Week 1
the doily bowl
The pressure was on this week to make my first of 52 crafts for the year. I had no idea what I was going to make. So, I headed into the cold garage/studio to see what I would come up with and found my stash of things to be dyed. I pulled out a few doilies and had an idea. Make a doily bowl. I checked online for a recipe to make fabric stiffener and got to work in the kitchen.
the doily bowl
The pressure was on this week to make my first of 52 crafts for the year. I had no idea what I was going to make. So, I headed into the cold garage/studio to see what I would come up with and found my stash of things to be dyed. I pulled out a few doilies and had an idea. Make a doily bowl. I checked online for a recipe to make fabric stiffener and got to work in the kitchen.
to make stiffener:2 tablespoons glue
1 tablespoon water
1 tablespoon alcohol
1 squirt of acrylic paint
I mixed up the stiffener in my new/vintage Pyrex bowl I inherited from my Grandma Mary. As I was making this, I was thinking she would have liked this craft.
The doily I used was oval, so I needed an oval shaped bowl. All I had on hand was this oval melamine bowl, which I covered in Glad wrap.
Then, I draped the wet doily over the covered bowl and placed it on a sheet of wax paper. I let it dry for about 24 hours.
Guess what? It wasn't very stiff. So, I grabbed the liquid starch and wet the whole thing. I did this by just pouring the starch it right on it the doily. Then, it dried for another 24 hours. Oh and I raised it up on a bowl, and pulled the edges down, so the bowl would be taller when done instead of wider.
And here it is, holding 3 apples.
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