Totally Free Custom Napkin Rings

One of the unfortunate parts of buying nice decorators fabric is that even if you get it half off or at a great price - it is still expensive.  And often you end up with leftover pieces that are too small to do anything substantial.  Which is where I was with some of the great fabric leftover from recovering my dining room chairs.  Since it is fabric from the dining set I was trying to think of things that I might be able to do with it to complement the area.   And what I thought of was napkin rings! 

But I needed something to make the "ring" out of something.  How about pieces of paper towel and toilet paper holders?

On their own - they were a little flimsy so I cut another roll in half and placed inside for a little more stability.  Then to make it extra durable - I reinforced with duct tape.  Please see a lovely "progression" picture below. 

Then covered each roll with batting.  I cut the batting a little larger than the roll and used it to round out the edges a little.  Don't use too much or your will lose the functionality of your hole! (I can't believe I just typed that - but it is true!)  Next, I simply glue gunned the batting on to each roll.

I took my piece of fabric and glued down a small portion to make a clean "seam".  I then glued the fabric on and overlaid the "seamed" end over the rough cut end to give it a clean look. 

See!  Then all you have to do is fold in the remaining fabric into the tube and glue down.

And that is it - totally free customized napkin rings!  I love how they turned out! 

I still have some extra fabric.  Any other ideas on what I can do with the rest of the remnants?

Linking this up to
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