napkin rings

Here’s a little tutorial for some funky napkin rings and my very first giveaway!  They have a bit of a worn look to them, a little fringed – so funky and fun!

napkin rings

My inspiration for these napkin rings came from the beautiful bracelets I’ve seen out there in the blogging world.  I don’t know how those are made, but here’s my version for some awesome funky napkin rings that are pretty simple and don’t even require sewing!

napkin rings

Here’s what you’ll need:

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Fabric (fat quarter size is all you’ll need)
Scissors or rotary cutter and mat
Glue gun and glue
Cotton clothesline (from the hardware store) – you’ll need 20″ for each napkin ring
Empty toilet paper roll or paper towel roll

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Cut your clothesline into 20″ pieces and set aside.  Then cut your fabric into 1/2″ strips.

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Now warm up that glue gun!  It’s a good idea to keep a bowl of ice water nearby when you use a glue gun.  It’s so easy to get that hot glue on your fingers.

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To start covering the clothesline, simply put a bit of glue on the end of your fabric strip and start wrapping around the clothesline adding very small amounts of glue as you go.  Make sure you’re overlapping the fabric a bit to keep the clothesline covered.  Vary the tension as you’re wrapping to give it an extra dimensionality.

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Continue until the piece of clothesline is covered.

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Using the toilet paper or paper towel roll, start wrapping the covered clothesline around (keeping it snug) and glue clothesline together.   Keep going around until you’ve coiled up the whole piece of covered clothesline.  Slide the napkin ring off the toilet paper roll.  Don’t wait too long or you might get your napkin ring stuck to the toilet paper roll.  

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Let the glue harden and you’re done!  So simple.

So.. now the GIVEAWAY (NOW CLOSED)!  Since I made two sets of napkin rings I thought I’d give away these!

napkin rings

To enter, simply leave a comment and tell me what your favorite blog is or a new blog you’ve found.  I love finding new blogs and I constantly get inspired by them.  I want to know your favorite blogs.  Please leave an email address in your comment.

Want a second chance?  Become a follower on my blog and leave a separate comment (from the one mentioned above).  If you already follow, leave a comment (in addition from the one above) to be entered a second time.  If you’re new to the blog, let me know where you found out about my blog.  Again don’t forget your email.

The giveaway will end Monday, May 31st at Noon (Central Standard Time).  The winner will be selected randomly.  Good Luck!

19 Comments

19 Comments on Funky Napkin Rings – Tutorial and Giveaway! (Now Closed)

  1. The napkin rings are so cute! Perfect colors for Summer.

    I love your blog of course, and another of my VERY favorites is Flower Patch Farm Girl. She is creative, funny, honest and talented. I read her blog every day. I know it sounds a little strange (not in a stalkery way) but she almost feels like a friend.

    Thanks for the giveaway!

  2. I love this…Always looking for something to keep my hands busy when traveling and away from my sewing machine. Could use fabric glue in this case, I’m guessing. May take a little more, but gonna try it.

  3. Great tutorial! Found you through Someday Crafts… one of my favorite blogs currently is sewtakeahike.typepad.com… lots of fun things to see there!

    seaschell AT gmail DOT com

  4. You make we want to quit my job and craft full time. Oh wait, there is that whole house payment thing :>). Too bad for me.
    Super cute napkin rings.

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