New Year on the threshold. Olivier and the main dish are ready - it’s time to think about serving festive table. Napkins arranged in the shape of a Christmas tree will add a special, magical atmosphere to the celebration.
What you need to prepare
To complement the festive table with an unusual Christmas tree, we will need a napkin and small themed items for decoration. The napkin can be paper or fabric; green or red colors are ideal.
You can decorate the resulting Christmas tree satin ribbons, small snowflakes or small balls.
How to make: step-by-step master class
The principle of folding a Christmas tree from paper and fabric is the same. But each method has its own nuances and some variations.
Fabric
The process of creating a Christmas tree from cloth napkin includes the following steps:
- fold the napkin in four and place the resulting square with the free corners facing you;
- Fold each bottom corner of all four layers to the top, not reaching the top by about 1-2 cm;
- carefully turn the figure over to the other side;
- fold the sides towards the center on top of each other and turn the figure over again with a sharp angle upward;
- fold the corners up, turning each one under the previous layer;
- All that remains is to decorate the Christmas tree with prepared decorative materials.
Another simple option for decorating a holiday table: fold the napkin as shown in the picture, place 1-2 decorations on top of the Christmas tree to fix the shape.
You can make an elegant pocket for cutlery in the shape of a Christmas tree. For this you will need a round napkin. Fold the circle in half, mark a quarter of the diameter and from this point fold the semicircle in a zigzag pattern - the tree is ready!
Paper
There is a simple version of a three-dimensional Christmas tree made of paper - this method of serving looks no less impressive than one made from fabric napkins. To do this, follow the diagram below:
- unfold the paper napkin into a rectangle and fold the top corners towards the middle;
- do the same with the lower corners;
- now fold the top and bottom corners towards the center to make a square;
- fold the square in half and bend the upper corners inward - you get a triangle;
- straighten the triangle into a Christmas tree shape and decorate the top with a star.
This method is also suitable for a cloth napkin. However, at each folding step it will need to be ironed to fix the shape.
A beautifully set table will certainly create a festive atmosphere. However, there are no strict rules for setting the New Year's table; the main thing is that the table should be elegant and bright. And napkins are the final, but no less important, touch in serving.
The amazing fact is in maintaining a magical atmosphere New Year's Eve the most ordinary ones can help you paper napkins. As a result of a few simple manipulations, each guest will receive a personal Christmas tree!
To fold a napkin into a Christmas tree you will need:
Green double-layer napkins;
Stars, small balls or other New Year's toys.
Fold the napkin into a Christmas tree step by step:
To make such a Christmas tree, use two-layer napkins that need to be separated. To do this, place a napkin folded in four, with the open corners facing you (photo 2).
Start peeling the corners of the napkin. As a result, you should get eight laminated corners. Start folding the corners of the napkin in the center at a distance of 1.5 cm from each other (photo 3). The two folded corners will look like in photo 4.
The napkin with all the corners bent will look like in photo 5. After which the napkin needs to be turned over (photo 6). Next, you need to wrap the napkin on one side and smooth out the fold (photo 7). The same fold must be made on the other side (photo 8).
Then turn the napkin over again (photo 9) and bend all the resulting corners (photo 10). Place the tip of the next corner under the previous one (photo 11). After completing the creation of the last corner, wrap the remaining part of the napkin back and use it for its intended purpose, beautifully laying it out on a plate (photo 12).
1. If you buy immediately colorful napkins with New Year's scenes, you don’t need to do anything with them, all the beauty is in the drawing. But if you have the skill and can decorate objects in the style of these napkins, it will be simply gorgeous...
For example, these candles, Christmas decorations or bottles decorated with the same napkins that are on your table:
Plain paper napkins
In this case you can imitate “brothers” made of fabric, fold and decorate them with rings.
I highly recommend looking at my article. There is a video on how to do it new Year decoration for table setting.
I can also add this diagram for making a cardboard ring in the shape of a Christmas tree. Print, cut out and trace on bright designer cardstock, connect as shown in the photo. 
Print the diagram (from Yandex Disk)
If there will be a lot of children at the table, give them magic boots. By the way, you can put small gifts in them. :
I also found two absolutely New Year's options! Here's how to fold a paper napkin into a Christmas tree shape.
I took the “fabric” idea and made paper myself. Is it worse? I like it! I sprinkled edible confetti around (sprinkles for Easter cakes).
Now look at this master class (in English, but everything is clear), and fold it out of a paper napkin (below in the photo)!
