Gnomes are the one Christmas motif that does not commit to a religion or a specific day, which is why they survive an office party and a family dinner equally. These are beverage napkins: the small fold, the one that lives between a glass and a hand and gets replaced several times an evening.
Forty-eight to a pack reads as a dozen people over a long night rather than forty-eight servings. Set them out in two or three small stacks instead of one tall one — guests take from the nearest pile, and a single stack by the drinks runs dry while a second goes untouched.
On the table
- Forty-eight napkins in the beverage fold.
- Three or four per guest is the realistic rate for an evening.
- Gnome artwork — festive without naming a holiday.
- Split the pack into two or three stacks around the room.
