My New Use For Doilies

[MsSuzKelly]

I might be way behind the times here, but I really don't have much furniture to display my doilies on. I don't what made me do this, but I put one of them on my lampshade. Just a plain, wide, white shade - it holds onto the shade. It's so cool. Shows up the design and dresses up the lampshade.

 

So, for anyone who wonders what doilies are used for, there's another use, besides furniture or framing them, or turning them into basekts... LOL

[fluffypechey]

Wow what a great and simple idea!!

 

Thanks for sharing that.

 

 

XX Sharon

[CrochetLiving]

How clever! Does it cast lacey shadows?

[hhensler]

I bet it's pretty!

[Bubbazmama]

I really don't have a lot of furniture either. My husband likes to keep it "simple". So this would be a gret idea.. Thanks.

[momofgmd]

That's a great idea! It sounds like it would be very pretty.

[KLO]

Another use for doilies is to sew them onto fabric squares and use the squares to make a bed spread. I make a bunch of off white doilies for a friend and she did this with them. Put them on dark green velveteen and it is just beautiful!

[MsSuzKelly]

OOoh, KLO that does sound pretty! Have the beauty of a thread bedspread, without as much work. Hmm..I'll have to remember that.

[Ellie 13]

There's a book called Decorating With Crocheted Doilies (I think). It has doilies on pillows.

A friend gave her great-grandmothers doilies she inherited to family members. She put them on black velvet and framed them. I got my grandmother's hankies with the lace edgings. What can I do with those?

Ellie 13

[Flia]

Why not sew it onto the back of a shirt or a jacket....

I never thought of all these ways of using doilies.

[Auntie Kellie]

Why not sew it onto the back of a shirt or a jacket....

I never thought of all these ways of using doilies.

 

Maybe it's because I haven't had my caffine injection yet or maybe it's because I'm just odd, but I had an amusing image after reading that. A bunch of leather clad bikers pulling into Michael's. On the backs of their jackets is their best doily and the words ****'s Hookers stitched around it. I think I'll get more coffee now.

[ReniC]

There's a book called Decorating With Doilies (I think). It has doilies on pillows.

A friend gave her great-grandmothers doilies she inherited to family members. She put them on black velvet and framed them. I got my grandmother's hankies with the lace edgings. What can I do with those?

Ellie 13

 

Hi Ellie-

I did the same thing with framing vintage hankies from my grandmother. I used quality royal blue velvet in one and burgandy velvet in another and ornate, antique looking frames. I layed the hankies next to each other in triangles like a fan with the crocheted edgings at the top. Turned out very pretty.

[Blondie]

I think some small doilies sewed to a denim jacket then adorned with some kind of stones, like with the bedazzler thingie would be really cute. Don't stop there, crochet some edgings and go down the side seams of your jeans and really make a put together outfit.

 

I am seeing something in gold or silver metalic for the doilies and colorful stones. Sounds fun to me

[Rosemary]

Ellie , I have seen patchwork throws on ebay made out of old hankies. If you only had a few, you could do a table runner.

[DebbyQ]

Maybe it's because I haven't had my caffine injection yet or maybe it's because I'm just odd, but I had an amusing image after reading that. A bunch of leather clad bikers pulling into Michael's. On the backs of their jackets is their best doily and the words ****'s Hookers stitched around it. I think I'll get more coffee now.

:laughroll

[Ladycrochat]

I am not sure:think where I saw it on line, but someone made very large doilies in yarn and then grouped about 6 or 7 of them on a plain white wall....it really looked cool:tup, I should try to find that picture again....

[Ellie 13]

Thanks for the ideas about the hankies ladies.

I liked the biker image. Maybe I'll put a doily on my denim jacket (I bicycle/hike everywhere).

Ellie 13

[NanaM3]

I use doilies as small hostess gifts ... I put a fragrant soap in it and tie it with a bow ... everyone always seems so thankful. Since I make all my doilies with thread they can easily be used as a washcloth or dishcloth without any damage.

[Priszm]

I am not sure:think where I saw it on line, but someone made very large doilies in yarn and then grouped about 6 or 7 of them on a plain white wall....it really looked cool:tup, I should try to find that picture again....

 

I like that idea! It sounds better than wallpaper. Hmmm, I can't paint my apartment, well I could, but then I'd have to paint it back. I should do that. Then again, by the time I got them done, I'll probably be moving out.

[NanaM3]

There's a book called Decorating With Crocheted Doilies (I think). It has doilies on pillows.

A friend gave her great-grandmothers doilies she inherited to family members. She put them on black velvet and framed them. I got my grandmother's hankies with the lace edgings. What can I do with those?

Ellie 13

 

I also inherited my Nana's tatted-lace edged hankies and I have them in a satin quilted box in my lingerie drawer ... every morning when I get dressed I see the box and know it's there and somehow my whole world brightens. I loved my Nana so much and these hankies are now 100 years old and I like to use them for special occasions.

[SherryLynn]

Whoa ! That is a great idea. I bet it looks great with the light shining thru it. Thank you for sharing.

 

SherryLynn

[cgd]

I don't mean to be a killjoy here, but please watch out as this could be a fire hazard. It sounds beautiful though!

[MsSuzKelly]

This is a horrible picture - but it's just to show you that it's not near the bulb or anything to cause a problem :) I understand how it could sound like it might be hazardous.

 

[Jaded Moon]

I use doilies as small hostess gifts ... I put a fragrant soap in it and tie it with a bow ... everyone always seems so thankful. Since I make all my doilies with thread they can easily be used as a washcloth or dishcloth without any damage.

 

What a great idea!

[suzidemars]

Maybe it's because I haven't had my caffine injection yet or maybe it's because I'm just odd, but I had an amusing image after reading that. A bunch of leather clad bikers pulling into Michael's. On the backs of their jackets is their best doily and the words ****'s Hookers stitched around it. I think I'll get more coffee now.

 

:lol:lol

Did you see the movie "Wild Hogs" with Tim Allen, John Travolta, a couple others?

They are middle-aged proffesional men, on a biker road trip, and one of the guys wives sewed patches for them for their "gang"......

Maybe I could make a few for my DH and his fellow truck drivers?

 

I offered to decorate my FIL's RV with some while it's parked here for the winter, so it's more "homey" for him at the race track. I even offered to make tham all blue, and he still said no!

 

Hee hee I think I will sneak one or two in there anyway.