Ep.6 This item is so USELESS!? - what do you think?

[@zingleberrie]

Is anyone gonna say it? …no? Just me? Ok. The nose looks, like something else 😂

[@rebeccabrown4047]

Came here just for this… a big pair of boobies? 😂

[@ShelbySherritt]

BAHAHAHAHA! I did not see it!!! I literally had a bunch of messages and comments come through all at the same time! I am cackling! I was so focused on the design of the little foods and they were staring right at me the whole time! Well, there you go, I guess they combined two milk producing items in the one napkin ring 🤭

[@Garouwerks]

Boo-bee's. >.>

[@MegaKellyschannel]

Omg I just commented that but... Less delicately 😅

[@juliannacolombo5584]

😂😂I didn't notice at all on my own! Now that I have read this...I dont think I can unsee it now!💕✌🏻

[@sabra-jenksgraham6316]

I grew up with napkin rings and actually still use them. Everyone in the family has a specific napkin ring that’s theirs. We use the same napkin for multiple meals, so the napkin rings mark which napkin is yours. We use fabric napkins every day as an environmentally friendly way to use napkins

[@KGlena-kx1df]

“I’m a cute kind of useless” is such a relatable mood, I’m already picturing merch with that on it surrounded by your art 🥰

[@Ilythirri]

Hi Shelby! I wonder if you could put a little eye hook in the top-center of the hole? You would then be able to hang a little wooden craft disc from it. You could use them as garden markers to write your plants on, a placeholder for a (themed) party to write names on, or whatever your heart desires. You could also glaze them for holiday themes and hang a little holiday related charm from them? Just some things that came to mind while watching. Cute pieces, as always.

[@JasperTheTimidCat]

I was thinking a little bell hanging in the middle.

[@AmyLovesOldStuff]

Great ideas! I would love to use them in my gardens. Thanks for the suggestion.

[@noneofbizorjuliejt6466]

They are a cute useless for the most part. If you have kids and teaching them to recycle reuse so you use cloth instead of paper them a marker to help you remember which one could be invaluable. I like the spots but the cows with food for spots is over the top AWESOME! However when you showed the plate in matching colors to the cow in regular spots I was VERY charmed. Shelby your creativeness and eye for color just brings me back every time to watch another. Thank you!

[@JoB-xb5cj]

Or a little bell.

[@sarahsfavfan]

A little round picture for an ornament or present.

[@sigispider]

I had never thought of napkins until I got married and found out there were the most gorgeous napkins in the family as heirlooms. I never inherited them, but I have since given quality linen napkins as wedding gifts several times.

[@scottydog6713]

napkin rings make a lot more sense in a pre-paper towel society. when you think about more limited or harder access to clean water for washing, the time it takes to make cloth to even have towels in the first place, it means youd want to reliably know if a towel is still good to use, and you would be using them regularly.

[@MorentaraThreanevar]

We had similar cow napkin rings when I was a child, with a matching salt and pepper shakers, and my grandma had chicken napkin rings, also with matching shakers. After the napkins were taken out, we usually used the rings to place forks and knives, so they wouldn't touch the table.

[@maramakesjournals2319]

Great idea! I love it!

[@kriskossack7231]

Napkin rings usually come out for the Holidays. I remember playing with the rings as a kid with my cousins. Trying to see who can spin them best😄 Couldn't do that with your cow design, probably try and pretend they are racing around the table 😅 They would be cool if you had a cow theme for ice cream bowls to go with your rings. Great vid!

[@Dexy83]

My Mom only used napkin rings when she had holiday dinners at her home. She'd go all out... Matching napkin rimgs, plates, tablecloth, decorations, etc. ❤ You're absolutely correct, the napkin goes on the right side unless you put it directly above/on the plate. I wouldn't put these on the plate, but simple ones, yes.

