I've been collecting vintage doilies for my upstairs landing. A great way to preserve grandma's crochet.

Spray paint doilies on canvas (or shoe box – note from a previous pin) = instant art. Also a cute idea for Valentines Day cards. Could also use hand cut paper snowflakes if you dont want to ruin a doily. Make them rounded and flowery and using a box with the bottom cut out as a protected surround, you can make art right on the walls, too, for a color pop.

Easy Wall Decor

Wall Art Using Heirloom Doilies and Vintage Buttons

DIY Easy Doily Bowl

Place Mats & Runner crochet pattern from Old and New Favorites Doilies, originally published by Clark's ONT J Coats, Book 217, in 1944.

DEC 16 2009 DIY {doily table runner} After posting pictures of the kitchen remodel, I had several emails about the doily table runner I made. So here is a little tutorial on that. I was inspired by this picture on the Country Living website: I liked that it looked fresh, but a bit vintage at the same time. I had a few big doilies and my mom had several more she passed along to me. I still needed some small ones though. I visited a local flea market and found a box full of them…

instead of a place card, write the guest's name on a doily under a glass plate by jan