Doilies crafts

Although most windows in my new home are covered with bamboo shades, for the bathrooms I went in a different direction. Here I want privacy while allowing as much light in as possible, and allowing someone in the room to see out. A café curtain seemed like the perfect solution to me. I really […]

20 fresh ways to use vintage sheets, hankies, pillow covers, embroideries etc.

Why not bake something just to make someone feel special today! These butter pecan muffins might just do the trick!

If you have a collection of Vintage Linens you will love this roundup of 15 Cute Ways to Repurpose and Upcycle Vintage Linens. (#9 is my favorite!)

If you're looking for quick and easy dinner recipes the entire family will love, THIS is it! My kids love it. It's made with cheap and simple ingredients that are easy to keep on hand: frozen ravioli, cheese and sauce. Simply layer everything together, and bake. It's comes out of the oven just like lasagna, but without all of the hassle.

Learn how to create a beautiful pin cushion out of ladies handkerchiefs

I really hit the jackpot today at an estate sale! I've been looking for just the right vintage handkerchiefs to make a valance for my bathroom and there were at least thirty at this sale. It was hard for me not to buy all of them but I only got enough to do this valance. I added a little "bling" with the fake crystals which are lovely when they sparkle in the afternoon sun. Hope your weekend is full of sunshine!

Everyone has doilies. They may be your own, they may be your mothers, but they don't get used like they did thirty years ago. Luckily, there are some great ways to reuse your old doilies... Here are six of the best ways!

Secrets of Snow-white Linens, my best tips on how to restore the beauty of antique laces and linens and how to care for them.

Also know as church dolls, plantation dolls, and sugar babies. Hand embroidered.

Things to make with vintage hankies. upcycled handkerchief crafts.

If you have a collection of Vintage Linens you will love this roundup of 15 Cute Ways to Repurpose and Upcycle Vintage Linens. (#9 is my favorite!)

These were my mothers and grandmothers hankies All I did was iron some old hankies of my mothers and grandmothers . I folded them to show most of the color and design and then put them in a frame that had picture dividers in it,, you can use as many dividers that you have hankies,, I did 2 larger ones with a few hankies and then placed pictures of my mother with my children and made one for each of them to remember her by also,, I just ironed the hankies,, folded to fit in the fram…

You'll be surprised how easy these tricks really are.