A few months ago Liz found a great tutorial on The Sweetest Occasion making colorblock napkin rings from shower hooks and embroidery thread. The final version (below) turned out amazing, so Liz has been wanting to try this DIY project (pretty much since the moment she saw the tutorial)…
Well she finally got around to it! She decided to go with summery Fourth of July colors, making a couple of napkin rings red and white and a couple of rings navy blue and white. And yes those ARE the clear shower rings from Target that cost about $1.20 for a 12-pack!
The only bad thing about the shower rings are that they’re not perfectly round — there’s a groove at the connection. This would’ve driven Liz crazy, so she went ahead and glued a thin strip of paper around the ring to smooth things out. Seemed to work out pretty well!
She then hot glued the end of both the red and white embroidery thread to the inside of the shower ring and started wrapping the red thread around the ring (keeping the white thread underneath). She switched back and forth between the thread colors at different intervals and then hot glued the ends of the thread once the ring was fully wrapped.
I have to say that the rings turned out awesome!
Liz had to stop after two rings (these things are a little bit trickier than they look!)… But there are many more on the way, I’m sure :)
Anyways, hope you have a good week!
-Charlie
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So cute! Love it!
Glad you like them, Mimi! And thanks for stopping by :)
Cute! Never thought to use shower rings for napkin rings! Thanks for linking to our Handmade Tuesdays party.
Thanks for hosting, Carrie! Liz was pretty excited 12 shower rings were included in the pack — you can never have too many napkin rings!
Love this…it ‘s not just patriotic but very nautical as well !
Thanks Marilyn! Makes me want to add more nautical items to the dining room!
Looks fabulous !! Come link it up with us at our party: http://www.finecraftguild.com/party/ . This is something to show off!!
Thanks Rose! Just linked up :)
Love your napkin rings! Such a clever idea. Just might make me some.
What an adorable set of napkin rings… and an easy tutorial!
I am certainly going to make these!!!!
Your project would be perfect to share at TUTORIALS TIPS AND TIDBITS, my new weekly linky party going on now! Come on over and join in!
Very fun! This is a great idea – now you’ve got me inspired! ;)
Jo-Anna
Very neat, but yes I could see these becoming a bit tedious. I’d love to have you link to Seasonal Sundays.
- The Tablescaper
Oh, these are just too cute! And such a clever idea with shower curtain rings! I might need to find some bigger rings and make some bracelets =)
Bracelets would be awesome, Kristin!! Liz saw some embroidery thread bangles at Target a few weeks ago… Definitely a DIY project!
I love those Charlie! So cute – I think I may even be able to recreate them ;O)
Thanks for linking up this week!
Stacey of Embracing Change
These are too cute! When I first saw them, I thought they were bracelets, that would be a good idea too! Thank you for sharing.
I have a love affair with napkin rings and this is right up my alley. Thanks for sharing on Tout It Tuesday. Hope to see you again for tomorrow’s party.
Really beautiful looking! Contemporary. Thank you for linking it up at our party at http://www.FineCraftGuild.com/party/
Looking forward to your contributions again tomorrow, when a new party will open.
Have a creative day,
~ Rose
Very cute! Thank you for joining me at Home Sweet Home!
Sherry
You’re a STAR tonight over at I Gotta Create! Thanks so much for linking up. Your napkin rings have such a summery feel :)
<3 Christina
I love your napkin rings! What a great idea! I’m visiting from I gotta Create. I would love for you to come and share at my party Totally Transformed. I know my readers would love to see your tutorial. Hope to see you there. Peggy :-)
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