April 1, 2009 2 Comments

DIY chenille napkin rings

chenillenapkinring Browsing for fun ideas that kids can help with, I ran across these fun chenille napkin rings from Better Homes & Gardens that would be perfect for a mother’s day brunch or girly birthday party. Here’s what you’ll need:

3 colors of chenille stems
Paper towel tube
Ruler

And here’s what you do:

Choose six chenille stems, two of each color. Even up the ends of chenille stems, grouping colors. Leaving 3 inches at one end, begin to braid the chenille stems. Stop braiding 3 inches from the opposite end.
For looped ends, bend over the chenille stems to form loops. Secure by wrapping a separate chenille stem around the ends. Tuck end of chenille stem into wraps.
For wrapped ends, braid entire length of six chenille stems. Wrap ends tightly with a separate chenille stem.
To shape, wrap braided chenille stems around a paper tube.

Kim Byers, creative director & owner of The Celebration Shoppe. Her work and products have been featured in Parents magazine, Better Homes and Gardens magazine, All You magazine, Pregnancy magazine, iVillage, Huffington Post and many others. Kim is also a contributing writer for Kellogg's Snackpicks.com and Gibbs-Smith Publishing Red Barn blog.