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New Looks for Books Books and crafts merge into nifty new projects, all perfect for the book-lover in your life. From "Creative Juice" episode DCRJ-108L

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Book-Lover's Napkin Rings

Cathie Filian and Steve Piacenza turn favorite pages into personalized napkin rings.

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Book-Lover's Napkin Rings

Materials:

old book pages
3-mil lamination (available at most copy shops)
3/16" gold eyelets (6 for each napkin ring)
eyelet setter
eyelet hole punch
thin ribbon
scissors
ruler
1/16" hole punch
28-gauge gold wire
seed beads

1. Cut a 5"x2" strip of paper from a book page for each napkin ring (figure A). Laminate the strip using a 3-mil lamination and trim around the strip, leaving a small edge of the clear lamination.

2. To set the eyelets, working on the 2" side of the strip and using the eyelet hole punch, punch three holes 1/4" in from the edge. One hole should be in the center and the other two should be as close to the corners as possible. Repeat on the other side. Using the eyelet setter, attach the eyelets through the six holes (figure B). If desired, ribbon can be laced through the eyelets to tie up the napkin rings.

Figure A

Figure B

3. Working on the 5" side of the strip and using a 1/16" punch, punch 11 evenly spaced holes down the length of the strip, staying close to the edge (figure C). Repeat on the other side.

4. To add beading, secure a 20" piece of wire by placing it through a hole and twisting it back onto itself. Snip off any excess wire with a wire cutter. Thread 10 seed beads onto the wire and loop the wire through the next hole (figure D). Bring the wire back through the beaded loop and pull tight to secure.

Figure C

Figure D

5. Continue the beading and looping process down the edge and secure the end of the wire by twisting it back onto itself (figure E).

6. Lace the ribbon through the eyelets (like a shoelace) and tie in a bow (figure F). When complete, you will have formed a ring ready to hold a napkin.

Figure E

Figure F

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