Hooked

  
Of course one quick doily fix wasn't enough.  Once I’d broken into the doily stash, the temptation to use more was overwhelming and my resolve weak. I needed more, much more.  I needed a whole curtain of snowflake doilies to keep me satisfied.  A perfect, Martha inspired Christmas/winter project for these big patio doors in my kitchen where the sun streams through this time of year.
 
 
It’s quite magical and casts the prettiest shadows.
 
 
And what the heck, I even made a doily bowl too.

I'm in deep. Doilies anonymous anyone?

Note:  I stiffened my doilies with a homemade solution of 1 cup of Epsom salts (I paid $5.99CAD for a huge bag of salts at the pharmacy) dissolved in 1 cup of boiling water. I  soaked each doily thoroughly in the solution, patted off the excess with a towel and left them to dry overnight. The best thing about this little concoction is that it’s a temporary stiffener and completely washable outable.

No doilies?  You can buy your own DIY snowflake kit here:

More doily love here.

Comments

[Rachel]

all of it lovely !!!

[Teresa]

What a lovely idea!

[nina - tabiboo]

Wowsa - I think I like these two doily ideas even more then the first one. Nope - I like all three.

Thanks for the inspiration.

Nina xxx

[lucylocket]

Beautiful! Lucy x

[periwinkle]

love the bowl and I think it's great that it can all be washed out ..

[Emma]

Stunning! Oh my goodness.

[Pam - captured by our cameras]

More fabulous ideas. Doilies in the windows may be the perfect solution to the birds constantly crashing into mine. Thank you!

[dottycookie]

Oh, I love that one. I must have some old doilies somewhere ...

[kirstencan]

those are beautiful!

[Tracey Petersen]

The curtain is a gorgeous idea.

[domesticali]

Epsom salts, eh? Thanks for the tip. Yours look absolutely magical.

[Claudia]

oh! me want doily bowl now ;)

[French Knots]

Oh my,so much doliy goodness. My stash will be raided again....

[Helen]

They look gorgeous! I didn't know you could use Epsom salts to stiffen them, but have taken note - they look so pretty in your windows. The only decoration I have on my windows is 'merry Chrismas' (sic) scrawled by eldest's finger which appears everytime the windows steam up when I cook!

[jenny]

This is just too much for me! I really wish I had all my grandmother's doilies. Such perfect winter decor.

[Sew Create It - Jane]

I saw this post
http://likeflowersandbutterflies.blogspot.com/2010/11/doily-love.html

and had to share it with you...thought you'd love it.

[periwinkle]

maybe you could do something like this too http://www.ravelry.com/projects/kesanlapsi/oi-joulupuu

[Julie (little cotton rabbits)]

wow - they look amazing. I had a plan to make some crochet snowflakes this year but time is ebbing away - I may just go on a doily hunt instead!

[Valerie]

i've already told you how fabulous this looked !
and the stiffening recipe sounds soo easy -- thank you for sharing ! i'm going to try it, i'm not satisfied of sugar.

[geek+nerd]

Gorgeous! I want to try this :)

[Inger]

I'm a bit late to the party, but I adore the doily bowl and wonder if you know where I can get the pattern? You can email me at [email protected], if you would be so kind. Thank you!
Inger, burgeoning doily addict

[Lina]

Hi Inger - sorry I didn't actually crochet any of the doilies, they are all thrifted from charity shops!