This week for my contribution to TIMHT, I present this framed doily. My grandmother crocheted a bunch of these in the 1950's. My mother had several in her cedar chest that she was not using. She let me have a few to use in my own home. I came up with the idea to try to frame one. About that same time, I found this frame with the circle mat in a nearby Goodwill store. It had a piece of cross stitch in the frame, which I turned around backwards as I inserted this doily. It was the perfect fit for what I hoped to do in order to display my grandmother's handiwork in a different way (than to just use on a table top)
This hangs in my living room currently.
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7 comment(s):
These colors together are wonderful.
Framing the doily was a great idea - to better enjoy it and preserve it. Smart!
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MSM, at
1:07 AM, September 25, 2008
What a creative way to display this special piece! It's beautiful!
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Marilyn - A Mixed Bouquet, at
2:15 AM, September 25, 2008
What a great idea!!!
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Amy, a redeemed sheep, at
7:49 AM, September 25, 2008
It's beautiful!!
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Carol, at
9:43 AM, September 25, 2008
Cool keepsake!
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MSM, at
9:28 PM, September 25, 2008
What an excellent idea - and a beautiful doily! That's something special. You're very creative to think of displaying it like that.
~Susan
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A happy heart at home, at
1:36 PM, September 26, 2008
Thanks everyone!
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Muddy, at
7:06 PM, October 02, 2008
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