A customer in Canada this week told me she was purchasing my doileys to make doiley lampshades for her wedding. I had never heard of doiley lampshades. Coincidentally, they were also mentioned in a book my partner is reading, so we googled them. And aren't they pretty?
I have to confess, I thought that some of the handmade doileys I sold were too nice to cut or stick or sew into something else, but I had to get over it. Those doilies are getting a whole new life, as well as featuring in somebody's very special day.
Here's how you make doiley lamps.
http://blog.shannonsouth.com/2011/01/10/upcycled-doily-lamp/
And here is one of Shannon's photos.
http://www.glamourandgraceblog.com/2011/diy-doily-lantern/
This explains why people have been buying their doilies in bundles . So, if you have a lot of doileys in a cupboard, (or on a cupboard), or your mother or grandmother has them, they could be donated to the next family wedding. The lamp makers have just about cleared me out of crocheted doileys, but there are a few left, and rest assured I will soon be listing some more. Or, I might have to keep them for my daughter's wedding in April.
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| Oval ecru doiley |
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| Round ecru doiley |
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| White crochet doiley |
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| Pineapple motif doiley |
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| Square pineapple doiley |
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