Often the bustle of modern life does not allow you to allocate enough time for a beautiful table setting, but at least for the holidays it is always done. To decorate the celebration, create a unique atmosphere of romance, comfort or just a good mood, make do-it-yourself napkin rings. They will be a great decor, will give both the hostess and guests positive emotions.
How to make napkin rings
The easiest serving option is to go and buy finished products. However, far from always you can find exactly what you want to see on your holiday table. If you are a creative person and like to engage in artistic design, make do-it-yourself napkin rings. You can make them in several ways:
- decorate the purchased base;
- decorate a blank made of cardboard;
- weave from beads or beads on a wire;
- stitch from fabric;
- to tie.
It’s not difficult to finalize any option in your own way, but it is worth saying that it is better to make or buy a solid base so that your ring keeps its shape. Already this blank is tied, braided, sheathed, pasted with all kinds of decor of any style and theme.
Materials and Tools
To make do-it- yourself napkin rings , prepare the following:
- wooden, plastic, cardboard blank or a sheet of cardboard;
- pencil and ruler;
- scissors;
- glue or stapler for joining the edges of the workpiece into a ring;
- the cloth;
- satin ribbons;
- threads
- decorations for the surface of the product.
If you do not have the base you bought, you can use a cardboard tube from paper towels, cling film, foil. It needs to be cut into parts of equal width (about 4 cm). If there is no such blank, just cut a sheet of thick cardboard into strips of the desired length and width, and then, fastening the edges with a stapler and gluing them, proceed to design the object.
Decor Options
The base material, in fact, is not so important. Equally beautifully designed wooden, plastic, cardboard and paper napkin rings. For each solemn occasion, your jewelry will do. Use everything that your fantasy tells you. If creative thought is not working well, use the list below. To decorate the rings, use the following:
- satin ribbons and elements from them (bows, flowers);
- threads, braid, laces, twine (for example, for marine subjects);
- decorative paper and parts from it (flowers, butterflies, dragonflies, figures);
- lace;
- frill;
- beads;
- beads;
- buttons
- shells and pebbles;
- sticks;
- bumps.
In a word, everything that seems beautiful and suitable to you in style and theme can be used as a decor.
Paper or cardboard rings
So, let’s take a look at the sequence of work using an example of manufacturing rings from a cardboard tube. Step-by-step instructions are as follows:
- Take your workpiece and measure on it equal distances of about 4 cm. Focus on the resulting proportions. Products should look beautiful and harmonious on napkins.
- Cut a long workpiece into rings according to the marking.
- Take a satin ribbon of a suitable color. Fasten the start with a heat gun or regular glue.
- Gently wrap the surface of the workpiece with tape, flipping the material over the sides of the ring.
- Fasten the end of the tape. It is better when the attachment points are covered with decor, so they will become invisible.
- Glue beautiful lace on top.
- Fasten a pair of thin (5 mm) satin ribbons on it along the upper and lower edges of the ring at a small distance from the edge.
- Place the prepared decor (bow, flowers, etc.) in the center of the ring.
- Decorate the surface with equally spaced beads.
Done. You can prepare for serving a festive table. Decorate the product, of course, as you wish. It is not necessary to clearly follow the description of the decoration process in the instructions. This is just an example.
Napkin rings: New Year's ideas
If you want to make unusual serving elements for the New Year's Eve, themed rings will do just fine with this task. One of the options may be to perform the kit using the decoupage technique, when images are glued onto an existing base primed with a white compound, such as acrylic, and then, after drying, the surface is varnished. This method is especially interesting for decorating the New Year's table, as you can decorate napkin rings, wine glasses, and a bottle of champagne using the same technique. The festive table will look very stylish and beautiful.
In addition to the above option, the following decor is glued onto napkin rings:
- in the form of a costume of Santa Claus;
- with thematic figures;
- snowflakes;
- stars
- red and white bows;
- bumps;
- sprigs of artificial Christmas trees.
It is interesting enough to combine decoupage and additional decor. The work is done like this:
- Prepare the base (buy a wooden or plastic ring or make from cardboard).
- Cover with a white primer (acrylic whitewash will do).
- Cut or gently “pluck” the desired images from a single-layer paper napkin or decoupage card.
- Glue the blanks on the ring.
- Draw the background, patterns, make the effect of frost, snow.
- Cover with clear varnish in one or more layers.
- Glue, if you like, themed decor (pine cone, spruce branches, snowflakes).
Remember that each subsequent operation is performed after drying the previous layer (soil, glue, etc.).
So, you saw how you can make napkin rings with your own hands. Choose your favorite ideas. Create your own options for every family celebration. Let not only a festive feast, but also its preparation bring you joy and give the opportunity for self-realization.