Doily Art Ideas

Materials:
9" pie plate (metal ones work best)
9" doily
enough potpourri to fill the pie plate
glue gun

Place potpourri in pie plate and then glue doily to edges of pie plate

and VOILA! Potpourri Pie.

When the oven is warm place potporri pie on top of stove. The heat activates the potpourri creating a pleasing aroma.

Doily Covered Christmas Balls

Materials:
Satin, plastic or glass Christmas balls
Doily
ribbon

Satin, plastic and glass ball vary in size.
I used a glass ball that was 7.5" in diameter.
The doily was also 7.5" in diameter.
Weave ribbon in and out through holes in doily about 1 " from edge of doily.
Place ball in the center and pull tight on the ribbon.
Tie the ribbon in a bow and VOILA! fast and easy Christmas tree ornaments.

Preserve Covers

Materials:
The doily size depends on the size jar you used.
The jars I had were 1L (1.057 quarts or 2.1 pints) size.
The doily I used was 7.5" in diameter.
ribbon

Weave ribbon though holes in doily about 1.5" from edge.
Place on top of preserve jar and pull tight, tying ribbon into a bow.
...and there you go - Easy, quick preserve jar covers.

Snowflake Doily Potholder

Materials:
50 g ball of worsted weight cotton main colour (MC)
small amount of worsted weight cotton contrasting colour (CC)
one 7.5" doily (can be made from any favourite doily pattern or purchased)
4.00 mm hook

Back:
Rnd 1:With MC, ch 4, sl st in first ch to form a ring, ch 1, 8 sc in ring, join with sl st in first sc. ( 8 sc)
Rnd 2: Ch 1, 2 sc in first st, 2 sc in each st around, join. (16)
Rnd 3: Ch 1, sc in first st, 2 sc in next st, (sc in next st, 2 sc in next st) around,; join. (24)
Rnd 4 - 5: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join.
Rnd 6: Ch 1, sc in first 2 sts, 2 sc in next st, (sc in next 2 sts, 2 sc in next st) around; join. (32)
Rnds 7 - 8: Ch 1, sc in first 3 sts, 2 sc in next st, (sc in next 3 sts, 2 sc in next st) around, join. (40,50)
Rnd 9 - 10: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join.
Rnd 11: Ch 1, sc in first 4 sts, 2 sc in next st, (sc in next 4 sts, 2 sc in next st) around, join. (60)
Rnd 12: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join.
Rnd 13: Ch 1, sc in first 5 sts, 2 sc in next st, (sc in next 5 sts, 2 sc in next st) around, join. (70)
Rnd 14: Ch 1, sc in each st around, join.
Rnd 15: Ch 1, sc in first 6 sts, 2 sc in next st, (sc in next 6 sts, 2 sc in next st) around, join. (80)
Rnd 16: Ch 1, sc in first 7 sts, 2 sc in next st, (sc in next 7 sts, 2 sc in next st) around, join. (90)
Finish off.

Edging
Attach CC with sl st in last st made on Rnd 16. Ch 1, work sc in each st around. When last st is completed ch 5 and join with sl st to first st. (hanger made)

Place 7.5" doily on top of back and attach by basting enough sts together to keep doily attached to back.

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