I love finding beautiful jewelry at junk and antiques stores, but I don’t love to wear it,” says Betsy Speert. “Incorporating collections into table schemes is a great way to display those finds that you wouldn’t use otherwise.”

For this table, Betsy customized each setting by wrapping a beaded necklace around a cocktail napkin layered over a dinner napkin. The same could be done with jeweled vintage brooches or the elastic bracelets set with semiprecious stones that are now the rage.