style are red, shades of blue, white.

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Make do-it-yourself napkin rings in several versions for the New Year holidays, birthdays and romantic evenings and a gift for relatives. You will see how much easier it will be for you to beautifully decorate the table with the help of such decorative details and make the festive banquet more interesting.