When you imagine a romantic dinner for two, crumbs never sully your partner’s face. Give your fantasy a practical twist with napkins folded into a rose-inspired arrangement. The “flower” and “leaves” are tucked into a tumbler and set at each place setting. Don’t worry about making the corners meet perfectly — a little unevenness looks more natural.

To Form Leaves:
1. Fold a square green napkin in half along the diagonal.

2. Fold it in half again along the long edge.

3. Fold it once more in half along the long edge.

To Form Flower:
1. Use a square napkin of any color. Fold the cloth in half along the diagonal. Place it on your work surface so that the longest side of the resulting triangle is at the top. Take the corner opposite the longest side and fold it up so that it just extends over the top. The top and bottom edges should be parallel.

2. Fold the bottom edge up so that it falls just short of the top edge. Begin rolling the napkin from one end. Guide and adjust the cloth as you roll to give it an even shape.

3. Slip the completed flower between the upper and lower halves of the leaves, and arrange in the glass.

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he Pyramid Napkin Fold This classy napkin folding technique is simple, fast, and can be made easily with most napkins. If the napkin being used is thin and flops easily then iron it with light starch prior to folding and it will turn out perfectly!
	1. Lay the napkin face down in front of you.
	2. Fold the napkin in half diagonally.
	3. Rotate the napkin so the open end faces away from you.
	4. Fold the right end up to meet the far corner, ensuring the edge of this new fold lays on the centerline as shown.
	5. Repeat the last step with the left side, folding the left tip up to the far corner, creating a diamond shape with a seam running down the center.
	6. Turn the napkin over, keeping the open end facing away from you.
	7. Fold the napkin in half by bringing the farthest point of the diamond up and back to the nearest point.
	8. Turn the napkin over again, this time keeping the open end facing towards you.
	9. Fold the napkin along the center seam and you have a neat, sturdy pyramid. If your napkin won’t stand neatly then you may need a little

This link on Pinterest gives lots of great ideas…http://www.napkinfoldingguide.com/

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This design is by caroleshiber.com and I first saw her display at The Boston Flower Show last year. She hand paints the leaves and sells the napkins to go with it.

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