Lunch yesterday was bittersweet: Camille and I (Chanel) met our three fabulous interns for lunch at La Condesa (that was the sweet part) for a farewell get-together before the girls all go their separate ways for the summer and beyond. Their contribution around here has been immeasurable, and one of the last projects that they helped me with was these way cute (and way easy) pop up place cards that double as eye catching napkin rings. With just a colored printer and a craft knife we were able to create a totally unique and colorful detail that paired beautifully with a bold patterned napkin. Keep reading to see how we did it, and be sure to stop by later today for Michelle’s latest installment of Do You Dare!
- cover weight card stock paper
- scissors or paper cutter
- craft knife
- double-sided tape
- Print out guest names onto cover weight card stock in the color of your choice. We recommend using all caps in a bold block font, like Ariel Black or Impact
- Cut each name out in a 6 x 1.5 inch strip
- Use a craft knife to carefully trace the edge of each letter, leaving the bottom edge uncut
- Carefully pull up letters and crease to position vertically
- Use a piece of double-sided tape to secure paper strip into a ring, and slide onto a rolled up napkin
These are adorable Camille! And I can’t get over the nautical napkins. So much greatness going on:)
These are so cute and clever
I love them, Camille!
adorable!! what a darling detail to a place setting. just a little patience and a sharp x-acto knife.
I love nothing more than cruising over to one of my daily reads and finding a post that has me saying- out loud- ” Oh. Ma. Gawd.”
so sweet!!
Cute!
I have the same Ikea vases…
How awesome are these?! What a great idea!
Love the look of this! It looks so great with the hot pink! Saving this idea…
~amberly
Loving your work Chanel..these are so cute for summer parties.
Thank you, ma’am!! They are so cute, and so EASY!
Oh my goshness. Brilliant. This is one of the most simple, yet impactful table setting idea I’ve seen in a while. Bravo, Chanel!
xo,
Ashley
Thank you Ashley!! Simple + impactful is what we’re going for
FANtastic!
This is such a creative, cute idea for a dinner party! Simple but beautiful! Thanks for the great idea!
xo-Ali (A Dash of Details)
Clever!
The pink looks great with those napkins too…
Wishing the interns the best of luck in their future endeavors!
SOO Clever!! Im going to do that next time for my party
How adorable! It looks like a lovely setting. x
What FONT SIZE did you use?
Hi Avis, I would keep the size around 40 pt., depending on the font. If it’s a long name, I would go smaller with less spacing between the letters. Hope that helps!