How to Make a Thanksgiving or Christmas Napkin and Utensil Holder

During the holidays Crafts Using Pine Cones are very popular as they make very good table decorations. It is not all you can do though and here is a pretty craft that can be used as a holiday centerpiece. It is easy to make and the kids can help you. So, whether you prefer Crafts Using Pine Cones or these pretty utensil holder, the kids will have a ball helping you with them.

How to Make a Thanksgiving or Christmas Napkin and Utensil Holder

An occasion such as the Thanksgiving and Christmas deserves some special table décor. This napkin and utensil holder has Christmas Motif that everyone is sure to love, and provides an attractive and convenient way to store your knives, forks, spoons and napkins.

Supplies

• 4 short cardboard tubes (about the size of bathroom tissue rolls, or slightly longer; but make sure they’re not so long that it will be difficult to remove plastic utensils from them)
• Construction paper in red, green and gold
• Gold chenille stems
• 5 ½ inch square of corrugated cardboard
• 4 plastic milk jug lids
• Craft glue or glue stick
• Gold Glitter
• Scissors
• Hot glue gun
• Pencil

Instructions

1. Cut four strips of green construction paper wide enough to cover 2/3 of a cardboard tube and long enough to wrap around it. Cut four strips of red construction paper wide enough to cover 1/3 of a cardboard tube and wrap around it.

2. Use a thin layer of craft glue or a glue stick to cover each tube with a strip of green construction paper, starting at the bottom. Then glue a strip of red construction paper starting at the top.

3. Draw a star on gold construction paper and cut out. Use the star to trace and cut as many starts as you would like to use

4. Glue the stars onto the rolls, spacing them equally.

5. Glue the glitter onto the rolls, as you wish, you can also use different colors of glitter if you wish

6. Using the hot glue gun, glue a plastic milk jug lid into the bottom with the flat end to the outside.

8. Arrange the tubes on the cardboard two by two, with the ends containing the lids on the cardboard base. Leave an inch or so in between the rows for napkins. Glue the tubes down. Let dry.

9. Using the hot glue gun, glue a piece of gold chenille stem around the top of each tube. Glue gold chenille stems around the edges of the base.

10. Place utensils in each tube, and stand napkins up in the middle for a beautiful and useful Thanksgiving or Christmas centerpiece.

Have fun with this craft or go and have a look at the Crafts Using Pine Cones, making pine cone turkeys for Thanksgiving!