How to Make Napkin Rings for Easter or Other Occasions
How to Make Napkin Rings for Easter or Other Occasions
Want to add a charming touch to your Easter table? Make your own napkin ring for every place setting.
Depending on the look you want, you can cut the shape from old music sheets, pretty scrapbook paper, vintage wall paper or a non-fraying fabric like wool felt.
The first step is to print out our Easter outlines to make templates you will trace. Printing onto cardstock works best, but regular printer paper works fine, too.
Instead of printing our outlines, you could also trace shapes from cookie cutters or design your own templates.
Once you have printed or trace the outlines, cut them out. Now use those images to trace the shapes onto the decorative paper or fabric you want to use. Use pencil so your marks can be erase or trace onto the "wrong" side of the paper so you won't see the tracing lines when you're done.
Cut out as many shapes as you will need--one for every napkin ring.
Fold the Tissue Paper Fan
The next two steps for the Easter napkin rings are optional. The tissue paper fan adds a romantic, vintage touch, but you can skip it if you're going for a modern, clean-lined look.
You will need about four pieces of colored tissue paper cut into 4-inch squares.
Place the squares in a stack and fold them accordion style. Staple the papers together in the middle.
Cut two small, vertical slits in the center of the animal shape. Thread a piece of pretty ribbon or string through the slits. Wrap the string or ribbon around the folded tissue paper and around a folded napkin, so that the tissue paper is sandwiched between the animal cutout and the napkin.
Finally, fan the accordion out to form a circle behind the animal cut out. Attach the ends of the tissue paper to one another with a small amount of glue (glue stick works best).
Want to add a charming touch to your Easter table? Make your own napkin ring for every place setting.
Depending on the look you want, you can cut the shape from old music sheets, pretty scrapbook paper, vintage wall paper or a non-fraying fabric like wool felt.
The first step is to print out our Easter outlines to make templates you will trace. Printing onto cardstock works best, but regular printer paper works fine, too.
Instead of printing our outlines, you could also trace shapes from cookie cutters or design your own templates.
Once you have printed or trace the outlines, cut them out. Now use those images to trace the shapes onto the decorative paper or fabric you want to use. Use pencil so your marks can be erase or trace onto the "wrong" side of the paper so you won't see the tracing lines when you're done.
Cut out as many shapes as you will need--one for every napkin ring.
Fold the Tissue Paper Fan
The next two steps for the Easter napkin rings are optional. The tissue paper fan adds a romantic, vintage touch, but you can skip it if you're going for a modern, clean-lined look.
You will need about four pieces of colored tissue paper cut into 4-inch squares.
Place the squares in a stack and fold them accordion style. Staple the papers together in the middle.
Cut two small, vertical slits in the center of the animal shape. Thread a piece of pretty ribbon or string through the slits. Wrap the string or ribbon around the folded tissue paper and around a folded napkin, so that the tissue paper is sandwiched between the animal cutout and the napkin.
Finally, fan the accordion out to form a circle behind the animal cut out. Attach the ends of the tissue paper to one another with a small amount of glue (glue stick works best).
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