Crochet Doily
Posted in Arts and Crafts on 11/18/2009 02:20 am by adminCrochet Doily
A “homey” cottage look can be created by showcasing some of your favorite memorabilia in creative ways.
10 Tips:
1. Postcard Pleasure. Frame favorite postcards in “floating glass frames” so you can see both sides of the card. You can place several postcards in an overlapping design in one large frame, or frame them individually and hang several frames together.
2. Shell Chic. Shells collected from your travels or the local beach make wonderful decorative memories. Put them in a large clear glass “lemonade jar” with a lid, display them on your fireplace mantel, or arrange some along with some colored rocks or plain colored Christmas ornaments to add color to a room.
3. Card Cozy. Get all those greeting cards that friends and family have given you over the years out of the attic. Put them in a variety of frames and hang them together in a hallway or stairway for a lovely ” art gallery” effect.
4. Scrumptious Scrapbooks. Make a colorful scrapbook for each child in your family. Include school certificates, photos, and other life mementos. Use beautiful albums that will be a decorative touch on a coffee table.
5. Bulletin Board Beauty. Purchase a huge bulletin board for a hallway and post photos of your family, travels, and life events. It makes a colorful and fun conversation piece. You can paint the wooden border to match your décor. I have done this and have received many compliments on my display.
6. Grandma’s Shadowbox. Use a ready-made shadow box to frame and display Grandma’s old hankie, crocheted doily, glasses, etc. A velvet background makes an elegant touch.
7. Creative Coffee Table. Purchase a coffee table that has a glass top with space underneath to display your favorite collectibles. Place small seashells, postcards, spoons, or any other collectible there for clear viewing.
8. Blow-Up Bliss. Enlarge an old photo to poster size and frame in an antique looking frame for an interesting piece of art.
9. Wicker Wonder. Purchase wicker baskets lined with pretty print fabric and store old love letters and greeting cards in them.
10. Photo Box Finesse. Purchase colorful photo boxes found at craft stores in prints that match your décor and use them to store old photos, letters, and greeting cards. They stack well for storage and the variety of colors and patterns will add charm to your room’s décor.
Look around your home for some clever ways to display your family’s memorabilia and give your cottage some personal creative flair on a dollarwise budget.
c2006 Kathryn Bechen. All rights reserved worldwide.
Kathryn Bechen is a veteran freelance writer, and a former interior decorating consultant and professional organizer who has been interviewed by and featured in San Diego Home & Garden Lifestyles magazine, the Omaha World Herald, RealtyTimes.com and others. Her originally authored articles have been published in newspapers, a national decorating magazine, and across the internet. Kathryn is also author of two e-books: 191 Tips for Indoor & Outdoor Cottage Style at Home and Moving With Ease: The 8 Week Plan for an Organized & Stress-Free Move Whether You Hire a Mover or Do It Yourself! In addition, Kathryn has taught organizing seminars and spoken to groups as large as 400, and has also taught writing. For more information, go to http://www.kathrynbechenink.blogspot.com
Crocheters, I am thankful for every ounce of info I can collect on crochet, how do you keep up with your info?
I have two books 3 1/2 inches thick, the other is 2 1/2 inches thick and has pages of photographs, I do my own stitch, graph and symbol art in crochet, I put doily or lace and others type patterns into art.
I like to see those who crochet and knit, do the same thing using a different way, it is so interesting.
I keep all of my craft (quilting, cross stitch, scrapbooking, sewing) books, patterns and ideas in the filing cabinet drawer of the desk I use for my craft center. Everything is filed in hanging files by craft, and then by type of pattern/idea.
How to Crochet : Crochet: How to Crochet a Doily
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