I love napkin rings and I find myself drawn to them everytime I go into Pier 1 (or any other store that sells them, for that matter), however, I really don’t use them that often. Typically, just when we have guests for dinner because I’m not exactly breakin’ ’em out for a dinner for two on a daily basis. However, they are nice to have for special or ‘infrequent’ occassions. I wanted to make my own, and these in fact were given as a housewarming gift to a friend. If you can’t find any cheap napkin rings in store, I suggest checking out various thrift stores as they often have them for cheap. Let’s get started.
What you need:
* napkin rings (I used six)
* burlap
* ribbon
* a stone or bead (something decorative)
* hot glue gun
* Measure out your burlap and cut it into strips about twice the width of the napkin ring and long enough that it will wrap around plus a little more
* Put a dab of hot glue on the napkin ring
* Press the end of the burlap strip into the hot glue
* Put a dab of hot glue inside the napking ring and press the burlap on the sides into it (they should overlap)
* Add a line of hot glue around the napkin ring and wrap the burlap around
* Put a dab of hot glue inside the napkin ring and fold the burlap inside towards the glue. Hold for a few seconds and you’re done covering the napking ring (repeaton the remaining napkin rings)
* Cut out a piece of ribbon wide enough to wrap around one side of the napkin ring
* Put a dab of glue inside the napking ring (on the burlap) and wrap your ribbon around and hold
* To get even fancier, I used a second ribbon on top of the inital ribbon (just follow the steps above)
* Once the ribbon is attached, glue on your decorative stone or bead on top & you’re done
Bon appetit!
