Here you'll find Napkin Folding, Table Settings, Place Settings and more*.

Simple, Elegant, Easy!

Below is a gorgeous place setting using a black table cloth, gray and black placemat, a silver  charger and a smaller gold or brass charger.  Top with a black napkin in a gold ring. You could use the same 2 plate chargers, napkin ring and napkin for both the placesettings below.  Be CREATIVE! 

Look for complete instructions and step by step photos in my upcoming cookbook.

Here's a Simple Napkin trick. Instructions are below.

Start with a napkin ring with a flat edge.  Lay it on your plate, plate charger or place setting, as shown.  "Fan" fold your napkin, a stiffer napkin works best.  Crease the folds with your fingers to help hold them in place.  Fold the placemat in half, lining up edges, hold top edges together with a paper clip  (your guest will have to remove the paper clip if you use one.  They can put the paper clip under the edge of their plate/plate charger).    Put the end where it's folded, in the napkin ring and let the napkin fan open to the table.   Looks elegant, and it's simple and quick.

I like the look of this napkin when it's arranged this way.  It makes it more interesting to have the two sides different where they come together.

*The "Tips" & "Tricks" are excerpts from my cookbook, "Vegan to Shrimp."