Bouquets of bold-red amaryllis tied with stiff silver ribbon and displayed down the center of a table look stunning against the hushed gray, white, and silver setting. The napkin rings and the beading detail on the rims of the Nymphenburg porcelain plates are as simple and charming as a spray of frozen raindrops.

Tools and Materials:

• Mesh beads, 18 mm, $25 for 12, Toho Shoji, 212-868-7465
• Vintage string, in Silver, tinseltrading.com
• Ribbon, 9/16 inch, in Putty, midoriribbon.com

Silver Napkin Rings How-To 

To make the napkin rings, string silver mesh beads onto silver string, and tie. Tie on a bow of light-gray ribbon.