Framed Lace & Doily Home Décor Crafts

There are four easy ways to frame old lace and doilies and turn them into unique home decor:

#1 Attach lace to the front of the frame's glass. To do this, use drops of adhesive in the corner areas of the glass - using a glue that dries clear and dissolves in water such as Elmer's Glue is a good idea :

#2 Remove the glass from the frame and attach the lace to the reverse side of the frame using adhesive, thumbtacks, or a staple gun:

#3 Remove the glass from the frame and mount the lace atop the removable cardboard picture-back - mount atop a colored piece of paper for a polished look:

#4 Take a mixed-media approach. Layer colored or painted paper, ink, wire, or other unique elements with your lace:

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Creative Uses For Old Lace Remnants & Crochet Doilies

A few years ago I wrote Vintage Lace & Doilies: Upcycled & Repurposed and today I'm going to share a whole new slew of ideas for what you can do with old remnants of lace and crochet doilies. 

They're easy to find, inexpensive, and fun and easy to work with. They make great crafts to do with kids, and if you love a vintage or feminine look, they've got you covered. So check out these creative ideas and maybe you'll be inspired to create your own lacy masterpiece!

Vintage crochet doily curtain from Victorias Passion

Black lace candles from Cfabbridesigns

Doily dreamcatcher from Roots and Feathers

Frame lace and doilies, and then use eye hooks to create a hanging wall divider

Video tutorial for how to make a lace and wire heart

Sew a quick doily and lace window curtain

Lacy earrings from Stitchfromtheheart via Etsy

How to make your own stick and doily dreamcatcher DIY

Crochet lace doily in a frame as an earring holder from Sunkissedcottage via Etsy

Tree branch + doily runner + ribbon from Betterhomeliving via Etsy

Vintage doily bunting from buntingboutique via Etsy

Use a mix of different colored crocheted lace doilies

Frame individual crocheted lace doilies

Make a delicate bowl with decoupage medium

Pillar candle with lace

What do you think?

Have you done any crochet or lace crafts?

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Doily Print Clay Dough Ornaments Tutorial

In my last blog post, Bright White Clay Dough, I shared a recipe and directions for how to make your own white clay dough and ornaments using cornstarch, baking soda, water, and a little creativity.

Now let's take it a step further and make some ornaments with doily imprints on them! Your friends and family will be so impressed and will think that you spent hours working on these, when in reality, they are super simple to make and take no time at all. 

To make these you will need one batch

of Bright White Clay Dough. The recipe 

and directions can be found here. 

Unlike salt dough (which has a golden appearance),
Clay Dough has a silky texture and does not darken 
during baking but remains a bright white. 

Doily Print Clay Dough Ornaments

Prepare a batch of clay dough as directed here.

 Roll clay to 1/4 thickness. Position doily on clay as desired. 

Using a rolling pin, gently imprint the doily into the dough by rolling back and 

forth a few times. 

Slowly remove the doily to reveal your doily-imprinted clay.

Use cookie cutters to cut out shapes and bake as directed in the recipe. 

Completed baked clay dough ornament.

You can leave them white, or add color...

Here are the results of my color experiments: 

If you want to create a contrast, gently blot the finished design with an ink pad.

Here is the same star from above. I blotted it with a damp paper towel to soften

the ink and spread the color throughout the ornament.

 Next I blotted it with white ink. I like this snowy effect.

Here it is with a heavy blue coat of ink. 

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