Boho Valentine Napkins and Rings

Boho Valentine Napkins and Rings

I like to create a tablescape for each holiday. For Valentine’s Day, I wanted to make some light-hearted (get the pun?) napkins and napkin rings without spending lots of money. What could be more light-hearted and fun than tie-dye and yarn? I had some left-over white quilting squares that I abandoned years ago after someone borrowed my rotary cutter and mat, and never returned them. I purchased the napkin rings and Love ribbon from the Dollar Tree, then spent around $3 on dye at my local grocery store. The whole project cost around $5. My goal for 2019 is to spend $50 (or less) each month on blog projects for Love My Little Cottage.

Materials Needed:

material for napkins, cut to the desired size napkin rings (see 2nd picture) Love ribbon (see 1st or 2nd picture) dye (I used Petal Pink) rubber bands yarn cardboard sewing machine and accessories (pins, thread, needle, etc.) scissors for fabric scissors for cardboard 1 cup of salt for the dye bath (not pictured) pencil

Instructions For Napkins:

Place two fabric squares right side to right side, and pin. Sew the two pieces of cloth together about 5/8” from the edge- leave a few inches unsewn, so the napkin can be turned inside-out after sewing. Place the sewing machine stitch dial on 7.

Place the sewing machine stitch dial on 7.

Sew 5/8″ from the edge. Don’t forget to leave a few inches unsewn, so you can turn the napkin inside out.

Turn the napkin inside out.

After you turn the napkin inside out, fold the unsewn part inward. Top-stitch around the whole napkin about 1/2” from the edge. Sew especially well over the area that was left unsewn the first time around. This two-part sewing method gives the napkin thickness and a nicer edge. In my opinion, it’s a simple way to make napkins.

The napkin will look like this after top-stitching.

Fold the napkin corner to corner, two times. Then roll it up. Tie napkin off with two rubber bands, about 1 1/2″ apart. It’s not really important how you choose to fold the napkins. Just make sure you fold them and band them the same way, if you want them to have the same dye pattern in the end.

Fold the napkin corner to corner, two times.

Tie napkin off with two rubber bands at a time, about 1 1/2” apart.

Follow the washing machine directions on the dye box to dye the napkins-don’t forget the salt! When the washer completes the cycle, take the rubber bands off and dry the napkins in the dryer.

The vibrant Pink Petal dye really brought out the pattern on the napkins.

Instructions For Napkin Holders:

Fold a piece of paper in half and cut out a 2” heart. Trace the heart patttern onto the cardboard as many times as needed. I made 8 napkins, so I needed 8 hearts to make my napkin rings.

Fold a piece of paper in half and cut out a 2″ heart.

Trace the heart pattern on the cardboard with the pencil.

I made 8 napkins, so I traced 8 cardboard hearts for my napkin rings.

Wrap the yarn around the cardboard until covered, then tie left-over yarn ends into a knot to prevent unraveling. Cut a 13” piece of Love ribbon, and tie the yarn heart to the napkin ring. You could hot glue the heart to the napkin ring for greater stability. I chose not to because I wanted to use the same napkin rings for future tablescapes.

Wrap the yarn around the cardboard until covered.

 If you liked this post, subscribe to get every Love My Little Cottage post by email here

Read DIY Love Shines Sign and Valentine’s Day Mantel Scape here Make some Chocolatey Winter Haystacks here

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Kristie

This post was featured on: Snickerdoodle Create Bake Make Party, Share Some Love Linky, Tuesday’s With A Twist This post is linked to:  Handmade Monday, Encouraging Hearts and Home, Thursday Favorite Things, Creative Inspirations, Friday Favorites Linky Party, Friday Features Linky Party, Friday at the Firestation, Friendship Friday, Best of the Weekend, Home Matters Linky Party, Morning Cup of Joe, Snickerdoodle Create Bake Make, Happiness is Homemade, Merry Monday, Over the Moon Link Party, You’re The Star Blog Hop, Inspire Me Monday, Made by You Mondays, Classy Flamingos Blog Party, Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop, Beautifully Made Link Party, Tuesday’s With A Twist, Sew It Cook It Craft It Link Party, Talk of the Town, Waste Not Wednesday, Wonderful Wednesday Blog Hop, Thrifty Thursday Link Up, Share Some Love Link Party