Make artwork out of old doilies

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I think this is so pretty... this happened totally by accident.... I picked up a bag of crochet lace at one yard sale while in Wyoming. It was marked $2 and tied shut. I thought why not...for $2 take a chance. When I got back I pulled out what was on top, the long rectangular pieces in the above picture. Then I started pulling out the really long piece...it was like the magician with the scarves being pulled out of his sleeve...it just kept coming and coming.... I remembered seeing a…

In response to Fox and Gina's posts, what do you do with your little tattings...Well, I have a side table that has a piece of glass on it and I put several little motifs under there to look at, and I have a container I put lots of things in for my give-away stash, some I stiffen and put on the tree at the holidays, and then some I simply frame for hanging. Here are 2 pieces I have framed, one is a crochet doily that I am showing, simply because I did not frame it in the normal way, I of-set…

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Found some pretty old hankies? Don't keep them stored away! Instead, check out these 10 super cute ways to repurpose vintage hankies!

Have you got an old scarf laying around? An odd skein of cotton yarn that you don’t know what to do? Well this is what you can turn them into: a lovely summer top with crochet yoke and edging. One of...

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Found some pretty old hankies? Don't keep them stored away! Instead, check out these 10 super cute ways to repurpose vintage hankies!

A large jar filled with narrow old lace

Have you ever asked yourself what to do with all these old buttons you have in your drawer? And wondered how you can recycle them into pretty useful things? Here is the answer, there are a lot of buttons crafts that you can make, which will cost you nothing but your old buttons. Button crafts are usually so easy and fun to make, and it becomes more fun if you invite your family and friends to join you in making some awesome crafts. Here are 20 creative crafts in which you can recycle your…

spray paint and a lace doily

Do you have doilies laying around the house? Don't throw them away. Instead, use them to make angels, lanterns, ornaments, votives, pillows, and more!

Doilies made into a handbag. photo credit Hankies sewn into a table runner. photo credit Clothespins hung for kitchen storage. photo credit