[@pcbassoon3892]

The napkin goes on the left... Knife and spoon on the right, knife with the blade turned in towards the plate, spoon on the outside. Fork and napkin go on the left unless napkin is decorative on the center of the plate, which is acceptable with a napkin ring. Napkin does not go on the right.

[@Stoffmonster467]

​@@pcbassoon3892spoon on top, frommoutside to inside in direction of the meal plan, e g soup spoon, dessert spoon inwards.

[@belindawallace5203]

I lived with my grandmother as a child and we had serviettes and everyone had their own ring. Mine was pewter with a Malaysian design so I’m guessing it was a gift from my aunt - I still have it tucked away in a drawer but it’s not been used in years. When the table was laid, in our house, the napkins were placed on the side plate to the left of your fork. Absolutely love your cute cows ❤

[@maramakesjournals2319]

Lovely story!

[@mermaid1717]

I was born in 1982. We had napkin rings for decorative purposes. When not using the kitchen table, the table was still set with decorative napkins & napkin rings. Plus, the table would be set with them at Thanksgiving & Christmas with them, too. They are less & less common, but still definitely a thing people do... at least at holiday time.

[@kitterzy]

My MIL used to use napkin rings for special occasions. She had a set of Christmas trees she’d put paper napkins through. We gave her a set of bunny ones when our children were born so they could come over at Easter and have bunny napkin rings on her table. The kids are all grown (college-aged) and my MIL passed a couple of years ago, but we still have the napkin rings even though we don’t really use them anymore.

[@CSILVESTRO1]

My grandmother had napkin rings every meal time and it was iconic on her dinner table :) defiantly generational as no one else has used them since but they gave such memories.

[@sharkis43]

I think a lot of the reason they aren't used much is because of disposable napkins. My grandma loved them but mostly for decoration. We use cloth napkins and I just keep my napkin at my spot at the table and we each know whosl sit where!

[@zarinaa1135]

My family has a big collection of napkin rings of lots of different styles because my mom loves setting beautiful tables. (We're religious Jews and have 'dinner parties' every single week and use napkin rings regularly.) I often see napkin rings at my friends places for our gatherings so I thought it was normal, but I could live in an outlier community. Really interesting that you said the intention of them was to help differentiate people's places because my experience has been that they are nearly always the same. Having different ones for each place is notable. I really like them because they guarantee that you have something to play with at the table. Though pottery napkin rings don't look like they lend themselves to that. Especially when they look as cute as yours the temptation is maddening!

[@KTCoope]

I keep wondering if you could make them be a handle for the top of a jar as well, like the mushroom set have little mushrooms on top. I guess it would have to be a really big one but a cow themed jar/pot feels like it would be cute.

[@justineallen6071]

lids to cookie jars, canisters.

[@annerobertz4712]

In my family, growing up, the point of a napkin ring (usually crocheted with our name embroidered) had the purpose of identifying each of us' fabric napkin, because we'd be using the same one for the week or so. It's not like we were using them that much that we'd need a new one after each meal 😄

[@CrypticFen]

My in-laws do the same thing. Everyone has their own ring so it's easy to keep track whose napkin is whose. It was a nice moment of acceptance when I got my own one.

[@p0etrygh0st]

Agreed. Parents still do this. But for me what makes the cow useless is that it would be easy to pull off the napkin and knock over the porcelain cow onto the floor and break it. In my experience most people at home don't use napkins at all. And so the only place you see them is at restaurants where they are washed after every person so you don't need a ring. Or at a kids party where they are disposable. I have napkins but don't use them.

[@JoyHanford]

We do this in my house and I spread this message at my pottery studio. I make unique napkin rings and sell them with cloth napkins as a set with the story of the seven day napkin week. Napkin rings are always a part of my classes!

[@pcbassoon3892]

​@@p0etrygh0st You don't use napkins when you eat? That's so weird.

