Ruby - Beaded Napkin Ring

Ruby Napkin Ring

This napkin ring with it's 16mm ruby red glass bead as focal piece would make a beautiful addition to your table. They are truly elegant and classy and they are the perfect choice for a formal setting. They also make a great gift for a wedding.

Belle - Beaded Napkin Ring

Belle Napkin Rings

These stunning napkin rings are made with a mixture of glass and crystal glass beads. They are the perfect choice for a formal dinner party and even a romantic wedding reception. 

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Chelsea ~ Beaded Napkin Ring

Crystal Beads Napkin Rings

This is part of the 3 designs I made for a special dinner at the Irish Embassy. Simple yet delicate. A great choice for a classy dinner. 

Materials used: Combination of glass and crystal beads and plastic gold beads 

Product Name: Tiara

Price: USD 5.00 each

Quantity

4 units $20.00 6 units $29.50 8 units $38.50 10 units $47.00 12 units $52.00

Aida ~ Beaded Napkin Ring

A House-Warming Gift

I'm preparing another set of elegant napkin rings as a gift! This time it's for a friend of mine who moved into her new cozy little apartment more than 6 months ago, I guess it's about time I gave her a little house-warming gift. She wanted something green, and being someone with exquisite taste, designing something that she would like wasn't easy. So I've decided to use one of my favorite designs, combine glass and crystals beads, with two shades of green and some gold. The result is delightful! I hope she likes it.

Materials used: Combination of glass and crystal beads and plastic gold beads  

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Katelynn ~ Beaded Napkin Ring

Crystal Beads Napkin Rings

A popular design that exudes class and elegance. Charm your guests with these stunning napkin rings. The sparkle from the glass and crystal beads will definitely enchant your table setting. 

Materials used: Combination of glass and crystal beads, with plastic silver beads and sparkling diamante  

Jean ~ Beaded Napkin Ring

Crystal Beads Napkin Rings

This is part of the 3 designs I made for a special dinner at the Irish Embassy. Simple yet delicate. A great choice for a classy dinner.

Materials used: Combination of glass and crystal beads and plastic gold beads 

Product Name: Jean

Price: USD 4.50 each 

Quantity

4 units $18.00 6 units $26.50 8 units $35.00 10 units $43.50 12 units $52.00

How to make beaded napkin rings

Tutorial: How to make spiral beaded napkin rings - Beading for beginners

- I've been getting requests on how to make these napkin rings. So I've decided to start with probably the simplest design - the spiral napkin ring. These are fun to make since we'll be using a lot of beads. And it is up to your own imagination and creativity in deciding which type, and sizes of beads, and color or combination of colors to be used. I am using plastic beads this time to show how even the least expensive of beads can be made into a pretty stunning napkin ring.

Materials you will need:

Beads, Thick Wire (about 1.2mm gauge), Headpins (x2)

Tools:

Round-nose pliers, Flat-nose pliers, Tube shaped object

Step 1:

Wrap the thick wire around the tube several times to create a spiral. Remove the wire carefully without pulling it out of shape. 

Step 2: 

By using the round-nose pliers, bend one end of the wire into a small loop.

Step 3:

Insert or thread the beads on to the spiral wire. 

Step 4: 

Once all beads are threaded, make a similar loop at the end of the wire. 

        

       

 
 Step 5:  

(This is a tricky step and can be skipped. If this step is skipped, then just use the flat nose pliers to pinch the end loops down so they stay somewhat hidden from view.)

Time to dangle some beads on the end loops. To do this:

a) Slide a bead onto a headpin and with a round-nose pliers firmly grasping the wire just above the bead (this is called the neck), bend the wire down to a sharp angle 

b) Slide the headpin through one of the loops of the napkin ring

c) Use the round-nose pliers to grasp firmly at wire just above the bead and hold the tail wire with a flat-nose pliers and create create a loop by wrapping it around tip of the round-nose pliers then slowly wrap the wire around the neck of the headpin several times

d) Cut the rest of the tail wire

And voila! Your very own simple but yet elegant little napkin ring. I hope this tutorial has been useful to you. Please drop your comments, I would love to hear from you :)












Here's some pictures of my 3.5yo son making his napkin rings while I was preparing this tutorial. Yup, it's that easy to make :)

Dakota ~ Beaded Napkin Ring

Glass Beads Napkin Rings

I made these for a special friend in Sweden who was looking for something nice as a wedding gift. I had a lot of fun shopping for the beads for these, but decided finally to go with the blue. After all, who doesn't like blue? 

Materials used: Glass beads, copper wire.

Product name: Dakota

Price: USD 3.00 each

Quantity

4 units $12.00 6 units $18.00 8 units $24.00 10 units $29.00 12 units $34.00

Beaded Napkin Rings - Custom Designs

Custom Designs

 

- A friend of a friend who's working at the Irish Embassy here has requested a few design samples for a dinner the embassy is hosting in May. They wanted them in green and yellow.. the colors of the Irish flag I suppose.. These are what I've come up with. This is the first time Im using crystal beads for my napkin rings and I love it!

See them sparkle? Now you can add some pretty bling bling to your dinner table! I especially like the 3rd one, but I've had many people saying they prefer the first. Oh well :)

Material used: Combination of glass and crystal beads. 

Design 1. Spiral Rings

Design 2. Diamond Ring

Design 3. Double Band Napkin Ring

Berry ~ Beaded Napkin Rings

Berry Burst Napkin Rings

- A friend of mine had just moved to a new apartment and is throwing a party this coming Saturday. Another friend bought her a set of red placemats with yellow trimming as a house-warming gift while I have decided to design a set of napkin rings that matches these mats.

Every house where love abides
And friendship is a guest,
Is surely home, and home sweet home
For there the heart can rest.
~Henry Van Dyke

Congratulations on your new apartment Sarina & Lars!

Materials used: Plastic and acrylic beads 

Product Name: Berry
Price: USD 2.50 each