It's so pretty and I love it so much! The fact that my grandma made it is too awesome! I really wish she were around so she could help me learn to make doilies. Thread crochet seems far too difficult for me, it will be awhile before I attempt it.
Anyway, I got sick of picking it up off the floor, so I got the idea to make it into a bowl. I've seen doily bowls all over the place and I love the look of them. I didn't use starch to do it because I didn't have any. Instead I heated up 2 cups of sugar and a cup of water until the sugar dissolved, then I submersed the doily and left it to dry over night on a bowl. The results made me so giddy! I adore how it looks, I think I love it even more now than I did before.
It now is living above my couch. I'm going to my parents again tomorrow, so I'm going to do some more digging around and hopefully find some more doilies. I think it would be nice to have more up there.
That's beautiful! I really admire the beauty and the talent that goes into making something like this. Your grandma is awesome!
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to put on the wall!
That is beautiful! I have quite a few inherited doilies from my grandmother's house as well!
ReplyDeleteFantastic idea! This way it's safe from small hands!! Just beware that if the sun shines onto a sugar-starched item, the sugar might melt again! And there's no trick to crocheting doilies; if you can crochet, doilies are easy as pie! Lots of instructions too, out in this great cyberworld we live in now!
ReplyDeletewowzer, that looks amazing! you are one special lady. and someone is watching over you:)
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What a brilliant idea for wall decoration. Hope the ants stay away. Cherrie
ReplyDeleteI love it. That it's so pretty and sentimental. And you clever thing you, putting on the wall! Looks great. Hope you score some more. :)
ReplyDeleteGreat idea to put it on the wall! Looks great!
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Rachelle
i love dolies!! thanks so much for stopping by my blog! nice to meet you:)
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