Lovely Lotus Flowers

As we are having a holiday luncheon tomorrow, we set the table for it tonight. I thought that I would put up instructions on how to fold a napkin into a lotus flower. Hey, you never know when you can use this kind of information. It might be useful someday. :-)

Step #1- Find a plain 'ole square napkin, and lay it flat.
Step #2- Take each of the four corners and fold them up to the center.Step #3- Pinch the corners in the center together with one hand, hold your breath, and flip the whole thing over with the other hand.

Warning: O.C.D (obsessive compulsive disorder) suffers, this part may not turn out perfectly. So, take a deep breath, and just leave it!
Step #4- Once again, fold each of the four corner to the center. When you are done, it should look like this:
Step #5- Lift up a corner and tug on the corner of fabric you will find underneath. It works. Trust me.

Do this to all four corners. "Lift it up, tug it out, turn it around, repeat."
The finished flower.
Carefully(!!) move it onto a plate. Take your time, no hurry. I stress this point, for the lovely flower you see above is no longer with us. I smooshed it as I was trying to move it. A moment of silence for the flower, if you please.
I would suggest placing something heavy in the middle of your lotus flower. Like a glass, or, if all else fails, your elbow.

Enjoy your tastefully folded napkins, until dinner time when they will be promptly unfolded. Ah, well. The ladies in my family would tell you that presentation is everything!

posted by Lydia