Upcycled Glam Napkin Rings
Early in December, I shared a post over at Yellow Bliss Road for my Glam Napkin Rings that were featured in my holiday home tour at the end of last last year. It was my last guest post over there, and today I am resharing it with you here!
You can likely find similar, inexpensive napkin rings at department store, thrift shops or online here(*affiliate link). The jewelry pieces that I used were brooches that had either already been broken, had some jewels missing or were ones I didn’t plan on wearing. I removed the backing from any that still had them attached with some jewelry pliers. Similar jewelry pieces and brooches can also be found at thrift stores, antique shops, or online sites like Etsy or eBay. Just do a search for salvage or costume jewelry lots (or if you are like me…find some in a hoarded stash you have!).
Once the backings had all been removed, I simply used a glue gun to attach them to the napkin rings. I was pressed for time when I made these and the hot glue worked fine, but given more time, I would have used an epoxy glue like E6000® * to make sure they adhered very securely.
I really love the mix I ended up with, and even though they are all quite different, they worked perfectly for the style that I had in mind.
Once the squares were cut, I folded them over into a large triangle, and then folded the left and right sides inward overlapping, and then folded them inward again. When I slipped them through the napkin rings, they had a subtle look of a necktie. I added some feathers* for a bohemian touch.
Had I kept the table simple and rustic these would have worked well. But I ended up covering the table with another wool plaid that I had and added a faux fur table runner. The plaid on plaid ended up being too busy, so I went in another direction for our holiday table. And instead of neckties, went with bow ties!
I hope you enjoyed this post! I will be back this weekend at 8pm EST on Saturday when my Sundays at Home link party opens up. Hope you will come back and share your latest and greatest with us then!
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5 Comments
Ninny
fantastic ideas!
Little Vintage Cottage
So cute, love them!
Tania
Amy B
Lol, love them…and I'm impresses you find the time and energy to keep up the creativity, projects and blogging with life and little kids… amazing! You go girl! 😉
NanaDiana
How pretty. I absolutely love them. xo Diana
House of Hipsters
These are soooo cool!