Easy Accents

Jazz up a summer table with fresh, fun paper flourishes

Written by Jessica Tolliver • Styled by Matthew Mead
Photographed by Sam Gray

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Next time you throw a summer party, why not make the celebration more memorable by dressing up the table with a few festive handmade touches? Costly linens and fancy table accents aren’t required. Everything you need to make a statement can be found at your local craft store. Thanks to the soaring popularity of scrapbooking, pretty papers in complementary patterns and colors abound. And with the simplest of tools—a ruler, scissors, glue and a paper punch—you can turn these coordinated papers into your own eye-catching table runners, napkin rings and party bags.

Take a look at the slideshow for inspiration.

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