To make it festive New Year's table looked brighter and more attractive, it can be decorated napkins , folding them in an unusual way or by using interesting embellishments on these napkins.
Here you will learn how to beautifully and originally fold fabric and paper napkins for the New Year, as well as how to create beautiful jewelry for these napkins.
New Year's napkins: felt decoration
You will need:
Scissors or utility knife
Template (optional)
Hot glue
Pom poms (optional).
Herringbone napkin
The origami technique will help you beautifully fold a paper or fabric napkin into a Christmas tree shape. There are several ways to do this, and here are the most interesting of them:
DIY New Year's napkins: candle
DIY napkins in the shape of an iris flower for the New Year
Crafts from napkins for the New Year: star
1. Place the napkin on a flat surface and turn it diagonally towards you.
2. Fold the top half so that the top and bottom ends touch.
3. Fold the left and right sides towards the middle.
4. Turn the napkin over, keeping the folded design in the same position.
5. Fold the bottom up.
6. Lift the napkin from the bottom as if you were going to fold it in half.
This is what it should look like. The bottom two sections will act as the two bottom rays of the star.
7. Lower the top two sections to the middle, thereby straightening the remaining two rays of the star.
* Adjust the napkin so that its sections are more or less even, and place it on a plate as a table decoration.
*You can use a paper napkin, and if you take several different colors, then the New Year's table will look even brighter and more cheerful.
Napkin rings for New Year
You will need:
Cardboard toilet paper rolls
Acrylic paints or gouache and brush
Buttons
Sequins and rhinestones
PVA glue
Hot glue.
1. Cut 10 cardboard tubes lengthwise and paint each one green color from the inside.
2. When the paint is dry, paint the outside of the bushings.
3. Cut (lengthwise) each of the painted bushings into strips 5-6 mm wide.
4. To make the main branches of the future Christmas tree, prepare several strips and twist one end of each strip around a tassel to create a twist. The lower the branch, the less you need to twist the strip.
5. Using hot glue, glue all the branches together. Add a few more branches to the sides and glue them too.
6. Coat the sides of the branches with PVA glue and sprinkle glitter on top.
* You can glue small buttons and rhinestones to the Christmas tree.
7. Cut some more cardboard tubes in half and paint each half red. The number of halves depends on the number of napkins.
8. Glue your Christmas tree to the painted half.
Now you can thread a napkin through the ring and decorate your holiday table with this craft.
New Year's napkin in the shape of a lily (diagram)
1. Place the napkin on the table and fold it in half diagonally.
2. Place the resulting triangle so that its apex is facing you.
3. Bend the bottom so that the top slightly overlaps the base of the triangle by about 2-3 cm.
4. Fold the napkin like an accordion from left to right.
5. Hold the napkin firmly and insert it into the glass or ring to form a lily.
New Year's crafts from napkins: double Christmas tree
1. Prepare two napkins of different colors, but approximately the same size. Place one on top of the other. The napkin with the main color should lie below.
2. Fold the napkin in half once, and then again.
3. Turn the napkin so that all of its loose ends are facing you.
4. Fold the first layer up.
5. Start folding each new layer upward, leaving about 2 cm from the top one.
6. Turn the napkin so that the top of the napkin is facing away from you. Now turn it over.
7. Fold the right side 2/3 and then also fold the left side (see image). The top of the fold should be parallel to the edge of your table. You should end up with a small triangle.
8. To keep all layers in place, secure them with a paper clip or large paper clip as shown in the image. Turn the napkin over again so that all layers are facing you.
9. Start bending each triangle inside the layer above.
* You can make several more similar Christmas trees and decorate the New Year's table with them.
DIY Napkin Rings: Red Flower
You will need:
Felt (green and red)
Beads (3 pieces)
Cardboard tube made from toilet paper or paper towel
Scissors
PVA glue or hot glue.
