Doilies, the come back

If you have spent many years hating this kind of handcrafted creation, thinking of it as boring, old fashioned and bad taste, it's time to change your mind. Doilies are everywhere, either the real thing or their motifs, but happily, they now look fresh, contemporary and desirable. And if you have thrown away your grandma's doilies you will be very sorry.



On Supermarket I found this wall vinyl decal by Elly Nelly



beauideal makes these stylish note cards.




Look at this easy way to decorate your candle holders, it would be perfect decoration for a wedding reception, found on Sweet Paul.




Ravenhill makes this beautiful garland from doilies and linen. It would also look very pretty in a wedding party I think, but I would love to put it in my house too.



Here's a key fob by MaryMo




Another wedding decoration on Once Wed.







This is a table made from laser cut acrylic, designed by David Eveleigh and Melissa Evans, found on MoCo Loco.






Look how beautiful are these stones covered with crochet. They're made by knitalatte.




I loved this idea! What a nice way to reclaim all those doilies you 've been hiding for years! You 'll find this lamp in nice.




If you appreciate all the work behind a crocheted doily or have memories connected to it and wonder how to incorporate them in a simple and elegant interior, here's a pretty way. See how to do it on Craftynest.

How to make stuff with recycled magazines

If you look for a way to get rid of old magazines don't throw them away, instead do something creative and useful with them.



I stumbled upon this vase from recycled magazines in House of Handmade which gave me the idea to look for more inspiration on how to use the piles of magazines that accumulate week after week.


If you want to begin with something easy, use recycled magazines to make some coasters. Watch this video to find how.






I think this mobile looks really nice, you can try and make one yourself, with recycled magazines, click here for the tutorial.






If you like these boxes learn how to make them here.


If you prefer bowls, on Indiepublic you 'll learn how to make them.




You can make little ornaments like these (craftpod)




or use them as bows on your gift packages (crafster)






Another idea I liked is to make a frame with rolled magazine pages, click here to see how.





If you are not so patient to make all the above here 's the perfect idea for you, it will only take a few minutes: make a plant stand !

New handmade jewerly in my shop

I just added these papier mache jewelry in my shop on Etsy, take a look!

a brooch

a ring

a pendant

Textile jewerly

If the word "jewelry" brings to your mind only beads, crystals, gemstones and metal parts maybe you need to catch up on the handmade jewelry trends and I'm here to help you do it.
Jewelry artists nowadays use fibers, fabrics, ribbons, cords, threads, crocheted embellishments to create a different style of jewelry that is beautiful, unique, special and original. Enjoy!

Silvina Romero

fancypicnic

fleurfatale

la pajarera

parkave

vadjutka

psarokokalo

My Ladies Fine Design

Karlita

polindim



creations by eve




stemellina




Taya Shakouri

DIY lights

Chichipiru's adventures to find the perfect designer light fixture gave me the idea to search the same theme from the diy point of view.


Olive Tree Girl made this cute light fixture with wire and ribbon and here explains how to do it.





These colorful lights that look like U.F.O.s on a night sky are made of plastic colanders. Click here to read the tutorial.




On Addicted 2 Decorating I found not one but two beautiful projects, one with multi-color straws and one with egg cartons.








On Apartment Therapy you will find the step by step instructions to make a light using branches and another one with coffee cups here.







If you want to learn how to save 11.644 dollars on a designer light read this.






For mood lightιng you could try this panel, although it is supposed to be a holiday project, I think it would look pretty all year.





This is a cool idea, a light made of empty cd cases, but it wasn't possible to find any instructions, maybe you could figure out how it is done. Found on Everyday Sugar.




Michelle Brand makes gorgeous chandeliers from recycled plastic bottle bases. Take a look at the picture, maybe you could try something like this yourself.





And if you have an old chandelier that you hate, there's always hope, don't throw it away before you read here for some inspiration.