Wooden Napkin Rings - Repurposed Into Wreath

I remember my mom having some similar napkin rings when I was growing up, and apparently someone had decided that theirs were past their best day and needed to be donated to the thrift store.

I love to thrift shop - and I love to find old, outdated, and even sometimes quirky things to bring home and transform.

Throughout my history of shopping, I've developed some winning hacks that I use every time I shop - and they never let me down. Using them, I always come away with something interesting.

This project is from hack #5 - Think Outside the Box.

One way I do that is to change the orientation of pieces. So when I put these rings on their sides, and began thinking, I saw something totally different - a wreath!

Here's how I made it:

• I started by arranging the rings in a circle and measuring the diameter - 9".

• Next, I cut a 9" piece of card stock to use as a template so I would keep the circle nice and even as I worked.

• Finally, I used construction adhesive to connect the rings and let it dry for 24 hours.

After the adhesive was dry, I painted it metallic silver.

I found some pretty faux flowers, and grabbed some satin ribbon from my stash.

Then I glued the flowers into the holes of the rings, and wove the ribbon through two of the top rings and tied it in a bow for hanging.

Now I have a cute little wreath and those old donated wooden napkin rings are put to use again!

If you'd like more tips on the Think Outside the Box hack, click below to visit my blog, where you can also get the How to Thrift Shop Like a PRO Cheat Sheet.