Fancy Napkin Fold

Good Housekeeping shows how to fold paper flowers to use as clever napkin rings at an Easter or spring party. These colorful daffodils add a little bit of cheer to the decor. Learn how to fold these tissue paper daffodil napkin holders by watching this home crafting video.

Check out this DIY video tutorial from Curbly, the best place to share pictures of your home, find design ideas, and get expert home-improvement advice. With the help of some 4-inch square ceramic tiles, turning decorative paper napkins into a set of very polished-looking coa ...more

Give your dining room table an elegant touch by folding napkins like fleur-de-lis. Learn the art of napkin folding, perfect for entertaining guests! You Will Need * A cloth napkin * An iron * Starch * A wine glass or napkin ring Step 1: Starch the napkin Iron the napkin with ...more

Turn your dining room table into the eighth wonder of the world by shaping your napkins into pyramids. Learn the art of napkin folding, perfect for entertaining guests! You Will Need * A cloth napkin * An iron * Starch Step 1: Iron the napkin Iron the napkin. *Tip: For an es ...more

Set a table that’s tres chic by folding your napkins French style. Learn the art of napkin folding, perfect for entertaining guests! You Will Need * A cloth napkin * An iron * Starch Step 1: Iron the napkin Iron the napkin. *Tip: For an especially crisp look, use starch. St ...more

Fashioning a napkin into a tidy envelope shape is one of the easiest ways to make each table setting look first class. Learn the art of napkin folding, perfect for entertaining guests! You Will Need * A cloth napkin * An iron * Starch Step 1: Iron the napkin Iron the napkin ...more

This fancy multi-fold scrapbook requires a fair amount of supplies and tools, like the Bind-it-all binder. It might also be more of an appropriate project for experienced scrapbookers or those with a lot of patience. Watch this video scrapbooking tutorial and learn how to make ...more

This video tutorial shows you step by step how to fold a cloth napkin into a chicken. No, it's not a live chicken, it looks like one you would buy at the grocery store. Just grab your napkin and follow along to impress your friends at the dinner table.

In order to set a table properly, you need to begin with the candles. Try using beeswax in your candleholder to hold your candle upright. Place the salad plate inside your serving plate. Every course should have its’ own silverware. Place the napkin on the left side. The fol ...more

With this how-to on the ancient Japanese art of paper folding, you'll learn how to make a strikingly beautiful water lily from a paper napkin. For complete, step-by-step instructions on assembling your own paper lotus flower, watch this origami how-to and, if you like, read al ...more

In this tutorial, we learn how to fold a paper rose. First, you will grab a napkin and unfold it. From here, roll the napkin around two fingers. Then, take it off and go two inches down from the top. Roll around this quickly, stopping half way. Grab the corner of the napkin an ...more

You're probably wondering what the hell a "stellated dodecahedron" is. Well, in short, a stellated dodecahedron is just fancy jargon for a 12-sided star. Fold one of these ginormous babies for Christmas and you're sure to have a holiday conversation starter at your festive af ...more

Make a triangle tri-fold card, demonstrated in this video using CTMH products. You'll need fancy cardstock and a paper cutter. Follow along with the step by step instructions and adapt them to make a card just the way you want the card to look. Watch this video card-making tut ...more

This video shows how to make an easy origami jasmine flower napkin. Wee need 2 square papers. Fold this papers diagonally on two sides. Fold 4 corners of both the papers to the center. The folding of both must be exactly same. Use the first one as a template. Creases of the ot ...more

A pocket square is the perfect accessory to make you stand out from the crowd. But you don't need fancy fabric origami, just stick with a simple square. In this how to video you will learn the quick and easy way to fold a pocket handkerchief.

Admit it, you want to fold a JKF-188 jet plane (It's not really origami, because you need scissors). This video tutorial shows how to take an ordinary piece of office paper and create a really fancy paper airplane: the JKF-188 jetplane.

You don't need fancy kitchen tools to decorate your cookies and cakes. All you need is a some parchment paper and some quick folding skills. Watch this how to video to learn how to cut and fold a paper cone out of parchment paper to decorate your baked goods.

In this tutorial, we learn how to fold cloth napkins into silverware holders. First, grab a dinner napkin and take the end to fold it in half. Now, fold it in half again so you have a small square. Now, fold the corner down half way and fold it down again. Then, flip it over a ...more

Watch this instructional origami video to fold a traditional Japanese origami napkin ring. You won't need an instruction book to complete this project. These origami napkin rings are functional objects and can be used at dinner parties and other occasions.

This instructional video shows how to make a pocket shaped card envelope. Learn how to fold and decorate this precious and unique envelope out of fancy craft paper.

Follow the instructions in this video to fold your own traditional origami box. These visual guidelines will help you through some of the more difficult folds. When you finished folding, you can keep paper clips in this traditional Japanese origami box.

Need a lavish way to present your napkins at your next big dinner feast? May we suggest napkin swans? Folding a dinner napkin into a beautiful swan (or peacock) can take you just minutes and completes a dinner table. The idea behind the fold is to shape it so that one end look ...more

Review these simple steps to fold your own origami fancy box. These visual guidelines will help you through some of the more difficult folds, but you may want to look at an instruction booklet as well. There are many versions of the traditional Japanese origami fancy box.

