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10/16/2012

Easy Beaded Napkin Rings

This past weekend, I treated my husband to a pre-Thanksgiving meal.  I had a few recipes I am going to be sharing here on the blog in the coming weeks, and rather than make things one at a time, I thought – why not do it up right?  It was a rainy weekend.  We had no plans.  A day with some football on TV and a turkey in the oven sounded really nice.

So I baked, I cooked, and I dressed up the table.  I even got out the nice napkins… and realized, I have no napkin rings.  So to match the gorgeous blue candle I was using as our centerpiece, I raided my bead stash for a quick and simple set of beaded napkin rings.

What you will need:

18-gauge wire (in the beading section of most craft stores)
Beads you love in varying colors, shapes, sizes
Wire cutters
Pliers

I cut off 20″ of wire.  I used my pliers to make a small ring at the end – so the beads won’t fall off.  Then, I just threaded them onto the wire randomly.

When I was done, I curled the other end of the wire too – and then wrapped the wire 3 times.  The easiest way to do this is to find something round, and wrap it around.  I just used a glue bottle!

That’s it!  It took me about five minutes to make each one.

It made a great addition to our little table.  Stay tuned – I’ll be sharing some of my recipes here soon! :)

How do you dress up your table for special dinners?

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Filed Under: Jewelry, Thanksgiving, Tutorials Tagged With: 10-minute project, beads

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Comments

  1. Lindsay says

    10/25/2012 at 3:01 pm

    Ohh loving these!! Just in time for the holidays :)
    Thanks for linking up at Artsy Corner!!

    Reply
  2. Kara says

    10/22/2012 at 1:33 pm

    So pretty and elegant!!

    Reply
  3. Jessi says

    10/19/2012 at 8:00 pm

    Beautiful napkin rings! And I'm impressed that you did a pre-Thanksgiving dinner, wow! Thanks for linking this up to The Fun In Functional :-)

    Reply
  4. Kyoti says

    10/18/2012 at 12:05 am

    What a great quick and easy project!! I love your projects every week.;

    Reply
  5. Dani - Diane - ATA Girls says

    10/17/2012 at 7:47 pm

    Very nice. I use memory wire instead of the 20 gauge – that way I don't have to bend them. Joining from Wednesday Whatsits http://allthoseartsygirls.blogspot.com/

    Reply
  6. Terry says

    10/17/2012 at 3:47 pm

    Very pretty Adrianne. Love the idea to use the glue bottle to wrap around.

    Reply
  7. Lisa says

    10/17/2012 at 2:14 pm

    These are really pretty! They really dress up the table!

    Reply
  8. Jewel says

    10/17/2012 at 3:43 am

    Super cute napkin rings! I love how they look on your table with that gorgeous blue bowl. Thanks for sharing.

    Reply
  9. About JollyJilly says

    10/16/2012 at 3:31 pm

    What a nice simple but really great looking, project.
    thanks for sharing and hi im a new follower from the blog hop
    If you have time please come visit me at
    http://www.jollyjillys.blogspot.com

    Reply
  10. Marti Cooper says

    10/16/2012 at 2:02 pm

    That is beautiful! You are invited to share your post on SHOW-licous Craft Showcase. Just follow the link and be sure to grab the button so you can link up every week! :)

    http://sewliciousdecor.wordpress.com/2012/10/14/sunday-craft-showcase-3.

    xoxo, Marti

    Reply
  11. Danni Baird says

    10/16/2012 at 1:38 pm

    Beautiful Adrianne! You always make me want to get my bead stuff out again!!

    Reply

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Hello, and welcome! I'm Adrianne, an artist, author, designer, and blogger in mid Michigan. I work from home, chase my two kids, and this once-city-girl is learning how to care for chickens and adjusting to life out in the country. I have a compulsion for daily creativity... sometimes it's jewelry-making, paper crafting, metal stamping, mixing and baking, or giving new life to recycled items. But with 2 young kids, time is short! My goal here at Happy Hour Projects is to share projects and tips that you can do in an hour or less. The ideas you find here are designed to add a little creativity in your day, no matter how much (or how little) time you have!

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