[@DianeGraft]

My mom tells me that back when she was in college, they would have one cloth napkin each day, that they would use for all three meals. At the end of the meal they would tuck the napkin into their personal napkin ring to mark it for the next meal. I use paper napkins at most meals, and so really have no need for napkin rings. When I do use cloth napkins, it's just for one fancy meal, so I really have no need for napkin rings. I wonder if there's some other good use for the things.

[@puppylove2363]

They came out so cute!! I love the food pun ones. I wonder if you could carve a little indent in the backside and put a tiny round mirror on the backside? Then they can be kitschy decor items?

[@Syzygyzzz]

Or a kitsch photo frame.

[@Stephfilms]

They were cute, useless but very cute, loved the burger one. Knowing how long they dry really puts into perspective how much time is spent on your creations. 8 days just for the molds and the. They still need to go in the kiln. Wow ❤

[@thornado84]

When I was in college, I would have lunch with a nun whose family had sponsored a scholarship I received. She had a zebra napkin holder that was gifted to her on a trip to Africa. She is the only person I’ve known to use a napkin holder. It was used to make sure that she knew which napkin was hers at each meal in the convent’s cafeteria. It also helped me when I would pick up her silverware to know which ones were hers. ❤️

[@jaggymonster]

My MIL loves using napkin rings for any fancy family get together. They're always matching and are an extra bit of decoration to the placements.

[@gemmeldrakes2758]

My mother taught Home Ec so I learnef formal table setting rathet early as a child. We had napkin rings for the cloth napkins. They are especially useful for doing certain decorative napkin folds. However I don't know many people who use them now. Styles and tastes have changed. Formal dinner parties with multiple plates, fancy silverware, etc., have given way to more relaxed dining.

[@Nasalkeihpos]

Growing up we used napkin rings for fancy meals. It meant we didn’t have to fold the napkin in a fancy manner. Then we stopped using cloth napkins for a while and swapped to paper napkins and they were folded in fancy ways by us kids. I don’t think I own any now, but I am on the look out for come copper or brass napkin rings because I think they are pretty

[@noneofbizorjuliejt6466]

I love my brass napkin rings because they look so striking on the table

[@LauraMe...]

I have been to a few formal dinners where cloth napkins and napkins rings were used. I didn't catch the date on the mold, but along with geese and pink or blue bows, cows were very popular in the 80s in kitchen and other decor. It was the farm esthetic. Everyone was supposed to buy an old farmhouse, decorate it all up and turn it into early BnBs. I adore your choices in, decorating these. Even the T-bones manage to be cute!

[@samanthadean1083]

My mom used plain napkin rings, I think they were gold? But I’m so glad I’m not the only one seeing something else in the cows nose!!! 😅 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻❤️❤️❤️

[@daftkitykat]

OMG the orange cow with the Orange hill plate are so perfect! I love the little dairy products ones too.

[@nellekehakvoort9347]

I love these! The food theme works really well. I like the burger one the most, because of the colors and the wink to the industry.

[@RijackiTorment]

The whimsy of the food ones is over the top adorable! But yeah, napkin rings are rarely used now for their original function, but you can use them to hold other things like serving utensils to keep them off the table. Or decoratively with anything that will fit in the ring.

[@Draca151]

I grew up seeing them in the department stores, like for formal dinners like the holidays. We never got them or used them in my family. From what I saw they were always matching sets, so that idea of making your napkin distinct isn't something we did over here in the States. It was just a way to fancy up the table settings. I absolutely love what you did with the little cows. I think the purple one and the milkshake are my favorites.

[@SwirlingSoul]

I'd make a new mold of the one you still have! And at first I was like, would I use a napkin ring? But when I saw it in it's proper setting, ON the plate with the napkin in it... it was absolutely perfect and it really does finish the table setting. It's SO much fun. I can imagine other kinds of holders, too, christmas, easter, birthdays, etc. I'd not use this for every day settings though, unless were a napkin person all the time perhaps. 😁

[@lochleenmacgregor]

This was my thought too! For some of the broken moulds, you could make a silicone cast of the ones you can pour, and make a plaster cast... I know it seems like quite a bit of work, but it would be awesome to save some of the moulds that are cute, but not in the best shape! I think it would also not be as difficult as it seems.

