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next time you slave over a hot oven, and then send your fabulous creation off in a plastic lunch box...why not try this clever idea for packaged boxes - tutorial here
or try this simple but gorgeous candle idea using shells
we found this clever way of up-cycling old vintage suitcases, to create clever storage for all of your materials at the diy ideas website. not only a cheap storage alternative if you can pick one up at an op shop for a bargain price, but once closed up, the suitcase will also double as a fun and quirky display. I love how they have lined it with vintage paper.
check out these fabulous ideas from country living using vintage doilies. Above, create this gorgeous one of a kind vase by simply tightly wrapping a doily around a vase. Snip away any excess, then hand-stitch the doily securely in place to create a snug fit.
Or this starched doily basket - To shape a basket, soak a doily in liquid starch, squeeze out excess, and place doily over an inverted glass bowl covered in waxed paper. Dry one to three days, depending on humidity.
Even when doilies are imperfect, their intricate finery shines through. Stitch little favorites end to end to create a band, then slip it tightly around a bowl. Clear glass lets light pass through the handiwork.
For the lamp shade, remove the original fabric, leaving only the frame. Pin small doilies around the top, and then to one another, for a skirt like effect. Remove pinned doilies. Machine-stitch together. Slip "skirt" over frame; hand-stitch around frame's top.
Straight out of the pages of your childhood Alice in Wonderland storybook is this easy to make Teacup Lamp.
this easy to make lamp, utilises odds and ends you may have had lying in the back of your crockery cabinet
