I found some Easter table and napkin inspiration in the March/April issue of Southern Lady Magazine~
Napkin-Turned-Tussie-Mussie!
Fun for dressing up white dishes and providing your family & guests with a few Easter treats!
You’ll want to use a solid color or a reversible-patterned napkin, since both the front and the back will be visible when you create your Tussie Mussie.
There are a couple of methods to create
your Napkin Tussie Mussies.
The first way and a little more challenging:
Fold your napkin into a square.
Fold down one corner to create a cuff. Flip napkin over and roll into a cone shape. Tuck your ends and tie with a ribbon.
Your finished Tussie Mussie will hold its shape better if you use a napkin/fabric that has some body or iron your napkin.
The fun part is filling your
Tussie Mussies with goodies. . .
Candy or decorative eggs and chocolate carrots tucked in among decorative paper shred or Easter grass. . .
Include a chocolate wrapped
Easter Greeting. . .
Or fill them with flatware
or add a few flowers. . .
The second & easy way:
Use a solid napkin with a decorative trim or edge. Fold napkin in half and then roll into a cone shape.
Fill Tussie Mussie with shred or Easter grass to hold the shape and treats!
You can provide an extra napkin for your guests so the Tussie Mussie stays wrapped and keeps the grass contained during your meal :)
Mini Daffodils are just the right size and stay fresh with florist water tube/picks from the floral supply aisle at Michaels or Hobby Lobby~
Decorative chocolate~ House of Dorchester~ HomeGoods & T.J. Maxx
Decorative Eggs~ Michaels
Napkins~ Kohl’s, HomeGoods, Bed, Bath & Beyond
Plates~ Mikasa Stanton & Paula Deen Whitaker
Flatware~ Oneida Community Evening Star
Sooo refreshing & inspiring !!! A jumpstart for the day ! (6am / 30F and dark outside my VA window – )
What kind of software do you use to create such wonderful multiple picture postcards ?
Thank you so much and Have a great & inspiring day !
Thank you! I use Picasa, it’s free :)
The Dorchester chocolates are fabulous-everything is beautiful!
I love Tussie Mussies. Adorable!!! Happy Easter!
So darling!
Just delightful- love the chocolates and the small flowers tucked into the napkin-and a great tutorial on folding!
Cheers!
Your tussie-messiest are darling! Happy Easter!
These are fabulous!! I have mini daffs that have just burst through the frozen tundra here but I don’t think they will be blooming in time for Easter. xo
So beautiful! Thanks for inspring my Saturday!
their so sweet….love this idea.
Napkins are one of my favorite ways of dressing a table so your tussle mussie is a perfect addition to my napkin folding tricks. Very clever with your varied fillings.
YOU MADE MY DAY !!!! I scrolled down the emails until I saw yours! Absolutely wonderful !!!! Loved the quaint colors !!!!! thank you !!!!!!,
I love starting my day with your posts. I’m a big fan of violets and violas and have a friend who’s 92 year old Mother does egg painting so these past couple of mornings have been especially fun.
Absolutely darling! I LOVE Easter so anything I see makes me smile! Thank you for sharing!
I will gladly take any with polka dots and flat ware. Love them Mary.
These are so charming! I was looking for something for our family Easter table, and these are perfect! I can see this adapted for other special days, too. Your posts always brighten my day and inspire me. THANKS!
I loved this post! I have the perfect napkins for it :-)
Mary, this is the prettiest tussie mussie idea I’ve seen. It’s totally charming! I’ve always loved the tradition of a tussie mussie for spring. I’ve got a pattern and had planned to make some for friends, but may now make them in a napkin or hankie. Love this idea!
Mary, your tussie mussies are just darling. I especially like the solid colored ones with the picot edge. No wonder those napkins hopped home with you!
Perfect for our all ages Easter dinner! Thanks!
These are adorable and perfect for Easter! Thanks for show us how to do this Mary!
hugs, Linda
Absolutely beautiful! So perfect for Easter. Thanks for sharing.
So darling. I love the Dorchester chocolate bars and the paper mache eggs. Anyone any age would be thrilled to have a surprise laden tussie mussie on their plate.Yours are delightful!
What a lovely Easter table. I think Easter is my favorite time of the year.
Oh so cute! I would be thrilled to find one of these at my place setting Mary! I’ve collected those Victorian eggs for a while too and use them on my Easter tree-fun:@)
Beautiful, love the folds and the goodies. Think I’ll try both. They look so pretty on your white plates.
Beautiful and very creative! Lovely accents for any table…May Day comes to mind…My mother would use paper cones made from decorative paper or paper doilies for May Day tussie mussies…
Really adorable napkin fold, Mary. I don’t think I’m going to be entertaining for Easter this year but I’m pinning this to remember for next year!
