June 28, 2002, Newsletter Issue #54: Doilies, Doilies, What To Do With Your Doilies!

Tip of the Week

Make one, make a bunch!

Make a gift bag out of a round doily simply and easily! Simply thread decorative ribbon through the edge of a doily and draw it tight to close the bag. Embellish with ribbon roses, dried flowers, strands of small pearls or trim. Voila! A useful bag to hold mints, potpourri, special gifts, soaps, etc.

Other useful items for lace doilies:
**Frame a fancy doily, or assemble several doilies within a frame and use to decorate walls/bedrooms.**
**Christmas tree/gift decorations: Starch the smaller doilies and attach ribbon or nylon thread to hang. May be embellished with trim or additional decoration.**
**Tack a doily onto the front of a plain colored pillow for instant chic!**
**Line a basket (the basket you made in issue 50 of Crochet Tips Newsletter)!**
**Stiffen doily and block carefully. Attach to invisible thread and use to hang in windows as sun catchers!**
**Give an old coffee table a facelift. Have a piece of glass cut to fit onto table top. Place several doilies underneath the glass. Artfully arrange real "pressed" flowers between and around the doilies." Beautiful! Creative! Elegant!

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