So this post is definitely a little delayed and for that I apologize but I have a good reason. I made these awesome napkin rings as gifts for my mom and J's mom for Christmas. I didn't want to spoil the surprise so I am just now doing a post on them because I had to share.
I got the idea from Amy @ Positively Splendid and I knew I had to make some myself. They were super easy but a little time consuming for me. She does a great tutorial so follow the link above to get all the specific details. I'll share the basics and also what I did differently.
Supplies Needed:
- Empty and clean pop cans (yes I call it pop, don't judge me)
- Scissors
- Hot glue
- Spray paint
- Scrap fabric
- Embellishment (buttons, beads, ribbon, fabric, etc)
The hardest (and most time consuming) part was definitely cutting the tops and bottoms off all the cans. I found it a lot easier to do all of one step completely before moving on. Ex I would trace all the petal pieces before I would cut any out and I would make sure I had all the petals for each flower before I started assembling them.
I didn't have a corner rounder so I put the curves onto the original cardboard piece I used to trace. That way they would all be the same. Be careful when you're hot gluing the pieces together, the metal is definitely a heat conductor and they got pretty warm sometimes. I used three coats of spray paint for each flower and one coat on the backs too. The backs weren't necessary but I didn't want to be able to see the aluminum on the other side.
I wanted mine to be simple so I used a little silver ribbon for under the flowers and a few simple plastic pearl beads. I made two sets of 8 and wrapped them in simple gift bags. I love how they turned out and I love how many ways you can make them unique and fit your decor.
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