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Make Colorful Doily Wall Art

17 February 2011 4,647 views 5 Comments

by heather

I'm a fan of doilies. And color. And simple crafts with a big wow-factor. This project is all of those things! My friend Amy at Mod Podge Rocks! took some colorful crocheted doilies she got at the Michael's dollar bins and made this pretty wall art. The doilies actually came in these colors, which is amazing. If you can't find these specific doilies at your local store, the dollar store usually carries packages of crocheted doilies (they come in white, off-white, and forest green), or check your local thrift store's linen section for doilies. You can dye them yourself with fabric dye, or paint them with watered-down acrylic craft paint. [how to make colorful doily wall art]

Project Estimate:

Canvases, $1 and up
Crocheted doilies, $1
Mod Podge, on hand
FolkArt paint - Sky Blue, Turner's Yellow (or coordinating colors)
Scrapbook paper, on hand or $.50 each

Total: $2 and up

p.s. I got to meet Amy in person a couple weeks ago when I went to CHA, and I have to say she is one of my favorite craft bloggers and one of my best friends. I love how she put this project together! When I grow up I want to craft like Amy.

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5 Comments »

Mod Podge Amy said:

Aw, Heather! You brought tears to my eyes. :)

You made my morning! xo

# 17 February 2011 at 7:28 am

WES said:

The artwork is stunning and fun. But I have to make a point here, those doilies if they are in fact crocheted then they are done in sweatshops if they are sold for $1. Why? Because you cannot crochet with a machine it has to be done by hand. There is no way they could be mass produced for a retailer unless they were done in a sweatshop environment.

There are some machines that will do tatting and weaving that will give to the untrained eye the appearance of crochet. If it is truly crochet then you should be able to unravel all the thread/yarn whichever was used in one piece by gently pulling, my guess is that you cannot.

If the pieces were done by machine that is cool, they just should not be labeled as crochet.

# 17 February 2011 at 7:43 am

heather (author) said:

@WES Thanks for the reminder. I’m not sure if they are labeled as “crocheted.” In my memory, they’re not labeled that way.

# 17 February 2011 at 9:38 am

Vone said:

I love this idea. My Oma used to crochet all the time, we used to have lots of crochet around. I have to see if my mom still has any small ones. This would make a pretty keepsake to remember her by.

# 17 February 2011 at 7:14 pm