Hi everyone and happy Monday!
I am so excited to share that I am guest designing on the Ranger Ink blog today. And since Thanksgiving is right around the corner and thoughts are turning towards family and gratitude, I have a fun and easy holiday idea for you. Harvest napkin rings, perfect for adding a festive touch to your holiday table, made with lots of beautiful Distress Ink colors and the new Fall Foliage Thinlits dies by Tim Holtz.
I love creating handmade accents to add to my table decor. Doesn’t have to be much. Just a touch here or there. It’s so much cheaper than store-bought, which is always welcome, especially at the holidays. And I love that personal custom look you get with homemade.
This year I gathered some pretty fall acorns, and wanted to find a way to use them on my table. I always love adding a natural element to my decor. I thought they would be perfect in the center of my napkin rings. And with the help of a little hot glue, they are.
There are so many dies in the new Fall Foliage Thinlits set, that you can die cut all the leaves you need for this project and more in just a few simple passes through the machine. Such a time saver in the rush of the holidays. I used a whole rainbow of Distress colors to ink my watercolor paper before die cutting. Really love all these soft fall colors. I added a bit of metallic Distress spray, too, for a bit of elegance mixed in with my rustic.
I’ve got the full step-by-step tutorial up on the Ranger blog, if you’d like to learn more. Supplies are listed and linked below.
Thanks so much for stopping by! Wishing you all a wonderful day!
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Audrey Pettit Designs 
Audrey ~
Do you have a link to your tutorial? I visited the Ranger Ink blog, but could not find your article. Thanks for your help!! You are such an inspiration … I don’t want to miss your instructions!!
It should be up soon, Judy! I will link to the tutorial then. 🙂
These are adorable! I like how you incorporated natural elements into your design. Congrats on the gig, too! I also like those pumpkin charms you have in your banner graphic.
That is such a clever idea! You’ve done a wonderful job using the Ranger products. Big congrats on the spotlight!
Huge congrats on your guest design spot for Ranger Ink! Gorgeous napkin rings…so pretty!!!
I love these sweet napkin rings, Audrey! Looks like I need to add these dies to my collection! Congratulations on your guest design spot, too.
Yay Audrey!!!! These are absolutely wonderful!!!
Sooooooooooo gorgeous! LOVING those leaves!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Simply gorgeous! You are rockin’ those leaves. Congrats on designing for Ranger. Great inks. Love our blog header too!
Audrey, this is gorgeous! I love the soft colors and I love leaves and acorns. I think these may be the most beautiful napkin rings I’ve ever seen. They really are beautiful. they make me think of candlelight.
Oh I so want to be your guest for one of your holiday party, can I come? can I come? Please……. : )
Hi Audrey!
Your napkin rings are gorgeous and I love the way you did the leaves!
Super projects which could be adapted according to ones’ supplies 😉
Thank You~
Oh, these are gorgeous, Audrey! I love these!
You do classy and elegant oh-so-well my friend. These are perfect!
Such a gorgeous touch to the table setting! Love that you incorporated real acorns into your fabulous design!
These are amazing Audrey! They may be paper but they look like a million bucks. A beautiful personal dress up for your fall tablescape. Hugs!
Oh my my my! Those leaves look REAL! (I know the acorns are) but truly – the colours, and the shapes, your arrangement of them on the napkins…. yep…look real!