Simple and Very cool Napkin Holders

I was wandering through Pottery Barn over the weekend and came across some cool jute napkin rings. I believe they were $40.00 for 6. I can't seem to find them on their website and I didn't have my camera with me.... which is ODD. So I can't show you a pic, but I went home and attempted to recreate them.

Basic supplies:
empty toilet paper rolls ~ you can make 4 one inch rings out of one roll
jute
hot glue

Ready for the easy peasy directions?

1. Cut your TP rolls into 1 inch sections

2. Cut a LOOOONG piece of jute ~ I didn't measure it out, just did trial and error, however if you run out before you come to the end, it is easy to just finish that piece and begin gluing on a new piece.

3. Begin by hot gluing your jute to the inside of your TP ring, then proceed to glue and wrap (I just used small amounts of glue to keep in all in place)

4. Make sure you end on the inside and glue in place

VOILA ~ a simple, cool looking napkin ring.

NOW.... you can embellish if you want.

I made it so all of my embellishments are removable.

Check them out:

A shell ~ For this, I glued the shell onto a piece of jute that was doubled, then tied it onto the finished napkin ring.

A burlap flower ~ I saw this tutorial over at That's so Cuegly ~ cute and EASY!  I probably would have used a different button, but this is what I had on hand.

To attach it, I just threaded some florist wire through another button and glued that to the back then attached it to the finished napkin ring.

A Satin Flower ~ I've made these before, and turned them into headbands for my girls.  You can check those out here.

To attach these, I once again used my florist wire and threaded a piece through the last layer of the satin, then attached.

And Plain ~

Well, which one do you like best?

Oh, and did I mention that I had all of the supplies at home already so the cost to make these was $0.00! ☺

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