These Santa napkin rings will look so cute on your Christmas dinner table! Make them with inexpensive supplies including toilet paper rolls – perfect for beginners.

Skills Required: None. Even if you’ve never made anything before, you’ll be able to achieve this project. You’re using scissors/a craft knife and a hot glue gun to bring everything together.

It’s truly amazing, the things you can make with cardboard tubes. Let’s face it – “cardboard tubes” is the fancy name for toilet paper rolls. You know, the same ones that you put in the recycling bins on a regular basis or save for kids crafts.

Well I have a toilet paper roll treat for you today, my holiday friends. Because as it turns out, Santa napkin rings are one of those amazing things you can make with cardboard tubes! And they are really easy to do.

The premise is very simple, but these look like a million bucks on your Christmas dinner table. Sure, napkin rings are never required . . . but they do add a little something to the holiday festivities.

Given how fast these are to make, it’s not out of the realm of possibility that you could have several of these done and ready the night before Christmas. Yep, they’re that quick!

You’re going to complete this recycled Christmas project in five simple steps: cut the toilet paper roll, cut and apply the felt, add the belt, add the buckle, then add the first trim. And the first step is kind of a “half step.”

Honestly this holiday project is so easy that kids could make them. Maybe they want to make a set of their own for the kids’ Christmas table? Wouldn’t that be so cute?!

Gather These Supplies

Toilet paper rolls – makes two napkin rings
Red felt (about 2 x 6″ per ring)
Gold glitter craft foam or ribbon (a small square per ring)
Black glitter ribbon (about 6″ per ring)
Faux fur ribbon or just faux fur fabric
Ruler
Craft knife
Scissors

What do you think of these? Are you in? I bet no one at the table guesses what they are made of. It’ll be our little secret!

DIY Christmas napkin rings that are Santa inspired

I just love the way that these Christmas napkin holders look, and they compliment just about any decor. Get the printable how to below:

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Santa Napkin Rings

You're going to love making these Christmas napkin holders that are themed like Santa Claus's coat! So cute.

Active Time1 30

Dry Time1

Total Time2 30

Yield: napkin rings

Cost: $5

Equipment

Materials

3 toilet paper rolls makes two napkin rings
2 pieces Felt sheet(s) red, about 2 x 6" per ring
1 piece Gold glitter craft foam or ribbon, a small square per ring
1 piece Black glitter craft foam or ribbon, about 6" per ring
2 Faux fur pieces or ribbon

Instructions

Cut the toilet paper tubes in half. The rolls will bend a little bit in the center while you're cutting, and you'll have to bend them back.
Each piece of toilet paper tube is about 2" tall and 6" in diameter. Cut strips of felt about 1 3/4" and then about 6 1/4" for overlap. (Measure your toilet paper roll, because I doubt they're all the exact same size).
Apply hot glue to the red felt and wrap around the toilet paper roll. Secure the end with hot glue. Repeat with the remaining felt and rolls.
Cut a length of black glitter ribbon to fit if it doesn't already. I ended up having to cut mine in half with a craft knife and ruler because it was a little too wide.
Add hot glue to the ribbon and wrap it around "Santa's middle." Secure it on the other side, attaching the ribbon to itself.
Use a craft knife and ruler to cut a small square of gold foam or paper.
Cut a small square of black ribbon and attach it to the center of the gold square with hot glue.
Press the gold square down onto the black ribbon using hot glue. Repeat with the remaining rolls.
Cut strips of fur ribbon or faux fur to fit both the top and bottom of your napkin rings.
Use hot glue to adhere the fur to both the top and the bottom. Hold down until cool. Repeat with the remaining holders to finish.