Baby Shower: Butterfly Napkins

Yes I am still working on things for my sisters baby shower. It is only a month away and still a lot to get finished.


These are super cute and could be used for a baby shower, a birthday, mothers brunch, Easter dinner and so many other occasions. I used white utensils, pink napkins and gold curling ribbon because those are her colours but you can use any you would like.

The bigger the napkin the bigger the butterfly, also if you used those tiny elastics on the utensils first it would make life so much easier but, there are children going to be attending the baby shower so I don't want to risk the chocking hazard.


Supplies:

Curling ribbon
Scissors
Tiny Elastics (if you are using them)
Napkins
utensils

Step 1:

Gather your supplies

Step 2:

Cut your ribbon the desired length.

Step 3:

Stack your utensils

I found knife, fork, spoon order stacked the best.

 Step 4:
Fold your napkin like a fan

Step 5:

This gets a little tricky and where the elastics come in handy for hold them today while you tie.
Hold you napkin in the over top of the utensils all in one hand, while wrapping the ribbon around both the stack and the napkin then knot. Make sure you not is at the top of the center crease.

Step 6:

Trim the ribbon ends but not too much these are the antenna for your butterfly

Step 7:

Curl just the top of each ribbon end.

 Step 7:

I fluff out my ends to make it look more like a butterfly than a bow tie, but that's all up to you and your likes

And you are done, now I have 40 more to make!! Enjoy!!!

Construction Party "tools"

January is when I start planning Blaines birthday party and it falls in August. This years theme is construction, so like any good mom I consulted Pinterest for some great party ideas. I try and do as much as possible myself to save on cost and of course make it more memorable and fun.

Like any birthday party the plastic cutlery is tossed on the table to everyone grabs what they need well not this year!!! This year your “tools” are all neatly put together in a napkin.

I found a great deal at Party City on yellow cutlery it was buy 2 get one free so I got the cutlery, 70 cups and 70 plates there. Normally I get these things at the dollar store but it was a great price for 70 forks, 70 spoons, and 70 knifes.

The napkins and ribbon I got at Dollar Tree.

I printed on yellow card stock that I got at Micheals with my black and white laser printer that I got at Digital Friends Inc.

What you need:
Card stock
Printer
Ribbon
Napkins
Cutlery

Scissors
Hole punch

I used this template for the tool labels. I of course can't find the original link for the page so I will just include a jpeg of what I used.

Print the labels and cut them all apart. Punch holes in the one corner of each label. I printed them on card stock so if it was damp out they wouldn't curl.

I used a hole punch for this because it was easiest and I have one on hand but you can use anything you have on hand to make a hole, such as, a pen.
Make a hole center top of the tool labels.

Cut all the ribbon the length you need. I did about 12” each.

Fold one corner of your napkin over 

 Place your cutlery center on the the folded corner. 

Fold the bottom corner of the napkin over the bottom of your cutlery. 

Roll them up

Wrap the ribbon around the napkin, tie, wrap it again and tie. String the tools label onto the ribbon. Tie once more to secure it. Curl your ribbon ends!

TADA!! your done its that simple, now repeat 70 times or for however many cutlery that you need done and enjoy!