a while back i was inspired by a project i saw on one of my favorite crafty blogs,
tatertots and jello.
tatertots and jello.
you can see her project and a full tutorial here.
i have several doilies that i inherited from my grandmother and her sister. they were handmade by their mother, my great grandmother. i love that my family has a tradition of handmade crafts that i get to carry on. i wanted to test “the doily project” on some doilies that didn’t have sentimental value, so i found 3 for $1.50 at an estate sale. i changed up the original project, using painted canvases instead of scrapbook paper.
it turned out well, i think. the colors are fun and modern, but the doilies are delicate and antique. i love the contrast.
i bought 3 canvases at micheal’s and painted them with acrylic paint and a sponge brush. it took 3 coats, but eventually looked great.
i centered the doilies and then poured a good amount of mod podge on top of them. i smoothed the mod podge with a foam brush, covering the doily completely as well as the frame.
it will look a little funky until the mod podge dries.
i patiently waited for the mod podge to dry, and the finished canvases look great.
for other awesome mod podge products, check out mod podge rocks, a blog that is totally about mod podge projects. 
do you have any heirlooms that you’ve used in craft projects?
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Ahhh…how PRETTY…this is such a neat idea and I have lots of dollies! Hope you have a FUN weekend.
Blessings,
Linda
I am working on how to display old barbering tools. Not sure yet what I want to do. I have a doily that my grandma made, but I have it behind glass in an old frame with fabric behind it. Your idea looks like fun. I may try it with one that I’m not so attached to. Love the colors you chose!
These are really neat! I love the colors you used too!
These are very pretty! Neat idea!
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WOW this turned out really nice. I love the bright colour canvas idea the colours you choose are perfect and would brighten up any room/space!
I love those!! They are super cute!
thanks for the feedback y’all!
ron & connie – i wouldn’t do this with my grandmother’s either. i have hers on display as well. i bet you can come up with something really cool for vintage barber tools.
I LOVED this idea using doilies (and I’m not a doily kind of gal), and I had to share it! I featured you here.
Those are so fabulous. I absolutely love them!
xoxo
Jen
i must admit that i really dont like dollies, but you somehow have made be like them.