If you've found yourself visiting a few too many fast food restaurants, you've probably forgotten the beauty that napkins can amount to when given the proper fold and tuck. When throwing a dinner party, it's important that your entire tablescape match and look polished, inclu ...more

Looking for a fancy variation on the standard origami gift box? Look no further. With this guide, you'll learn how to make an advanced paper box with origami, the traditional Japanese folk art of paper folding. For more information, including a step-by-step overview of the fol ...more

Embrace your inner Martha Stewart - and impress friends with your stylish panache at your next dinner party - by folding your napkins into a silverware pouch. Not only is it an easy and beautiful way to present your silverware, but it is also a nice way to avoid having to plac ...more

This video will teach you how to make an incredibly cute Valentine's Day card. This card tucks in itself to serve the purpose of both envelope and card, although an envelope should still be used for mailing it. All your valentines will know that you love them when you make thi ...more

With Christmas just around the corner, it's prime time to start thinking about what gifts you're going to get, as well as how to wrap them. Even a fancy schmancy iPad isn't going to look all that appealing if haphazardly wrapped in 5-year-old Rudolph wrapping paper, right? Gi ...more

Joann of Emerald City Elegance is back with a new paper crafting tutorial. In this video, you will learn how to create a simple as well as chic looking folded note card holder. All it takes is some fancy card stocks and a few folding techniques. This is a great and innovative ...more

This recipe shows how to make Pinoy cheese sticks. You will need spring roll pastry wrappers, cooking oil, and cheddar cheese. Place a wrapper on a plate and add a rectangular piece of cheese diagonally closer to one end of the wrapper. Fold the ends in, then fold and roll up ...more

You can make a lovely napkin shaped like a Christmas tree using just two fabric circles and a sewing serger. With a little folding, you can even make these napkins reversible! Great for a beginner to intermediate seamstress or sewer.

Queen Marie Antoinette was both loved and despised by her people, but there was one thing that was undisputed: Her exquisite (though often over-the-top style). Big poufy gowns with lots of underwire, towering white wigs, and frilly lace and ruffles made her look like a sparkly ...more

A cicada is a fancy term for a flying cockroach, and though it may seem strange - not to mention disgusting - to want to make a cockroach replica out of paper, we promise that the paper version is much cuter and won't pee on you like the real ones would. Watch this origami tu ...more

This video describes how to make a fancy-looking stationery card set holder. First, take a card and cut it down to 10*6.5 dimensions. On the 6.5 inch sides, score 1" each. On the 10 inch sides, score 1", 7" and 8". Using a pair of scissors, cut flaps on the 10" side on the sco ...more

First of all you need a handkerchief or a cloth napkin. Make sure that it is clean for use. Now start by folding the two opposite corners together. This shall make a triangle. Now you have top fold the two middle bits so that they overlap at the center. Now start rolling them ...more

The following are the steps to be followed to organize a linen closet: 1. First, you need to clear a work space. This works really well because you need to remove the contents from the linen closet. 2. Empty the linen closet. Clean the shelves because it becomes easy to clean ...more

Make this cute spring card, demonstrated using CTMH products. It may look fancy, but the spring is all in the folding technique. Watch this video card-making tutorial and learn how to craft a spring effect greeting card.

Forgot to bring flowers to dinner for your date? This video will guide you through napkin selection and the folding necessary to make a paper rose!

A dollar goes a long way and in this trick, magician Ryan Oakes shows you the power of persuasion. You will need a sharp pencil, a dollar bill, and a piece of paper or a napkin slightly larger than the bill. Sometimes we use materials that require adult supervision... like sci ...more

This video shows a demonstration of how to make crepe paper rosettes. The materials used are four strips of paper, two small paper circles, and double sided tape. First put double sided tape on one of the circles and trim the edges. Put a corner of one strip of paper onto the ...more

Looking for a fancy dessert for tonight? Then try this recipe, it is a specialty from the Cognac region in southwest France. This Souffle a la Cognac is sure to be a hit. Cognac Soufflé 3 eggs 3 tbsp sugar 3 tbsp flour 1 cup milk Pinch of coarse sea salt 1 small glass cognac ...more

If you are planning on attending a formal or fancy event, wearing a tie is almost a given. Not only does it show you have class and a sense of style, but it will make sure that you won't offend anyone as well. A regular tie can work, but wearing a bow tie with the right artic ...more

In this video tutorial, viewers learn how to make a paper rose with a napkin, Begin by orienting the napkin lengthwise. Then pinch the napkin corner with your right index and middle fingers. Now wrap it around the fingers. With your left hand, squeeze to create the size of the ...more

Have you always admired tie dye shirts but didn't know how to make those fancy patterns? This tutorial will give you step-by-step instructions on how to make the V pattern on a shirt. Start by soaking the shirt in soda ash to get it ready to accept the dye. Next you'll learn h ...more