I took two contrasting ones (the light napkin was immediately round with wavy edges), and I cut the dark one in a circle myself. The diameter should be 1 cm less than that of the first napkin.
Let's follow the master class, it turns out very festive!
That's enough simple ways decorating the New Year's table with napkins. A cute Christmas tree is made from wire covered with colored fabric, which also serves as a clip. And the fan, fastened with a small Christmas tree decoration, looks cute. Well, you can’t spoil the festive table with spruce branches. The combination of red and green makes you happy!
This year I have a plain red tablecloth, white plates on which napkins like these will lie. The randomly bought Christmas tree decorations in the form of gold metal bells, which also ring festively, really helped out. I simply rolled two types of napkins into a tube and threaded them through the loop on the toy. All! I personally really like...
When organizing a holiday, you want to make sure that everyone enjoys not only the taste of the dishes served, but also the very atmosphere of the holiday. To create an atmosphere that will lift the spirits of your guests, you need to take care appearance, room decoration. And here, of course, you cannot ignore decorating the festive table.
Table etiquette came to our society not so long ago. However, he took his place firmly. Today it’s hard to imagine a holiday table without decoration. The culture of feasting requires maintaining its own rules.
By decorating the table with napkins, you can add a certain mood to the holiday itself. Therefore, the tradition of beautifully decorating the table, no matter how the lifestyle of society changes, is preserved and supported in modern society.
paper in a glass, step by step
There are many options for how to fold paper napkins into a glass in an original way.
One of these simple but interesting options is a candle.
Stages of folding a napkin with a candle:
paper in a napkin holder, step by step
The basic principles that must be followed when folding napkins into a napkin holder are speed, beauty, originality, and ease of execution.
Options for arranging napkins in a napkin holder:
How to simply fold paper napkins, ideas
When starting napkin origami, you need to remember that for your creative ideas you should choose napkins of the same size, matching each other in color. For table setting, it is advisable to use the same compositions, then they will look harmonious.
Options for folding paper napkins
Napkin folded in a herringbone pattern, step by step with photo
Serving each individual event requires the selection of specific compositions that will ideally suit the theme of the holiday. Therefore, napkin creativity, which is associated with decoration New Year's holiday, many people associate with a Christmas tree.
You can find several options for folding napkins in a herringbone pattern. The simplest but most effective versions of such compositions can be made by following this algorithm:
Napkins folded with a lily, step by step with photos
You can make a French lily from napkins by following the following sequence of actions:
How to festively fold napkins, photo
The festive table should delight with its dishes. However, you can’t do without beautiful table setting. Original table decoration not only helps to feel the holiday, but also emphasizes the beauty of the dishes. Beautiful table setting helps the hostess to show herself as a creative, skillful person.
Table decoration options with napkins
Beautifully folded fabric napkins, step by step with photos
Fabric napkins look strict, elegant, and beautiful at the same time, so they will decorate any table.
Options for folding fabric napkins:
- "Handbag"
- "Carved Leaf"
- "Tulip"
A flower that we associate with spring and youth. Therefore, decorating the table with napkins in the shape of tulips will give the holiday a romantic mood, a spring mood.
Folding a napkin into a tulip step by step:
Napkins folded like a bunny, step-by-step diagram with photos
The option of napkins folded in the shape of a “bunny” is a suitable option for decorating the Easter table. The same decoration options can be used to decorate a children's table.
Stages of creating a “bunny”:
How to fold fabric napkins for serving, diagrams with explanations
Fabric napkins will add their own charm to the holiday table. From not too complex options The following methods can be suggested:
- Lotus flower. This flower is always associated with divinity and power, so decorating the table with lotus flowers is suitable for special occasions (weddings) and for less magnificent celebrations.
Stages of creating a flower
- Crown. This decoration can be used to decorate a holiday for a man.
Stages of work
- Heart. Setting the table with heart napkins is suitable for a holiday that is associated with the manifestation of feelings. Therefore, this decoration is suitable for a romantic dinner, wedding, birthday.
Stages of creation
Video of folding paper napkins beautifully
How to fold napkins for cutlery, step by step with photos
One of the fastest, simplest, but nice option Folding placemats involves folding an envelope with an angled corner. You can put utensils in such an envelope and put a small wish. For this decoration option, it is better to use fabric napkins.
