Napkin holder

Today I will show you how easy and simple it is to make a napkin holder from materials that are likely to be found in every home. For the manufacture you do not need any additional skills, so if you wish, you can use the child.
What do we need in work?
- wheels 2 pcs
- scissors
- ruler
- pencil
- marker
- colored paper
- thick cardboard
- PVA glue
- glue Moment Crystal
- glossy varnish
- decor (I have ribbons and butterflies)
If some materials are missing, then I think, being smart, they can be replaced with something else.
Getting started. The first thing we need to do is trim the discs. Fortunately, we use drives less and less, so I think that in every house there will be a couple of old unnecessary drives. As you might have guessed, the discs will serve as the basis for our napkin holder, so carefully measure the height as you wish. We mark with a marker, preferably permanent, draw under the ruler.
We take stronger scissors and more. I took the scissors from the kitchen set. Neatly trimmed.
We prepare scraps of small newspapers.
Using PVA glue, glue the holes in the disks on both sides. Apply several layers of newspaper, smearing each layer with glue. Leave to dry completely. Tip: in the process of drying the newspaper on the surface of the disk can go in waves. If this happens, spread the paper with your fingers while it’s wet.
While the discs are dry, let’s take care of the bottom of the napkin holder. To do this, take cardboard, preferably dense, this will give our napkin holder stability. Unfortunately, I didn’t have thick cardboard. Therefore, I cut three stripes from the cardboard that was found in the bins, the size of 10x2 cm.
I glue them together with PVA glue.
Because my cardboard with an air gap inside it will be both unstable and soft. I decided to glue the resulting bottom of the napkin holder with scraps of newspapers and PVA glue. After drying, the bottom will become as hard as plastic. Leave to dry completely.
In the meantime, we’ll start decorating the napkin holder. I chose colored gift wrapping paper for this. We cut 2 parts of exactly the same size as the walls of the napkin holder, and 2 parts are 5 mm larger on all sides, leaving them to bend.
Using PVA glue, glue the sides of the napkin holder.
Decorate. At this point, let your imagination run wild. Here you can use everything that is at hand: beads, beads, ribbons, lace, bows, in general, everything your heart desires. I found the remnants of decoupage napkins and cut out 4 butterflies, which with PVA glue took their place on the daisies.
When the bottom of the napkin holder completely dries and becomes hard, glue it with colored paper.
The moment of truth has come. We collect all the details in a bunch. You can use a silicone gun for this. But somehow it didn’t work out with him, so my choice fell on the time-tested Crystal moment.
We cover our napkin holder with 2 layers of varnish. I have an acrylic glossy varnish. In principle, if desired, this stage can be missed. Important: when applied, the varnish may slightly streak. Do not worry, after drying the strip will disappear and you will have a smooth glossy surface.
We continue to decorate. I pasted the bottom of the napkin holder along the perimeter with a volume tape.
The ribbon joint was hidden under a ladybug (left over from a presented bouquet of flowers).
And here is the result of our work!
As you can see, both small and large napkins are very conveniently placed in this napkin holder.
And here is another little idea for inspiration.
This napkin holder is made according to the same principle, only instead of colored paper I used a napkin for decoupage.

Watch the video: How To Make A Napkin Holder (November 2024).