What a wonderful rendition! OMG so pretty. I love this. I could see these at Christmas too. Or birthday parties.. thanks so much for sharing and brightening our day. xo malris
These are adorable! What a neat idea.
– The Tablescaper
Love all the mussie tussies! These could not be cuter! I can tell you had a lot of fun doing this and the ideas were flowing! What a fun surprise for an Easter table or any table! Adorable!
Jenna
Oooohhhh! I like!!!!!!!! What a great touch for the Easter table!
Love it is all I can say! I’m going to copy this idea for my Easter Table! I can’t wait for my guests to see these! Adorable….thank you! thank you!
These are the cutest sweetest things,ever, I can only imagine the excitement of anyone sitting down at the table with that in front of them, they are such a wonderful surprise for anyone of any age…love the creativity…
Oh my Mary, I LOVE all of your napkins. Thanks for the great tutorial!!
so very pretty….Everything looks adorable…Happy Easter to you…:):)
Mary, these are so fantastic! I love how you’ve tied them together with the French-wired ribbon. What a sweet idea, and I know that my girls would love this!
Super post!
You inspire me each and every time I come to visit you. These are adorable Mary! Absolutely charming. I have those Lindt carrots too. Love all of their Easter chocolates this year. Thank you so much for such an enjoyable visit!
Big Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
Mary ~ I got so excited about this adorable post that I pinned your tussie mussies on our Easter Community pinboard. I should have asked you first and not I cannot figure out how to delete them. I did give your site credit for the pics. Email me so we can discuss this. I don’t want you to be mad at me. I just love your creations and I jumped the gun. Sorry.
Big Hugs,
Susan and Bentley
They are all so beautiful! I love the polka dot napkin and the yellow/lavender best of all, though.
first i am so smitten with the name tussie mussie, i can just see a little mouse with a bonnet rolling these up for a tea party with the white duck and baby golden chick. i am WILD over your purple and yellow combo, it just thrills me, my idea of perfection. darling and inventive as ever.
A few years ago, people looked at me like I was crazy when I talked about tussie mussies~~how refreshing that their time has come back ’round again. I’m just an old-fashioned kinda gal (as I write this on my ‘puter). This is just lovely, thanks for sharing!
These are just too pretty for words, Mary! Such wonderfully creative ideas…I’ll have a hard time choosing which ones to do first.
Your talent never ceases to amaze me.
Thank you so very much for sharing your beautiful work with us!
Hugs,
Rett
these are adorable! Your guests will absolutely love them. The chocolate bars are so pretty.
I, like so many others, found this post to be a visual delight! As with all your other postings, the creative ideas are furthered enhanced by your wonderful photography. I had purchased the picot trim napkins from Kohl’s and returned them because the fabric was a bit heavy. When I saw your tussie mussies, I knew I had made a mistake. So, off I went to repurchase the napkins, and luckily they still had them and they were less expensive than before. I think it will be the green napkins with yellow trim for Easter Sunday and the yellow napkins with lavendar trim for a ladies luncheon. Thank you so much for the idea. MM
I am off in the gently falling snow…a beaitufull site to behold to buy some goodies for us to make these for our extended family dinner on Easter. Thanks for the inspiration!
These are so adorable, Mary! I had completely forgotten about tussle-missies!
I love this idea! You are sooo creative!
Very pretty! I’m pinning this to my Easter board. Little Bit
I love these tussie mussies. What a good idea. I think I’ll have to do this. Susan @ throughmyporchwindow.blogspot.com
Oh my word, these are gorgeous. What a stunning and creative idea. Thanks so much for joining TTT and I hope you have a very Blessed Easter. Hugs, Marty
What a lovely Easter table these make! I had never heard of tussie-mussies but they are perfect for special occasion table settings! I would love to have you share them at my party! The Rock N Share!
Sooooooo beautiful! I love your blog. You have great taste girl!
Your designs are gorgeous thank for sharing…
I love the tussie mussie napkins, they are adorable. Guess what I will be practicing…
I love the napkin fold Mary. Thanks so much for the beautiful tutorial!
These tussie-mussies are beautiful!!!! What a beautiful presentation. I love the fabric you used and the pretties and flowers. Look so like an Easter Basket? I will have to do this next year. I love what you created. Lovely….
Thanks for stopping by my blog, dear Mary! I hope I can practice these beautiful napkins. They are such a lovely touch to a table! Happy Easter to you!!
I saw this earlier this week and it knocked my socks off! I’m making these for an upcoming holiday! Adorable!
Very Pretty post with lovely tutorials…thank you…:):)
They look perfect! What a wonderful addition to a Spring table!
I am always looking for new napkin folds…the tussy muss is such a cute idea for spring, especially for an Easter table.