1. Cut the cardboard tubes into 2 or 4 pieces.
2. Cut a piece of felt that can cover a piece of cardboard sleeve.
3. Wrap the pieces of cardboard sleeves in felt and secure with glue. It's best to use hot glue, but you can also try PVA glue. You have a ring to which you need to add a beautiful flower..
4. Prepare red felt and cut out several leaves from it (see image).
5. Glue 5 leaves first, and then glue 5 more on top.
6. Glue beads on top of the resulting flowers.
7. Now glue the flower to the green ring.
New Year's napkin setting in rings with pine cones
You will need:
A small spruce branch (preferably artificial)
* If the branch is too long, you can cut it with pliers.
Very soon a New Year's feast awaits us all. Many housewives are already thinking about how to beautifully decorate the New Year's table. Still New Year- a special holiday, and you want to celebrate it in a special, beautiful way. Even ordinary napkins can contribute to the decoration of the New Year's table, they just need to be folded beautifully. At first glance, this may seem difficult to do. But you just have to try it once and you will see how simple and fast it is. Today I will show you some ideas on how you can beautifully fold napkins in the form of a Christmas tree, a candle and a cockscomb.
An original folded napkin can give even a modest table a festive look. Folding napkins is a real art, but this does not mean that any housewife cannot master it. Quite the contrary, this art is within the power of everyone, and today you will see this.
There are many ways to fold napkins. What bizarre shapes they can be transformed into! But today I will show you only a few of them, namely those that are most suitable for decorating the New Year's table.
How to fold napkins into a Christmas tree shape
A Christmas tree is a necessary attribute of the New Year, and napkins folded in the shape of a Christmas tree will look very appropriate on the New Year's table.
I will offer you 3 options for folding napkins in the form of a Christmas tree.
I would like to note right away that any napkins will do - both paper and fabric. Only the napkins should be square.
I think plain green napkins would look best since that's the color of the natural tree. But, in principle, any others that you have in your home will do.
I didn’t have green ones, so I’m showing the principle of folding on red paper napkins.
Napkin in the form of a Christmas tree No. 1
1 - 3. Fold the napkin in half, then in half again. The result is a square.
4 - 7. Now you need to bend each layer of the napkin in turn with an equal distance from each other.
- Turn it over to the other side and bend the side ends towards the middle.
- Turn the napkin back over.
- Take the top corner, pull it out a little and bend it up. This will be the top of the tree.
- We bend the second corner and slip it under the base of the upper triangle.
12 - 13. We do the same with the remaining three layers.
The result is a three-dimensional Christmas tree made from a napkin. These Christmas trees can be placed on every plate for guests.
You can also put some kind of decoration or bow on the top of each Christmas tree - it will become very elegant! I’m sure every guest’s mood will immediately lift!
In the photo I also showed options for such a Christmas tree made from a fabric napkin:
Napkin in the shape of a Christmas tree No. 2
The next option is to fold a napkin in the shape of a Christmas tree. This method is more suitable for a paper napkin.
To be honest, it is quite difficult to explain in words what needs to be done. The best thing to do is look at the pictures and do the same. At least I didn't have any difficulties.
- Fold the square napkin in half. You will get an elongated rectangle.
2 - 4. From the upper half of this rectangle we will make a triangle, the vertex of which should be in the middle of the upper side of the rectangle:
- Fold the bottom of the rectangle at a distance of 2-3 cm from the middle and place it on the top.
- Take the napkin by the lower right corner and fold it towards the middle. Smooth out the resulting triangle at the top.
- Fold the bottom left edge of the napkin in the same way.
- Turn over.
The napkin is folded into shape triangular herringbone with a barrel. These Christmas tree napkins will also look very cool laid out on plates.
Napkin-Christmas tree No. 3
The third Christmas tree will be folded so that it can stand on a table or plate. This method is suitable for both paper and fabric napkins.
The beginning will be the same as in the case of Christmas tree No. 1.
- Fold the square napkin in half, and then in half again.
- We turn the three upper corners so that they are at the same distance from each other.
