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Creative Ways To Use A Doily

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There’s something about doilies that I like even though they are kind of old fashioned. Maybe that’s what I like about them. They’re very Granny Chic! Right now I have a yellow doily from Michael’s on top of some fabric covered books and a lamp on top of it.  I’ve made a paper doily wreath and I also recently decorated some pumpkins with doilies! That’s just a few ways that I’ve used doilies in my  home.

Have some cute doilies, but don't know what to do with them? Why not try doing one of these 11 cute ideas for decorating with doilies!

Here a some inspiring ways that you can re-purpose an ordinary doily and make something decorative for your home.

doily lampshade by a Beautiful Mess

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This doily lampshade is just stunning. Tutorial @ A Beautiful Mess

diy doily wall art by Mod Podge Rocks

These are doilies from the $1 bins at Michaels that were framed and are now cool wall art via Mod Podge Rocks

Paper doily decoupage bottle tutorial

Aren’t these paper doily decoupaged bottles gorgeous! Tutorial @ Craftiments

doily and burlap wreath

Here’s a beautiful doily and burlap wreath from etsy seller Lucky In Love Designs

lacey doily candle holders

Here are some lacy doily candle holders from  Craft Gossip

doily table runner from Under The Sycamore

This has been on my to do list for quite some time –  doily table runner from Under the Sycamore.  Isn’t it fabulous!!

mod podged doily shower curtain

Here’s a fun idea for a plain shower curtain using mod podge & doilies  via Etcetorize

doily pillow

Smile and Wave has a wonderful tutorial showing you how to make this pretty doily pillow.

doily pumpkin

Here’s an orange pumpkin with white doilies. Tutorial @ Allyson Baker Design

colorful doily bunting

The Bird’s Papaya  shows you how to make this cute doily bunting (once again the doilies are from Michael’s).

doily-on-terracotta-pot

This would be cute for Christmas via  Family Chic

Please visit the individual blogs linked for the tutorials.

Have some cute doilies, but don't know what to do with them? Why not try doing one of these 11 cute ideas for decorating with doilies!

Comments

  1. Jennifer says

    Such cute ideas! I love the table runner and the doilie covered pumpkin. Super cute! I need to check out our Michaels and see if I can find some cheap ones to play with!

    Have a great Wednesday!

  8. Cindy says

    those are all great ideas! I love the one from A Beautiful Mess, I need a couple of old lamp shades to do that for two vintage lamps that I picked up at a garage sale.

  10. Poppy says

    Manuela,

    Every one of these doily (re)creations is absolutely ADORABLE! What have I got from your beautiful exhibit of doilies today? That yes, they are old-fashioned, (that’s why I love them), and when used in such interesting ways, they are also versatile and modern, but always pretty and elegant!

    Thanks for the inspiration!

    Poppy

  14. elizabeth says

    I have always loved doilies also. I decorate through out my house with them. I love what you have done with them!

  17. Jenny says

    Oh, thank you so much for this! I received several handmade doilies after my Grandma passed away and… I’m not really a doily person. So repurposing them would be awesome. Thank you!

  18. Melanie says

    I love all those ideas – and even though I’m not crafty, I think some of them I might actually be able to do! Another great idea I’ve seen done with doilies is to use them for stencils – you can put a doily on top of a cake and use confectioners’ sugar to “dust” the design on top of your cake. You can also use the doily as a stencil for spray paint.

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