Vintage Doily into Mom's Easter Basket

[TheMistressT]

I'm a sucker for a doily, even though they aren't my style for interior decoration.  Most of mine are family-made pieces, but this one was in the by-the-pound thrift store bin and I couldn't pass it up.  That was about 2 years ago.  When I saw this tutorial(http://blog.craftzine.com/archive/2011/04/how-to_vintage_doily_easter_ba.html), I realized I finally had a project for this doily: Mom's Easter Basket!

With Easter grass:


Without Easter grass:


From the top:


Thanks for looking!

[AmandaBL]

very pretty!!!

[TheMistressT]

Thanks!  I think this doily will have a whole new life as a seasonal decoration at my mom's house.

[gannon]

Quite unique and pretty. 

[DawnsTrees]

Very nice! I love the way the purple flowers are shaped on your basket! I always see cool doilies at the thrift store but I had no idea what I would actually do with them - now I do - thanks for the link!

[TheMistressT]

Quite unique and pretty. 

Thanks!  One of life's best things is that all handmade things are unique in the true sense of the word.

Very nice! I love the way the purple flowers are shaped on your basket! I always see cool doilies at the thrift store but I had no idea what I would actually do with them - now I do - thanks for the link!

Aren't the violets just so sweet?  They were curly and I just left them to go their own way when they dried with just a minimal amount of arranging them.  I don't think they could've been ironed flat, anyway.  The tutorial shows cute additions of notions and charms, too!

[seleniebeanie]

what a great idea! I see these doilies at yard sales all the time....gotta get me some!
Did your mother like it?

[TheMistressT]

what a great idea! I see these doilies at yard sales all the time....gotta get me some!
Did your mother like it?

Thanks! I give all credit for the idea to that tutorial I found.  When I next find this style of doily I will not even question buying it, because now I have this wonderful way of making them into something!

Mom did like it, yes.