Need Unique Napkin Ring Ides for a Formal Dinner?!
Need Unique Napkin Ring Ides for a Formal Dinner?
I don't want traditional napkin rings for our formal dinner. Any suggestions, like twigs wrapped around.
Theme Medium Yellow, White and silver accents.
Answers:
Yes. Have each napkin knotted with some simple raffia or lemon grass (not too tight; this shouldn't be a challenge for your guests) with a single longish-stemmed flower (orchid, rose, daffodill, paper-white, etc.) tucked underneath. Simple and elegant is best. Have a bowl/vase of water on the table and encourage your guests to place their flower in the vase to make the centerpiece. It shouldn't be an empty vase to start; arrange some loose greenery around the rim so your table doesn't look "naked" as they sit. This will also help facilitate the arrangement. OR you could have individual 'column' vases for each guest placed near the center of the table or at their individual place-setting (if it is a long table; they shouldn't have to reach a great distance) interspersed with votive candles (no scent!). You should be the first to place your flower so they get the idea.
Get some fresh flowers and attach them to satin ribbon and tie thenm around the napkins leaving a trail of the pretty ribbon.
How about hollow wooden squares painted yellow? or large silver engagement rings (like the kind you see on pin you wear on your shirt) hot glued to a napkin ring? What about large nuts (like nuts and bolts). Maybe that's not so formal. What about simple brown twine tied with a cinnimon stick and tag made from a brown paper sack with the guest's name. Nothing I'm coming up with sounds too formal. Sorry.
Fall is a great time to use pinecones in your decorating. Find some med/small pinecones and use a glue gun to fasten them to ribbon or, as you said, bendable twigs. Instant festive!
I like those artificial vines and flowers at craft stores. You can wrap them around. There are also those decorations for wine glasses that are loops with dangling decorations..you could use them. Check out Martha Stewart...I am sure she has some crazy ideas.
Walk through the dollar stores in your area and check out the bracelets. Or make them from 1-2" slices of toilet tissue or paper towel rollers: wrap with satin or sparkle ribbon or pretty cord and hot glue a "jewel" or a flower on top.
Believe it or not~FEATHERS!!! They are very festive for this time of year and can be used in a formal setting. You can get any feather in any color and size. Don't use to much feathers, it will turn out too gaudy, keep it simple. Add a little silver glitter to your feathers to accent your silver color...
costume jewelry(or childrens small twist bracelets,or indian beads bracelet),with your colors.Add a sprig of small babys breath,and maybe a small dainty yellow flower inside held by the bracelet
You can creat a very nice foil ring and smooth it out. You can hot glue a nice yellow flower on top, 1 for inexpensive, 1 for cretivity
If you have a cat, pick up all the cat hair and hot glue it to a toilet tissue roll clipped in half.....it will look like cashmere.
With Formal remember, Less Is Best...
might I suggest a simple yellow, or silver bow with a pearl hot glued to the center...
if bows aren't your thing then a string of crystals, around your napkin would also be nice... string on wire and cut to size twist and wrap.
It will not be too costly and be understated and elegant...most napkin rings get tossed away anyways...
fresh flowers will wilt and most party's are decorated the night before if large, if its small you could put these together a few days before and they will still look good the day of...
remember less is best...
have a beautiful dinner party
Napkin rings can be made inexpensively with things you have around the house. Circle stems of long-stemmed silk flowers to make easy-as-can-be napkin rings.
A length of paper-covered wire bent into a circle forms the base for a variety of decorative napkin rings. Add a tiny raffia bow, and use hot glue to attach a small leaf and a nut for a fall-themed napkin ring.
Several small acorns, some with twigs attached
1 3/4-diameter fake pearl for each napkin tie
1 12-inch length of 3/4-inch diameter velvet ribbon for each napkin tie, in a fall color
Instructions:
1. Gather your acorns. As you search, look for small twigs with pairs of acorns attached. Pick up a few extra small twigs.
2. Gently clean the acorns and twigs, and let them dry for a few days.
3. For each napkin tie, pop the nut from one cap and hot-glue the pearl in place of the nut. Leave the other acorn as is.
4. If using a twig with acorns attached, hand-tack the twig to the ribbon.
5. If using separate twigs and acorns, sew each twig in place and glue the acorns to the twig and ribbon as if they were naturally attached.
3 packages 6x9mm translucent pony beads -- 1 package each of red, green, and black
Round elastic cord for beading
1-1/4-inch black, red or green tassel (1 for each bracelet)
Scissors
Instructions:
1. Cut a length of elastic cord to about 10 inches (for each bracelet or napkin ring).
2. Knot 1 end of the cord so that the first bead applied will stay when threaded.
3. Add beads. String on 3 green beads, 1 black, then 3 red. Repeat the pattern until the beads fit around your wrist. Continue with pattern to cover elastic, leaving 1 inch to tie the ring together.
4. Knot the ends together.
5. Tie on the tassel at the knotted end.
6. Add finishing touches. Cut the elastic cord close and string the end into the beads out of sight.