As you would expect, the bulk of the DVD has Michael Mode teaching you how to twist a napkin into a surprisingly realistic-looking rose. While the process takes some practice to do well, it's not that difficult. Mode's instructions are clear and easy to follow, and throughout, he offers friendly, helpful explanation.
Beyond the basic napkin rose, Mode teaches how to make a delicate one-ply napkin rose, and a cute, miniature tea rose. He’s experimented a lot with his roses in the real world and offers advice on how to print your name and logo on the napkin, and, if you’re inclined, to add scent to the rose itself.
The DVD explains three effects. Mode shows how to make a rose mysteriously glow by purchasing and using an extra prop. "Rose and a Kiss" allows a rose to magically produce a (chocolate) Kiss, and there's the fun "Torn and Rose-Tored," a torn and restored mystery that involves napkin roses.
Mode takes time to offer insight into the production and giving away of napkin roses. He has encountered lots of different situations and offers approaches to handle them. The production values on this DVD are particularly high, which makes it a pleasure to watch.
The DVD comes with 12 of Mode's specially-dyed green and red napkins that make particularly attractive roses. You can create napkins from standard cocktail napkins, but the addition of green on the stem and red on the rose clearly add impact to the final flower. Mode offers napkin refills of 50 napkins for $9.95 and sells napkins pink and yellow versions.
Michael Mode's Napkin Rose DVD offers an excellent and complete treatment of the napkin rose. If your strolling or table-hopping routine can use a powerful and attention-getting giveaway, definitely check this one out.
Napkin Rose DVD
$19.99 plus shipping - includes 12 free Napkin Rose Napkins
50 Count Napkin Rose Pack - $9.95
-Wayne N. Kawamoto
