DIY Kartoos Flower Napkin Rings

 

Fall is just around the corner and that means you're probably thinking about having family and friends over for a festive dinner during that time. Here's a creative idea to decorate your table setting even if it's just family this year. 

Why not give your fall table settings an extra handmade touch with adorable dried kartoos napkin rings! I really don't know much about the kartoos flower - just that it's an exotic dried pod usually from India and that it's sometimes called a dried natural achiote/articoke - often packaged in potpourri bags! Sounds wonderful, doesn't it! Used in decor, the kartoos flowers are a little less expected and a whole lot more sophisticated and unique looking!   And the attached intertwined paper fiber rush rings are so easy to make and perfect to go with the unusual looking dried flowers! 

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Materials Needed:

• Paper Fiber Rush
• Round bottle or object for ring
• Yard stick
• Scissors
• Clips
• DAP RapidFuse multi-purpose glue
• Dried Kartoos/Achiote (artichoke) flowers

So let's get started making the napkin ring out of paper fiber rush. In case you don't know what that is, it's chemically treated kraft paper used primarily for wicker furniture or seat weaving and basket weaving.

Using a bottle or round object like a rolling pin as a round guide for the ring, initially wrap the rush around the bottle 4-5 times.

Then measure that amount on a yard stick (30") and cut at least four strips or more depending on how many napkin rings you want to make. Next, wrap one of the fiber strips around the bottle one time, inserting the end up and over the strip and clamping in place.

Remove the fiber ring and clamp from the bottle and begin wrapping the strip over and under and around following the initial ring shape until .  .  .

you have intertwined the fiber strip four or five times and you're satisfied with the look.

Then tuck the ends inside the wrap to conceal, adding a bit of quick grab glue to secure and stay in place. 

Then make at least four more the same way.

Now it's time to attach the kartoos to the ring.

Just pick out the most attractive and about the same size dried flowers and .  .  .

add a blob of quick grab glue on the center of the kartoos flower.

Then place the ring on top of the glue, along the length of the petals, holding in place until the glue sets - usually a minute or two. 

Now stand back and admire how wonderful your handcrafted napkin rings look!

Perfect for any Fall table setting .  .  .

that looks fabulous and quite unusual, too!

I hope you enjoyed seeing how I created this fun and easy way to make napkin rings using twisted paper fiber and dried kartoos flowers for this month's Creative Craft Blog Hop!

I'm pleased to welcome you to our monthly Creative Craft Blog Hop - Summer Edition where I've teamed up with a talented group of creative bloggers to bring you lots of wonderful ideas and inspirations!  Our regular hosts are on hiatus for the summer and Sara @Birdz of a Feather volunteered to take over during that time! Thanks so much, Sara! 

Be sure to have fun and get inspired with all of the wonderful creations offered this month by clicking on the links below!

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