[@makerjanedesigns6405]

I think the issue with that is that the drying and firing process shrinks the final piece so making a new mold out of this will be much smaller.

[@Garouwerks]

I'm 53 and have used napkin rings before. However they were for "dress up" occasions, and holidays. Some people prefer to use cloth napkins over paper ones, and the napkin holders/rings, help with that, they also (as you mention) tell a person's place setting, and too are for long-table dinner parties. We may think they are out of fashion, but they are not for others who always set a table with cloth napkins. We have them in different stores here for parties and holidays. Just depends on how fancy ya wanna be. ; ^D

[@ChantelleArts]

honestly I would have had no clue what these were if you hadn't have said!! 😮 they look adorable and my favourite is the ice cream pattern ❤

[@moda78z]

Never had one, never used one. 😁🇸🇪 Definitely for decoration nowadays 👍

[@Ains810]

They are so cute! I need that orange one. I hope they go up on the next restock. I wonder what else we could use them for

[@teresahamilton7801]

the cow w/food design set is so cute. i think napkin rings could come back because we should be using less paper napkins to help save our planet''s resources. cloth napkins can be used over & over for years. i entertained often thru 1990s to 2010s & have quite a few sets of different type napkin ring sets (w/cloth napkins) used for different seasons/themes. i also made my own beaded ring sets.

[@dmmomma]

Genius! What a clever idea to make products of the guest of honor at the table! They look awesome!

[@RisWish]

All of my grandparents still use cloth napkins and napkin rings! My paternal grandparents actually have napkin pouches for themselves, my aunt embroidered a male duck on one and a female one on the other like 30 years ago 😂 guests get silver napkin rings at their house. My other grandparents have a beach house by the Baltic sea and have wooden sea themed napkin rings there (lobster, starfish etc.)

[@26angelaa]

have you considered recasting the mould. Maybe creating silicone moulds to work from etc. If its something you love and will be able to sell. look at making it something that will last forever. If I had the money I wish I could either make or commission a whole new dinner service like the mushroom range

[@The_mermaid_of_stars]

we only ever use napkin rings for christmas dinner in my mothers house she made them all herself too and each is in persons favourite colours. I love the designs on these funky little cows and wonder if you smoothed the back of the flat could they work as a tea light holder? like just something to sit around it so it doesn't get knocked?

[@erinnix3197]

They're so cute! My grandma had them for extra decorations during special holiday celebrations, like Christmas. They didn't have any identifying markings. They were all the same, but they were pretty.

[@savannahcarlon7033]

The chaos in this video is everything. I often feel like a cute kind of useless.

[@britchesanstitches4624]

Have you thought to reach out to see if there is a way to fix the break like a 3D printer could possibly make part of that mould or even a silicone plug or even the expanding foam could plug the hole

[@butternutsquash6984]

Those are super cute! Cows were all the rage in kitchen decor 20 or so years ago. Grew up using cloth napkins much of the time. Napkin rings are super useful for families who eat dinner together every night.

[@kellyhitz150]

These cows are absolutely adorable. I would start using those napkin rings just for their cuteness. My mother used cloth napkins and napkin rings.

[@satjus]

I use fabric napkins every day. They bring a bit fanciness to life! I've made the napkins all myself on one winter i was unemployed and i think there is dozen or so different colours of then and all together maybe 200 individual pieces. A bit of extra something for every day. And more one uses them better they became to use, softer that is. I have never bought papertowels for kitchen. And when I have visitors I use napkin rings.

[@pcbassoon3892]

Fabric napkins are also cheaper and less wasteful, especially if you made them yourself.

