Personalized paper tablecloths

The use of paper tablecloths, both in restaurants and parties, is becoming more and more common.

In the past, the use of paper tablecloths was avoided because it was considered something shabby and, instead of helping, it ended up detracting from the elegance of the place or event.

Some time ago, the market began to receive paper tablecloths with designs and decorations, others with a texture similar to fabric, a reality that ended up gaining space on the tables.

Today, it is common to find restaurant tables with paper placemats with paper placemats, also at parties.

Tips for making paper tablecloths

Crepe paper tablecloth

It is very common that, when we have a children’s party, a motif is chosen.

Whether it is a character or a theme, this selection influences all areas of the party: Cakes, balloons, decorations and even the music are influenced.

However, there are decorations that go beyond the party industry and we find elements that do not match our theme or simply do not exist.

One of those elements can be the tablecloth, and that is why we will teach you how to make your own crepe paper tablecloth, step by step.

As everything depends on the size of the table, we will only mention the products you need to make your tablecloth.

On your side, you will have to calculate how much material will be necessary to cover the whole structure.

Materials to make paper tablecloths

• Crepe paper
• Flipchart paper
• White glue
• Silicone gun
• Scissors
• Ruler or tape measure

Measure, with a ruler or tape measure, the entire surface to calculate the amount of material you need.

I advise you to buy a little more than what the measurements indicate. Some paper can get damaged and you will find yourself in unnecessary trouble.

With flipchart paper, which you can buy in rolls, you will cover the entire flat surface of the table the entire flat surface of the table.

Using white glue, glue all the edges together to edges to create a large surface the size of your table.

Now, using the same flipchart paper, cover the sides of the table, cover the sides of the table, the idea is that the legs are not visible.

To prevent the weight from knocking over your paper, you can use clamps or clips to hold the flipchart paper to hold the flipchart paper where you need it.

Without opening it, take the crepe paper in the color of the color of the party and cut it into 20 cm wide strips.

With the silicone gun ready to glue, start the crepe paper that will go in the area of the legs of the table the table.

As there will be several layers of paper, it is advisable to glue them from the bottom up to the top.

In the case of our Halloween table, start with a black strip and then an orange one orange strip. You alternate colors until you reach the top of the table of the table.

Let everything dry before adding the finishing touches.

On white sheets, draw and cut out shapes of little ghosts and scary masks. Glue them all over the table skirt.

Halloween tablecloths with garbage bags

Materials

• Black garbage bags
• White garbage bags
• Thick black marker
• White construction paper
• White sheets
• Liquid silicone
• Packing tape
• Pencil
• Scissors

Procedure

With some black bags, you can do great things, as we saw in the costumes with garbage bags.

Measure the size of your table. With that measurement, calculate how many black bags you need to cover the whole to cover the entire surface.

You can cut one of the side edges of the bag and the bottom seam to extend its coverage to extend its coverage.

Using the packing tape, tape the black bags so that you create a black base that covers the entire table.

Place the base on the table and tape it down so it won’t move and will stay in place.

Now, with the pencil draw the shape of ghosts.

Cut out the ghosts and use them as a mold to remember the white bags.

Ideally, make large and small ghosts.

With the pencil, draw the eyes of the ghosts on the white cardboard.

Outline the eyes and fill in the pupils with the black marker.

Repeat the procedure with the ghosts’ mouths.

Cut out all the eyes and glue them, with the liquid silicone, on the Halloween ghosts.

Wait for it to dry completely before assembling your tablecloth and gluing the ghosts.

It is best to glue them on the skirt. The top part you will use to place the Halloween plates and lids.

You could make more tablecloths with this same method, but instead of making ghosts, you could decorate it with pumpkins, witches’ brooms, scary faces and anything else you can imagine.

Felt and plastic tablecloth

Materials

• Black garbage bags
• White garbage bags
• Orange felt
• Black felt pen
• Movable eyes
• Packing tape
• Silicone gun
• Silicone sticks
• Liquid silicone
• Scissors

Procedure

You are going to do the same procedure as the previous tablecloth, but this time with the white bag.

Once you have the white base of your tablecloth ready, cut 50 cm strips of black bag.

With these strips, you will make a black table runner.

Tape the strips with packing tape and make sure it is the same length as the white base.

Using a pencil, draw several pumpkins on the felt. Include all the details, but not the eyes.

Cut out the felt pumpkins. Take the marker and mark all the shapes you have drawn.

Now, with the silicone gun, glue the movable eyes on the pumpkins.

When everything is ready, use the liquid silicone to glue the pumpkins on the table runner you made with the black bags.

You can adjust this idea as you wish to make different models of Halloween tablecloths. You could make the table runner orange and glue white felt ghosts on it.

Tablecloths with glass spiders

Materials

• Orange plastic tablecloth
• Black plastic cups
• Synthetic spider web
• Crazy eyes
• Scissors
• Silicone gun
• Silicone sticks
• Liquid silicone

Procedure

With the scissors, cut the glass into strips, leaving them joined at the round base of the glass.

You can thin strips, to make a spider with many legs, or thicker strips to make it more realistic.

Using hot silicone, glue the movable eyes to the spiders at the base of the glass, which will now be the head of the spider.

With the liquid silicone, glue synthetic webbing around the corners of the missing orange tablecloth orange tablecloth.

Remember to leave the tablecloth free, you should not glue the spider webs in such a way that they are imprisoned.

On the spider web, with liquid silicone, you are going to place the spiders.

If if you want them to finish faster, you can glue them with hot silicone, but place it from the gun to the base of the glass and not directly to the spider’s web.

The high temperature of the silicone will burn the spider web and the tablecloth.

Wait for everything is dry before placing it on the table.

Tablecloths with printed motifs

Materials

• Black, white or orange tablecloth
• White cardboard for printing
• Scissors
• Liquid silicone

Procedure

Depending on the models you are going to print, you will have to select the color of the base tablecloth. It must contrast so that all the details can be seen without problems.

For for example, if you are going to print ghosts, the ideal will be a black base tablecloth black. On the other hand, if you want to print pumpkins, a black tablecloth will be the best choice option.

On a color printer (if the selected motifs require it) reproduce the Halloween designs.

We recommend using free image banks, such as freepik.com and freepng.com, to download the motifs for your Halloween tablecloths.

Cut them out and paste them on the tablecloth base with the liquid silicone.

Wait for it to dry and place it on your table. This way you will be able to make many tablecloths for Halloween, and any other party, in the easiest and cheapest way.