Vintage Doily necklace

DIY Lace Doily Necklace

I love this necklace tutorial that I found from Elizabeth Anne Designs. The necklace is made from a doily, so not only is it super cute, but it's vintage as well-which is super awesome. Being able to take something old and give it new life is so great. That's exactly what this necklace does. And, when you're finished, it looks like a beautiful boutique piece that would be great for a bride or a bridesmaid (or just to wear on any old day!). It's really easy to do and hardly costs anything...music to my ears!



Finding the right doily for this project may be the hardest part.  You need one with good shape and structure in the size you like, but one that is also delicate enough.
You can purchase all of the supplies from this project (except for the *perfect* vintage doily, of course!) at Michael’s.  You will need:

• Vintage doily
• Sewing  glue
• Needle-nose pliers
• Flat-nose pliers
• Jewelry chain
• Jump rings
• Clasp closure

1) Lay your doily out and decide where to cut.  Be sure that each side of the doily after cutting has four loops for the chain.
2) After cutting the lace, dot sewing glue around the edges and where the chain will be added to prevent it from fraying.

3) Measure the chain for your neck and doily.
4) Open a jump ring with needle nose pliers, and attach it to one end of your chain.  Thread the jump ring through the doily.  Use flat nose pliers to close the jump ring.  Do the same with a smaller length of chain on the second doily loop on the same side of the necklace.  Then use another jump ring to attach the smaller length of chain to the longer length.  Repeat on the other side of the doily.

At the other ends of your chain, use jump rings to attach your necklace closures.  Rebekah found a precious typewriter key closure  for this necklace.

Voila, a beautiful vintage doily necklace!

Images and tutorial by Rebekah J Murray for Elizabeth Anne Designs.

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Picture frames with 3d designs

Today I created something that I like to think of as “Pop Art”, certainly not in the traditional, Andy Warhol-esque sense of the word, but as in art that pops or leaps out at you, in the third dimension as it were.
I was going to try to hang these on the wall today but I’m pretty awful when it comes to handy-work. I usually leave it up to the Mr. to build furniture, hang frames, and anything else that involves a hammer. Besides, I’m not entirely sure where I want to hang these just yet. Most likely somewhere on the ghost-townish walls of my office.
Feeling inspired? Make your own version of my version of pop art.
Supplies you’ll need:

• 4 picture frames. I used 4″ x 6″ frames, but you can mix things up by using fewer or more frames and using different dimensions – go for a diptych, triptych, the possibilities are endless!
• 1 sheet of scrapbook paper (may require more if you’re using larger picture  frames)
• scissors
• butterfly punch
• glue gun

Steps:

1. Cut 4 sheets of scrapbook paper to fit into your frame. I scored the lovely one pictured when Michael’s Craft Store was having a 4/$1 sale on 12″ x 12″ sheets of paper. It’s also the same paper I used for the Mother’s Day card and keepsake I made for my mom last month.
2. Place each cut sheet into the frame
3. Lay the frames onto a flat surface in whatever formation. As you can see, I chose a square-ish form, leaving about 1/2″ of space between each frame.
4. Get punch happy with your butterfly punch. I punched about 20 paper butterflies and boy did my knuckles hurt afterward. Kidding, but the butterflies were none too happy.
5. Place the butterflies onto your frames any way you like and adhere with superglue. I tried double-sided tape at first, but the tape didn’t stick to the glass.

I initially thought about removing the glass from the frames and pasting the butterflies directly onto the paper itself, but the beauty about keeping the glass is that I can switch out the paper in the future.

Watercolor on Dictionary paper

since these prints are not completely archival, they are much more inexpensive than giclee prints. the ink is the same dye based ink that i use on my regular prints, but the paper is not acid free (hence the yellowing that gives these prints character). each page is about 9"x12" and if you would like, you can request a special page - whatever word you're thinking! i've actually already had someone request their own word, or i wouldn't have even thought to mention that :)