[@bethanynlong]

I would absolutely use these for holding different things or attaching them to wreaths... some sort of craft. I love them!

[@JudyTeel-yq9lx]

I think they are adorable! You painted them perfectly and they turned out so cute. Great job!!

[@razzuie]

I have a few sets of napkins for different occasions with napkin rings to go with them. I’m always looking for new ones in thrift shops 😊

[@cherihatcher7871]

These are adorable. Would be great for a Sunday morning brunch. The ice cream ones would be cute for a ice cream party.

[@franciscorosa1498]

This would just make me buy a whole set of teacups, plates, and bowls that perfectly match, so definitely a good sell. I love having tea parties with my friends where we fake being extra fancy/rich so these would be perfect lol

[@carolynturk-hu7je]

I had a different purpose for the cow napkin ring holder. Put a hook in it and ladies can use it for scarves(drape through), necklaces(clasp and unclasp on), kitchen towel holder(again drape through). Hang on the wall, there you go....what do you think?

[@ayuboo89]

omg the paint jobs are so creative. they look cute and fun and i envy your creativity.

[@lesahodgkins1674]

Definitely the burger cow. Love love that one. I think if I had them I would so display them. Super cute ❤

[@shaunna6673]

Those turned out great! My absolute favorites are the food-decorated ones! Super cute!

[@ladyofwildrose]

So cute! Yes, have been to many functions where napkin rings are used. Even today especially at weddings and anniversaries. Many people in North America make a big deal out of Christmas and Thanksgiving and Easter and still use napkin rings to dress their table. The cows would be great at a Bar b que, a party for the bridesmaids and groomsmen, Birthday parties. A touch of whimsy 😊

[@adigoesswimming]

I have napkin rings! We're a cloth napkin family-my grandparents have always used them and while my family only did for holidays, I use them for everyday meals. I bought some just to be decorative, but they're very handy for outdoor meals. We have a big table and benches outside and for sit-down dinners in nice weather they keep the napkins from blowing away as well as being nicely decorative. My kiddo even made some for last Easter from paper towel rolls and egg carton flowers. They ended up really cute!

[@gypsi812]

Love the food idea!😂 We use napkin rings for holidays, but yeah, they are kind of going the way of salt cellars, pretty but unnecessary.

[@clorysconcoctions]

Yes I love napkin rings. Love to go totally special for a dinner, and place settings deserve a napkin ring! I love the cows!

[@cherylburkitt9722]

I love these mooies..in the 70s we used fabric napkins on special occasions and napkin rings..I didn't know the meaning til you said.. I can't remember ones as cute as yours..it's lovely to have a napkin to use when dining and a cute little cow face looking at you is adorable 🥰

[@NAllen-tf5yj]

They look so darling!! It would be so cute with a little message on the inside of the ring. When you remove the napkin you’ll be able to read it. Ie…. Like eat dessert first, moo, IDK, I think that would be so cute❤

[@qwertydeluxe]

The milkshake one is especially cute! The complementary colors make it pop

[@crowdedcar]

Waking up to Hozier’s new album AND a new Shelby vid?? It’s a beautiful Friday indeed!!! Gorgeous little t-bone cow 😂 love all of them equally but the t-bone made me giggle so much

[@doralevitt2879]

They're so adorable- now all you need are matching salt and pepper shakers!! 🤩🤗💖🐮🥩🐄

[@cherylhuot4436]

So cute!!! The cow products, cows are my favorite!! Napkin rings are more for a formal dinner. But I think they went out of daily use when Paper napkins were invented.

[@nariu7times328]

what a delightful take on COWS. I low how you stretch ideas in many different directions!