- Fold the napkin in half diagonally.
- We secure it at the bottom with a paper clip.
- We bend the base from below so that the Christmas tree stands straighter. You can decorate if desired.
New Year is a night holiday, so candles are another attribute of it. Now I'll show you 3 simple ways folding napkins in the form of a candle.
How to fold napkins into a candle shape
Candle in a glass
A napkin in the shape of a candle in a glass on a festive table looks very elegant, and, meanwhile, folding it is just very, very simple! And quickly, in just a few seconds! Look here:
- Fold the square napkin diagonally.
- We begin to twist the resulting triangle from the longest side.
- Roll until the very end.
- We fold the resulting roller so that one part is higher than the other.
- Place into a glass.
Such a candle in a glass can be made perfectly from any napkins - fabric and paper, plain or colored.
Napkin - candle No. 2
The second option for folding a napkin into a candle is also very simple.
- Fold along the long bottom side 3 cm and turn over.
- Roll the napkin into a tube. Secure the tip by slipping it into a rolled roll.
Napkin - candle No. 3
The third option for a napkin candle is no less simple. See for yourself:
- Fold the napkin diagonally.
- Take the top corner and fold it 2 times so that the fold coincides with the bottom edge.
- Bend the left corner up (it will be the candle flame).
- Roll the napkin tightly. Secure the tip by sliding it under the base of the candle.
Napkin in the shape of a rooster's comb
Since the new year 2017 will be the year of the red fiery rooster, it will be relevant to see a rooster on the New Year's table. Why not assign this role to originally folded napkins? The guests will be surprised!
True, we will not be folding the rooster itself, but the cockscomb. But this, in my opinion, is not so important, because there will still be an association with a rooster.
At first glance, it may seem that folding such a structure from a napkin is quite difficult. But this is a misleading impression. It looks complicated, but is quite simple to do. That's the beauty of it, right?
- Fold the square napkin into quarters.
- Fold the resulting square diagonally.
3 - 4. Fold the left and then the right corner so that they meet in the center of the triangle.
- Bend the lower ends extending beyond the bottom edge of the folded napkin back.
- Fold the triangle in half with the cut side facing up.
- One by one, pull up the triangular tabs, bending them slightly back.
To prevent the structure from coming apart, you can fasten it from below with a paper clip, or another option is to starch a napkin. A napkin folded from paper does not need to be fastened.
This is how you can fold napkins in an original and beautiful way and thereby decorate your festive New Year's table. Try it! It's really not difficult at all.
You can decorate the New Year's table using decoration of holiday dishes.
Please your family and friends!
Not every housewife can fold napkins beautifully. Most focus on a variety of dishes.
I want to say that decorating the New Year's table involves not only delicious salads and the presence of champagne.
Decorative elements such as napkins, tablecloths, dishes and other details are of great importance.
I'll show you how to fold napkins on a New Year's table and decorate it really beautifully.
I hope you will like my ideas, and the holiday will be remembered by guests and loved ones for the whole year.
Let's create a fairy tale on the New Year's table together!
How to fold napkins to decorate a New Year's table with a "Herringbone" pattern
Traditionally, the Christmas tree is a symbol of every New Year. Without it, the holiday will not be complete, and the smell in the house will not give you childhood memories.
It turns out this beauty:
I want to tell you how to fold napkins on the New Year's table in another way.
In it we will need a fabric napkin, preferably an unusual one. For example, openwork on one side or with fringe.
It’s easy to sew such a napkin yourself and it won’t take much time.
The most important thing is that our napkin should be round.
Take a napkin and fold it almost in half, but leaving about 2-3 cm to the edge.
Then we fold one edge over the other, forming a Christmas tree (see the picture) and iron it with an iron so that it fits snugly.
Not every housewife can fold napkins beautifully. Most focus on a variety of dishes.
I want to say that decorating the New Year's table involves not only delicious salads and the presence of champagne.
