Going to Great Lengths
Vivid yellow accents lend dazzling freshness to our table for 10. Paper loop-de-loop centerpieces and votive wrappers match the circles and drops that hang above the table; even the tulips, placed into similarly wrapped 5-inch-tall vases, echo the arrangements' bulbous shapes.

At each seat, a 3-inch paper teardrop bearing a guest's name and embellished with a tiny yellow strand of ribbon serves as both napkin ring and place card; a larger ribbon, tied in a single-loop slipknot, lashes each napkin to its salad plate. Before the meal, guide guests to their seats with the help of a beribboned bulletin board. Wrap the perimeter of a piece of plywood in paper tape to cover its rough edges. Then, using ribbons and fabric strips in assorted colors and patterns, cut pieces long enough to stretch across the board and around to the back. Stretch each ribbon across the surface, stapling both ends to back of board.

To create seating cards, print a grosgrain pattern on 3-by-3-inch pieces of card stock (choose one to download below); then write or print each guest's name above the ribbon motif, and fold the card in half horizontally. Insert the back halves of the cards between ribbons and board.

Herringbone Ribbon Template
Ribbed Ribbon Template
Ruffled Ribbon Template
Thin Grosgrain Ribbon Template
Woven Ribbon Template

Pure Wrapture
Do guests a favor and present them with tokens of affection that you've planted inside these petite flower-topped boxes. Wrap each small box with a belt of layered ribbons or a strip of woven fabric, and cap it off with a single fabric blossom. Then line the boxes up under an arrangement of branches wrapped in seam binding and bedecked with more blooms for a minimalist look that holds maximum appeal. Use branches from your own yard, or purchase from a local nursery.
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