How To Fold A Fancy Dinner Napkin

Yesterday, we had a fancy dinner and discussed what our family will do in 2013. It was a huddle where we, the parents, told our kids what we expect of them this year and our family focus - being doers in 2013. 

What does this have to do with napkins? Well, we couldn't have a fancy dinner without fancy napkins, so I looked online for ideas. There were many to pick from, but I chose this simple yet elegant one. I don't remember what website I got this from, but I did find it using Google Images. 

NOTE: I found the site again. You can link to it here if you care to see the source.

We don't have any cloth napkins, so I used these black paper ones I found stashed away in a drawer. 

Step one: open your napkin and place it in front of you like this, in a diamond shape. 

Step two: Fold the bottom half up and form a triangle. 

Step three: fold corners up to the top of the triangle. 

Step four:  flip it over like this. All open points should now be facing you. 

Step five: fold the bottom half up to form another triangle. 

Step six: fold it over again from right to left. 

If you pick it up, you should see this pleated part along the side. This is the front. 

Step seven: prop it up on your plate like this. 

Now you have a fancy dinner setting. Yay!

 The fancy napkins, ended up in random heaps across our table, but our dinner turned out well and the napkins created an elegant atmosphere when we sat down to eat.