Decorative elements such as napkins, tablecloths, dishes and other details are of great importance.
I'll show you how to fold napkins on a New Year's table and decorate it really beautifully.
I hope you will like my ideas, and the holiday will be remembered by guests and loved ones for the whole year.
Let's create a fairy tale on the New Year's table together!
How to fold napkins to decorate a New Year's table with a "Herringbone" pattern
Traditionally, the Christmas tree is a symbol of every New Year. Without it, the holiday will not be complete, and the smell in the house will not give you childhood memories.
You should start decorating the table with napkins in advance. You must be calm and approach this process with love.
If you come home from work and start trying to fold napkins, you will probably end up with something that is not quite what you expected.
For a Christmas tree made from napkins, we need to take paper or cloth napkins. Colors may be different, but it is better, of course, to give preference to green.
If the napkin is fabric, then you need to fold it into a square and iron it.
Then we take and unfold each layer in the form of a triangle, leaving 1 cm from the top.
You will get 5 folds.
We insert each end of the layer into each other and decorate with a bow, star or Christmas tree decoration.
It turns out this beauty:
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I want to tell you how to fold napkins on the New Year's table in another way.
In it we will need a fabric napkin, preferably an unusual one. For example, openwork on one side or with fringe.
It’s easy to sew such a napkin yourself and it won’t take much time.
The most important thing is that our napkin should be round.
Take a napkin and fold it almost in half, but leaving about 2-3 cm to the edge.
Then we fold one edge over the other, forming a Christmas tree (see the picture) and iron it with an iron so that it fits snugly.
We turn the future Christmas tree over from the napkin and bend the second edge, making a small protrusion from the first layer.
We bend the third layer - the top.
The third way to fold a napkin into a herringbone pattern is very simple. Take a napkin and fold it into an accordion.
Secure the top with a ribbon or bow and straighten the accordion slightly. Fast, beautiful and New Year's.
There is a fourth way to fold a napkin on the New Year's table. I cannot describe it, because it is made using the origami technique; it is better for you to repeat the drawing yourself.
The fifth way to decorate the New Year's table with napkins is also not difficult.
Take a paper napkin and make a rectangle out of it (just fold out half of the square).
Aligning with the center of the rectangle, fold the triangle, bending small cones.
The sixth option provides for the presence of only napkins, which we roll into a tube.
We cut out a Christmas tree from colored paper and tie it with ribbon or sew it with thread.
How to fold a napkin to decorate the New Year's table "Santa Claus"
Not a single New Year is complete without Santa Claus. This grandfather brings joy not only to children, but also to adults.
To make a Santa Claus napkin, you need to take a two-layer paper napkin with a white bottom layer.
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Bend the side edges into two large triangles in the center, so that you get a small triangle on top.
We bend the end of the folded large triangle once and bend it again in the opposite direction.
From the last triangle we make a strip and wrap the edges behind the Santa Claus base.
We draw two eyes with a felt-tip pen and you can safely decorate the New Year’s table with such beauty.
You can also make the face of Santa Claus from paper using a template and folding the napkin into a triangle. We put it on the top of the napkin.
It turns out that the hat is the corner of a napkin, and the bumbo can be made from a white sheet.
How to decorate a New Year's table with a snowflake napkin
A very beautiful and unusual table decoration with napkins.
The main thing is to find the desired snowflake template with your own hands and cut out a napkin according to it.
Only transparent dishes are suitable for this napkin.
A white snowflake under a blue or red transparent plate will look interesting.
Nowadays there are a lot of different dishes, which you can choose yourself according to your taste.
How to fold a napkin for the New Year “Star”
Stars are no less relevant than Santa Claus and the Christmas tree, so I think that making a star out of a napkin will be very useful.
For this we need:
- napkins;
- wire;
- scissors.
Open the napkin and fold it like this:
We turn it 90 degrees and again fold the 2 outer edges towards the center.
We repeat the same thing again, and then fold the resulting rectangle in half along the center.