Folding steps envelope:
Napkins folded like a fan into a napkin holder, step by step with photos
The choice of option for folding napkins into a napkin holder depends on the type of dishware itself, the type and size of the napkins. The easiest way to neatly fold napkins into a flat napkin holder is to make a beautiful colorful fan:
- Take small napkins; you can use paper products of several colors.
- Separately, bend each napkin diagonally to form a triangle.
- All products are carefully placed one on top of the other, creating a small stack of paper triangles.
- Now you need to carefully move the corners to form a kind of triangular fan. Folded napkins may be offset by approximately one centimeter.
- The resulting paper fan is inserted into a napkin holder
A napkin folded with a rose. step by step with photos
Serving a wedding banquet requires a creative approach, tremendous effort and extraordinary thinking. Therefore, you should approach table decoration with napkins with a creative approach.
At such a festive banquet, napkins lined with roses will look beautiful, original, and interesting. A flower that symbolizes love, innocence, and the celebration of life will perfectly complement the wedding table.
Steps for folding a napkin like a rose:
How to fold napkins for the New Year, ideas with photos
New Year is always a feeling of the beginning of something interesting and unusual. Therefore, such a holiday is always accompanied cheerful mood, expectation of a miracle, new dreams.
The main attribute of this holiday is the Christmas tree, without which it is simply difficult to imagine the holiday. Therefore, housewives should take note of the options for creating a New Year’s tree from napkins:
Video of beautifully folded cloth napkins on the table
You can learn how to fold napkins in a non-standard way, giving them fancy shapes, using the video
Napkin folded with a candle, step-by-step diagram with photos
Folding a napkin into a candle requires a little effort. However, the resulting result will look beautiful, impressive and will help give the table an original, romantic mood. To create a romantic candle, you should use fabric napkins.
How to make a napkin candle:
How to fold a napkin on a plate, step by step with photos
A beautiful display of napkins on a plate helps create a festive atmosphere. There are many various options such decoration.
Examples simple options placing napkins on plates:
New Year is just around the corner. Olivier and the main signature dish are ready - it’s time to think about setting the festive table. Napkins arranged in the shape of a Christmas tree will add a special, magical atmosphere to the celebration.
To complement the festive table with an unusual Christmas tree, we will need a napkin and small themed items for decoration. The napkin can be paper or fabric; green or red colors are ideal.
You can decorate the resulting Christmas tree with satin ribbons, small snowflakes or small balls.
How to make: step-by-step master class
The principle of folding a Christmas tree from paper and fabric is the same. But each method has its own nuances and some variations.
Fabric
The process of creating a Christmas tree from a fabric napkin includes the following steps:
- fold the napkin in four and place the resulting square with the free corners facing you;
- Fold each bottom corner of all four layers to the top, not reaching the top by about 1-2 cm;
- carefully turn the figure over to the other side;
- fold the sides towards the center on top of each other and turn the figure over again with a sharp angle upward;
- fold the corners up, turning each one under the previous layer;
- All that remains is to decorate the Christmas tree with prepared decorative materials.
Another simple option for decorating a holiday table: fold the napkin as shown in the picture, place 1-2 decorations on top of the Christmas tree to fix the shape.
You can make an elegant pocket for cutlery in the shape of a Christmas tree. For this you will need a round napkin. Fold the circle in half, mark a quarter of the diameter and from this point fold the semicircle in a zigzag pattern - the tree is ready!
Paper
There is a simple version of a three-dimensional Christmas tree made of paper - this method of serving looks no less impressive than one made from fabric napkins. To do this, follow the diagram below:
- unfold the paper napkin into a rectangle and fold the top corners towards the middle;
- do the same with the lower corners;
- now fold the top and bottom corners towards the center to make a square;
- fold the square in half and bend the upper corners inward - you get a triangle;
- straighten the triangle into a Christmas tree shape and decorate the top with a star.
This method is also suitable for a cloth napkin. However, at each folding step it will need to be ironed to fix the shape.
A beautifully set table will certainly create a festive atmosphere. However, there are no strict rules for setting the New Year's table; the main thing is that the table should be elegant and bright. And napkins are the final, but no less important, touch in serving.
TO New Year's table Red or green Christmas trees are perfect and will be served on individual plates. But do not forget about the combination of colors: if green or red do not suit the dishes or tablecloth, then, of course, you should opt for another color.
Fold napkins only with clean hands. The fabric must be ironed first, and the paper should not be wrinkled too much when folded.
To learn how to fold a napkin into a herringbone pattern, watch the following video.
