Why make your own Napkin Rings

Why Make Your Own Napkin Rings?

I can think of a million reasons! Okay maybe not a million, but definitely a few very good reasons why you should.

Napkin rings are a simple yet wonderful way to dress up your table, they add that extra glam and sparkle to an otherwise boring table. They can give that touch of romance to a wedding dinner and cheers to your Christmas lunches.




Making your own gives you the freedom to choose the color and design to suit the theme of the occasion. Be it a formal dinner to impress the boss, a wedding, a Christmas or Thanksgiving dinner, all you need is the right material and some imagination! The easiest way is to use beads and wires. Or it can be as easy as putting the beads you like on an elastic thread. Bead or craft stores carry all sorts of beautiful beads and trinkets or charms you can use to make your own napkin rings. You can even make them from recycled materials such as cardboard tubes and ribbons. There are many tutorials that you can find on the internet that shows you how to make them.

Making your own napkin rings is much cheaper than buying them from the stores and they make a great souvenir or party favor which your guests can take home with them after a memorable event.







And most importantly to me, making my own napkin rings is a lot of fun! I even have a good time shopping for the materials. There's so many designs that you can do with beads, ribbons and wires, it is all up to your creativity and imagination. Try it, and have fun dressing up your table!

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  

Buy it on Etsy here

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  

Mishka ~ Wedding Napkin Ring

Garden Wedding Napkin Ring

I'm having a lot of fun with flowers and I still can't get the garden wedding out of my head! I found these while shopping for some pretty ribbons today and this is what I've come up with..another garden wedding napkin ring!
 Very elegant napkin rings, these will surely be the talk of the wedding ;) I'll have more soon.. I hope :)

He is half part of a blessed man, left to be finished by such as she;
And she a fair divided excellence, whose fullness a perfection lies in him.

~ William Shakespeare

Materials used: Fabric flower, wooden napkin ring

Product Name: Mishka

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

Cheap wedding napkin rings

How to Make Cheap Wedding Napkin Rings

Since I still have not gotten over the whole wedding theme, I've figured what would be a better way to conclude it than having a tutorial on how to make your very own wedding napkin rings. 

We will be using some very cheap and readily available materials and anyone can do as you wont be needing any special tools.

Things you will need:

- ruler

- scissors

- pencil for marking

- cutter

- double-sided tape

- wide satin ribbon

- pretty ribbons

- embellishment for decorations 

- cardboard tube (such as from kitchen towel)

Steps:

1.  Measure the cardboard tube using a ruler and mark it at several points using a pencil. 3-4cm is a good measurement for a napkin ring, but it is really up to your preference.

2. Use a  ruler to connect the points by drawing a straight line through them and slowly cut out the tube following the marked line with a sharp cutter knife.

3. Cut the wide satin ribbon to a suitable length that will cover the whole of the cut-out tube. To make it easier, wrap the ribbon around the tube to measure. 

4. Line the outer tube with double-sided tape (do not peel off yet). Also line the inside of the tube but make sure to only put double-sided tape at the part where it will be covered by the ribbon. See pic.

*To make sure we have a nice and smooth napkin ring, make sure there are no trapped air bubble between the tape and the tube.

5. Place the ribbon on a flat surface. Peel off double-sided tape on the outer tube. Place tube on ribbon and gently roll it on the ribbon. 

*Satin ribbons are very delicate, to avoid it from being ruined,  never pull it sideways.

6. Peel off tape on the inside of the tube. Using your fingers, gently fold down the ribbons to the inside of the tube. 

7. Your basic napkin ring is ready. Now it's time to decorate it! You can use any fancy ribbons or embellishment for this purpose.

8. In this example, Ive combined two types of ribbons, by using a double sided tape, I taped them together and then onto the ring.

...and a simple yet elegant wedding napkin ring is created! 

Try it with various type of ribbons and designs, you can do all sorts of napkin rings for any occasion!

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

Letter Charms

Customized Letter Charms

These letter wine glass charms make a very cute wedding gift or even for your own collection. Customize your own initials and what sort of charms or theme you would like to see paired with them. Please drop me a mail with your request anytime! 

Petra ~ Wedding Napkin Ring

A Garden Wedding Anyone?

Recently a friend I knew from a long time ago told me she was planning for a garden wedding! Ooh how exciting! Don't you just love garden weddings? Not that I've been to one but I'm sure they are lovely. So it gave me an idea for a napkin ring perfect for this occasion.

It's made of silk flower on wooden ring, and I added some pearl beads on wires and green leave for that extra touch of beauty. I love it!

You were born together, and together you shall be for evermore....but let there be spaces in your togetherness. And let the winds of the heavens dance between you.

~Khalil Gibran

Materials used: Fabric flower, wooden napkin ring

Product Name: Petra

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