It turns out a rectangular strip that we need to expand.
We fold the napkin into an accordion along the remaining fold lines and unfold it again.
Once again into the accordion, but in the other direction, but along the fold line.
It is customary for us to set rich tables for New Year's holidays, but we often neglect festive decor - there is not enough time, sometimes imagination. But it is the decoration of the table for the New Year that creates a magical atmosphere, complemented by the smells of pine and citrus.
While you are cutting salads and pouring sauce over the roast, keep your family busy with the festive table setting. I found several master classes on decorating a table for the New Year: how to fold napkins, do-it-yourself napkin holders, glass decor, Christmas tree decor festive table.
How to fold napkins on the New Year's table
I remember that the responsible task of folding napkins on the holiday table as a child fell on me. But there was practically nowhere to get ideas from 20 years ago. Thanks to “Burda” - on the last pages of the magazine there were articles on home economics, which occasionally included diagrams. Now it’s even difficult to decide which decor option to choose!
Christmas tree napkin made of fabric
- It is advisable to starch the napkins before work for better stabilization.
- Lay the fabric out on a flat surface.
- Fold the napkin in half from left to right, creating a rectangle with the fold on the left side.
- Fold the top corners towards the center.
- Repeat this step for the top corners of the rectangle, ironing.
- Fold the top and bottom vertices of the resulting triangles towards the center of the napkin, you should get a square.
- Carefully fold the square in half, the tops of the triangles pointing up.
paper version
Napkin tree
Another simple option for folding a napkin in the shape of a spruce tree. You can put a sprig of juniper or rosemary on it and some sweets for each guest.
A very simple idea for decorating the New Year's table. The highlight of the napkin is a bright bead or a miniature Christmas ball-pompom on the “cap”.
You can insert a sprig of rosemary, juniper, or a decorative sprig with berries from a craft store behind the “turn” of the cap.
Paper Christmas tree napkins
Even the smallest helpers will be able to fold napkins for the New Year's table using this MK. Such Christmas trees can also be made from starched fabric napkins. You can place a pin with a bead on the top of the napkin.
Other options for this master class:
How to fold a napkin into an elf boot
Both paper and fabric napkins are suitable for this variation. The boot can be filled with a couple of sweets for each guest. Christmas napkins with ornaments and motifs that don’t always fit well into the shape and design of the Christmas tree look good, but the pattern on the boot fits the theme. Cute and playful holiday table decor.
Christmas Napkin Candle
Folding a napkin into a candle shape is not difficult, but starched cotton, about 40 cm in size, holds its ideal shape better. Iron the resulting folds while folding.
Santa Claus from a napkin
Cones made of napkins, complemented by simple triangles-faces, can have an individual character and facial expressions; such Santa Clauses are made very quickly, and make an indelible impression.
DIY New Year's napkin rings and holders
You don't have to be fancy about folding napkins. Notice the napkin rings in New Year's style and original holders that you can make yourself.
Napkin holder Shshka
An unusual and simple way to serve a holiday table. Considering the variety of designs and colors paper napkins, such a bump can become a work of art.
Felt napkin ring
Using felt or acrylic, you can create simple and effective themed napkin rings in a couple of minutes. Simply connect the rectangle with a stapler and attach the decor of your choice to it. The cost of such New Year's table decorations is pretty cheap.
Rings made from cardboard tubes
Cardboard sleeves can be tied with ribbon, yarn, felt, or any fabric. A satin bow may be enough for decoration.
The simplest New Year's table decoration that creates a magical atmosphere is paper snowflakes at the base of the glass or on the rim. Even a small satin bow gives the right mood. Some interesting ideas for decorating glasses for the New Year:
There is also a place for tea with friends. interesting idea, shown in the photo below. To this napkin you just need to add a sprig of juniper or ribbon.
The personalized cone, the petals of which are painted with acrylic, looks very cute and modest. you can use one of the methods that I wrote about in the previous article.