[@TraumaMomma]

So I just found you this past weekend and am watching back through a lot of your old videos. I find them so soothing (love your voice, tone, accent... I"m from Oklahoma, USA). My grandmother had a lot of different napkin ring sets; she entertained a lot. Hers were all sets that had identical rings and all had 36 rings (we had a huge family.) Eventually, we started using paper napkins (but the nicer ones) and metal trays that had disposable liners that laid on top of them. There were always far too many dishes to do when family got together or when she had any of her guests or hosted a dinner. These are so cute! The napkins go on the left side or in the middle of the plate in a formal table setting, which is informatin that served me well as a kid when helping at her house, but is useless information now. I will never set a formal table as an adult (I'm 51 and haven't set one since she passed away 13 years ago and my family is super small.)

[@theemster7417]

These would be so cute for the kids' table at a restaurant or something like a wedding dinner!

[@holliemattox6864]

I think they are adorable. I've never had or used napkin rings. To repurpose them they might make a cute little picture frame or even a little clock or timer. Since you can only make one at a time they could always be a special order. Love them though especially the food themed ones 🥰🐄

[@karyleighsiess9348]

My mother in law uses napkin rings for us to keep track of our own cloth napkin between meals and I love it!! One small way to reduce waste and conserve energy by washing less often.

[@hyasynth9206]

When my great grandma passed; I got her 4set marble napkin rings. Simple but beautiful. I miss her all the time, so I think I've been wanting to decorate in the kitschy 60s-70s look. I have her old notepad holder that's an ear of corn with eyes. My grandma (her daughter) hated that thing, but I loved it. Those cows are adorable btw! The milkshake is super cute

[@izzzicm]

These turned out SO cute!!! The food ones are so clever, my favorite is definitely the milkshake cow.

[@damealeta3541]

OMG Cows are my absolute favorite animal! These are adorable and I'd get them just to have them for display! 🐄💚

[@TomWDW1]

These are adorable!! I grew up in the country and had a pet cow :-) I also host dinner parties with my friends a lot and I do use napkin rings. I think of them less as "useful" and more as a decorative piece. I'd by the multicolored set in a heartbeat! ❤❤

[@knittingknaomi]

Oh my goodness! I adore the little food cows! I would actually get napkins and holders if they looked like that! ❤

[@laurbar1292]

They turned out sooo freaking cute!! 🥰 I absolutely love them all!

[@OrigamiMarie]

Aaah those are so cute! I love both the splotch shapes and the food shapes.

[@sleepytiger78]

I use napkin rings for holiday meals at my house! I have a small family so I like to set a nice table to make it extra special. I like to accordion fold my napkins, slip the ring on and fan the ends out on top of the plate.

[@kimconnollysolocampermarri467]

I lived in France for a year and got very used to having napkins. I got rings for my whole family and we used them regularly but it did create a lot of washing. Now I only use them for big family dinners. I think I should make some of these for the grandkids though so when they come to my house, they have their own rings. Love your work.

[@thehennapeacock]

I grew up with napkin rings for special occasions. I have a metal one with my initials inscribed onto it. Im also a Shelby, and i originally started watching your videos because I was like ‘omg another shelby!’ Because i’ve only ever known one other person with the same name. But i love your work so much, and everything is always so cute and sweet. I love this series and look forwards to seeing your videos pop up. ❤

[@SharonKBM]

I love them! I did not see the nose thing until it was pointed out either, but now I can't unsee it!! Ha! I had no idea napkin rings were used to identify everyone's napkin back in the day. I am in my early 60s and in the 1980s and early 1990s we always used napkin rings for Sunday dinner with the family, but they were used as table decor because we always just washed the napkins after every use. Napkin rings were always used no matter who hosted dinner. I had several sets in various materials, including sterling silver ones, wooden ones, pumpkin ones for Fall, and several for Christmas. I think they are old-fashioned but maybe they are making a come-back.

[@MegaMindyLou]

So 90’s. I love them. Especially with the plates. Instead of making a set that all match each other, making one match a plate is genius. Great job. ❤

[@lindastent-campbell5130]

90s? More like 40, 50s, 60's, 70's

[@roscoedacat8288]

I use napkins rings since we stopped using paper napkins. We clear the table and put them to the side and the holders tells us whose is whose. Also, they are cute 🥰

[@marymacdonald805]

Love the burger one best! I have napkin rings but they are the same and are just to add decorations to the table. These would be great for a tea!

