Table decoration for the New Year
It is customary for us to set rich tables for the New Year holidays, but we often neglect festive decor - there is not enough time, sometimes imagination. But it is the decoration of the table for the New Year that creates a magical atmosphere, complemented by the smells of pine and citrus.
While you are cutting salads and pouring sauce over the roast, keep your family busy with the festive table setting. I found several master classes on decorating a table for the New Year: how to fold napkins, do-it-yourself napkin holders, decor of glasses, “Christmas tree” decor for a festive table.
How to fold napkins on the New Year’s table
I remember that the responsible task of folding napkins on the holiday table as a child fell on me. But there was practically nowhere to get ideas from 20 years ago. Thanks to “Burda” - on the last pages of the magazine there were articles on home economics, which occasionally included diagrams. Now it’s even difficult to decide which decor option to choose!
Fabric Christmas tree napkin
- It is advisable to starch the napkins before work for better stabilization.
- Lay the fabric out on a flat surface.
- Fold the napkin in half from left to right, creating a rectangle with the fold on the left side.
- Fold the top corners towards the center.
- Repeat this step for the top corners of the rectangle, ironing.
- Fold the top and bottom vertices of the resulting triangles towards the center of the napkin, you should get a square.
- Carefully fold the square in half, the vertices of the triangles pointing up.
Further, the translation of the instructions turned into nonsense for me, but it’s good that there is a video master class on folding this Christmas tree napkin. Later we managed to find a diagram.
paper version
Tree napkin
Another simple option for folding a napkin in the shape of a spruce tree. You can put a sprig of juniper or rosemary on it and some sweets for each guest.
Napkin in the shape of an elf cap
A very simple idea for decorating the New Year’s table. The highlight of the napkin is a bright bead or a miniature Christmas ball-pompom on the “cap”.
You can insert a sprig of rosemary, juniper, or a decorative sprig with berries from a craft store behind the “fold” of the cap.
Paper Christmas tree napkins
Even the smallest helpers will be able to fold napkins for the New Year’s table using this MK. Such Christmas trees can also be made from starched fabric napkins. You can place a pin with a bead on the top of the napkin.
Other options for this master class:
How to fold a napkin into an elf boot
Both paper and cloth napkins are suitable for this variation. The boot can be filled with a couple of sweets for each guest. Christmas napkins with ornaments and motifs that don’t always fit well into the shape and design of the Christmas tree look good, but the pattern on the boot fits the theme. Cute and playful holiday table decor.
Christmas Napkin Candle
Folding a napkin into a candle shape is not difficult, but starched cotton, about 40 cm in size, holds its ideal shape better. Iron the resulting folds while folding.
Santa Claus from a napkin
Cones made of napkins, complemented by simple triangles-faces, can have an individual character and facial expressions; such Santa Clauses are made very quickly, and make an indelible impression.
DIY New Year’s napkin rings and holders
You don’t have to be fancy about folding napkins. Pay attention to New Year’s style napkin rings and original holders that you can make yourself.
Napkin holder Shishka
An unusual and simple way to serve a holiday table. Given the variety of paper napkin designs and colors, this pine cone can be a work of art.
###Felt napkin ring
Using felt or acrylic, you can create simple and effective themed napkin rings in a couple of minutes. Simply connect the rectangle with a stapler and attach the decor of your choice to it. The cost of such New Year’s table decorations is pretty cheap.
Rings made from cardboard tubes
Cardboard sleeves can be tied with ribbon, yarn, felt, or any fabric. A satin bow may be enough for decoration.
New Year’s decoration of glasses
The simplest New Year’s table decoration that creates a magical atmosphere is paper snowflakes at the base of the glass or on the rim. Even a small satin bow gives the right mood. Some interesting ideas for decorating glasses for the New Year:
There is also an interesting idea for tea with friends, shown in the photo below. To this napkin you just need to add a sprig of juniper or ribbon.
The personalized cone, the petals of which are painted with acrylic, looks very cute and modest. You can decorate the cone using one of the methods that I wrote about in the previous article.
