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Wednesday, July 02, 2008

Rocking The Doily

Yesterday's post got me thinking.  I'm not sure why I've always been a little snobby about doilies.  Maybe it's the name, maybe it's the proper sitting-room vibe, maybe I'm just a snob.  But lately I've been seeing some awesome doily action around the web, and I'm starting to reconsider my position on doilies:

beautiful necklaces

lace and doily lampshade

cute doily earrings

a covered tree

doily dolly hair

rock babies

crochet dog and chair and other stuff

everything at the Starch It Flickr Group

cow heads

and, of course the skull-a-day doily skull  aka "skoily"
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Sister Diane said ...
These are some cool links! I love Bitter Betty's doily necklaces, too - but hadn't seen a lot of this other stuff. Seems like the thrift stores are teeming with doilies - so I love having some good idea for putting them to use. Thanks!
7/2/2008 9:42 AM

Big crochet on the wall, eh? How about trying macrame cord? You might have to look in the second hand shops for it, but may be able to find it elsewhere -- macrame has been out of fashion for a few DECADES, so it could be tricky finding it... Good luck!
7/2/2008 12:18 PM

Curupisa said ...
I'm not so much into doilies, but made some kind-of-doily earrings for selling, and now I'm working on a ring for a friend. It is a tiny doily that I'm trying to turn into a sculpture.
Well, it's not that I despise doilies altogether. In fact, as with many things, I like to separate things from their traditional usage.
Thanks for the links. If your intention was to spread inspiration, you got it!
7/2/2008 12:36 PM

Carol said ...
WOW at the skull. The circles kinda look like engine gears. Really cool.

I was going to mention Joana Vasconcelos to you until I saw the cow head. Still, you can find a lot more similar work by her like these statues:
http://blueart.no.sapo.pt/dizpara/a_ilha_dos_amores_de_joana_vasconcelos.jpg
7/3/2008 1:38 PM

Claudia said ...
Oh yes, those earrings are so pretty! Oh wait, it's me ;) I love doilies now but I used to find them tacky!
7/3/2008 10:37 PM

iHanna said ...
Great links!
7/11/2008 4:12 PM
 
Cardea said ...
All those pics are awesome. I don't do many doilies since my grandmother burnt me out making them for her, but these pics give me good ingredients to go in the invention oven.
8/1/2008 11:44 AM

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