[@kaydavis6752]

Fill in the hole with more clay and just model as figurines? Could you source a simple battery clock that would fit the space?

[@lesleyrosasunstoppable2381]

I got napkin rings as a wedding gift and felt very grown up as a young wife, setting my table with my napkin rings. Mine were wooden. These are incredibly cute and would make great memories for children. Super cute!! Table jewelry!!

[@ThestuffthatSaralikes]

LOL!!! My first thought when you flipped him over was “MOObies”!!!! Ohhhh that nose. He is SO cute!!

[@jpendowski7503]

Your cows are delightful. Napkin rings are kind of extra, mostly for cloth napkins at nice meals. If they are used for environmental purposes it can be a cool decor item. 💜

[@tenaoconnor7510]

They are adorable 🥰 I would have them as permanent decorations on my table. Sometimes I use chopsticks and I don’t have the traditional rest for them and I thought they would be cute as chopstick rest’s rather than a boring little piece that would get easily lost on the table 😊

[@lizmarin9568]

The food design ones are absolutely adorable! They all turned out so cute!!

[@Wyldthorn]

We turned a few of the handed down napkin rings into Christmas ornaments. Those were fun to make and something a little more unique for the tree.

[@OneGuyOnline2]

Glad to see you have so much fun with these. At dinners I attended, the napkin and ring were placed in the center of the plate, so you had to put your napkin in your lap before the meal was served. The ring could be placed at the head of the service set. So the little cow would be watching you eat your dinner in this case. lol. Perhaps a built in friend. ha ha

[@jenessalarge7621]

They're good for holding napkins if it's a windy day, but i once the meal has started I don't think they would get used again. But maybe as a place holder if u are getting up and walking around and coming back to the table (for the next part of a meal for instance). These ones are super cute though!

[@naboos4432]

My Mom was a huge collector of cow paraphernalia and she would have been so excited to see these! We used napkin rings for traditional family dinners (Thanksgiving, Christmas, etc) or special events where we'd break out the fine china and do an entire dinner table decor.

[@donnadozier4294]

I love your views with food items on them! So cute!❤

[@peckishpagan]

I love the little burger one!!!🥰 I don’t use napkin rings but I’ve been to dinners where napkin rings were used just to be fancy. If I’m gonna be fancy I fold my napkins to look like fans.

[@ms_katia2267]

They are so whimsical I love them ❤

[@jinjib7809]

I can’t unsee the resemblance now, but I do love the cow product themed items! That same theme could be used on other cow themed items you have, like the gravy boat or whatever that cow shaped pouring piece was? My mom actually has a few different styles of napkin rings and she just likes to dress up the table sometimes. One of my favorites are rings made of pottery in the shape of a lily, where the stem touches the flower to make a hook. The flowers are white, with a yellow stamen and green leaves and stems. Dressing up a table isn’t my cup of tea, but it does looks nice!

[@hollypierce3076]

I really do think that napkin rings were are generational thing, I definitely remember my grandparents on my moms side throwing big family gatherings, with the whole table decor setup, napkin rings, a centerpiece, water glasses and wine glasses and all the different silverware and place setting plates. I always loved going to those parties as a little girl, I would get to wear big frilly dresses and once in a while my Grammy would put rouge on my cheeks!! So nostalgic!! All that because of your napkin rings 😂😂❤ ILY Shelby❤❤

[@ixchelssong]

I remember having them in my and relatives' houses, when I was young, but they were only used for special occasions. Also some restaurants use them.

[@maloryk]

I have a set of carved wooden napkin rings that I use when hosting holiday dinners but they are just decorative for setting the table, once everyone sits down and removes them their only function is decorative ❤